Platform Analytics Lead

Barclays; Scotland; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking an Analytics Platform Lead for a 6-month contract in Glasgow. This strategic role bridges technology and analytics, focusing on platform selection and onboarding for a team of compliance data analysts. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in data analytics and stakeholder management, with hands-on experience in cloud solutions like AWS and tools such as Databricks.

Benefits

Pension plan

Holiday pay

Employee Assistance Programme

Discounts at various retailers

Qualifications

• Proven background in platform selection and onboarding.
• Experience within a CTO or principal engineering team.
• Ability to translate technical concepts for non-technical users.

Responsibilities

• Lead the selection and onboarding of an analytics experimentation platform.
• Interface between CTO engineering team and functional analytics leads.
• Collaborate with data analysts to identify platform needs.

Skills

Platform selection

Configuration

Stakeholder management

Data analytics

Cloud solutions

Tools

Databricks

Python

Job description

Location: Glasgow

Length: 6 Months

PAYE only

Overall purpose of the role:

We're looking for a strategically-minded Analytics Platform Lead to join our Chief Technology Office team at Barclays. This role sits at the intersection of technology and function – designed for someone who thrives in transformation environments and is passionate about enabling data-driven teams.

This is not a pure architecture role. It’s for someone who can bridge technology and analytics, leading the selection, configuration, and onboarding of a new analytics experimentation environment for a team of 50+ compliance data analysts split across the UK and Pune.

You'll work closely with Principal Engineers (based in Glasgow) and CTO colleagues to ensure the environment meets regulatory, access, and technology standards – while remaining usable for non-technical analytics professionals.

Key Accountabilities

• Lead the selection, configuration, and onboarding of an analytics experimentation platform (3 agile sprints, ~6 weeks each).

• Act as the interface between the CTO engineering team and the functional analytics leads.

• Collaborate with data analysts, identifying current pain points and long-term platform needs.

• Navigate approvals, compliance, access, and onboarding across a complex tech environment.

• Champion change and innovation in analytics platforms while aligning with broader Barclays tech strategy.

• Relay technical decisions and platform rationale clearly to both engineering stakeholders and business users.

Key Skills:

• Proven background in platform selection, configuration, and onboarding (ideally across AWS, cloud, or on-prem solutions).

• Hands-on familiarity with tools like Databricks, Python, and SaaS analytics environments.

• Experience working within a CTO or principal engineering team structure.Ability to translate complex technical concepts into language understood by functional users.

• Strong stakeholder management – able to influence and collaborate across functions, including with non-technical teams.

• Background in data analytics or compliance environments is a plus.

• Previous experience at Barclays or similar institutions will be highly regarded.

About You

You’re a tech-savvy change agent who knows how to get things done in large, matrixed organisations. You’ve worked on platform builds or transformations, preferably within financial services, and you understand the nuances of balancing technology choices with day-to-day usability for analytics teams.

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. It is diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Barclays businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by its service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Values

Everything Barclays does is shaped by its five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The Barclays values inform the foundations of its relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how Barclays measures and rewards the performance of colleagues. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Diversity

Barclays aims to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to Barclays vision and goals.

Hybrid Working

Barclays is currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. Barclays is flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. Barclays also has a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances

Your Benefits

As a contract employee of Randstad Sourceright, you’ll receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits. There’s enrolment in a pension plan (after 12 weeks on assignment) and holiday pay. You’ll also get 24/7 access to an Employee Assistance Programme, designed to help you deal with any problems that could be affecting your home or work life. Plus, there’s discounts at heaps of high street shops, restaurants and entertainment - from Asda to Zizzi Italian restaurants.