Platform Engineer: Cloud, Containers & Secure SDLC

Barclays; Glasgow; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays seeks a Platform Engineer in Glasgow to design, develop, and improve software delivering business and technology capabilities for customers and colleagues. You will work within Foundations Engineering on the new Container Registry and Artifact Platform to modernise and protect the SDLC for thousands of developers.

The role involves building highly available multi-AZ systems in AWS, implementing secure coding practices, and collaborating across product, design, and engineering teams to

Qualifications

• Experience with AWS (networking/compute/storage), ECS, CI/CD, and IaC (CloudFormation).
• Proven Java engineering experience, focusing on backend and infrastructure tooling.
• Understanding of secure software development, cloud cost optimization, and platform observability.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality software solutions using appropriate languages, frameworks, and tools.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to define requirements and ensure alignment with business objectives.
• Participate in code reviews and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry trends and contribute to technology communities to foster excellence and growth.
• Adhere to secure coding practices to protect data and ensure secure solutions.
• Implement effective unit testing to ensure code quality and reliability.

Skills

AWS

ECS

CI/CD

IaC

Java

Backend

Secure coding

Observability

Cloud cost optimization

Tools

Maven

NPM

NuGet

PyPI

Nexus

Docker

CloudFormation

Job description

Barclays seeks a Platform Engineer in Glasgow to design, develop, and improve software delivering business and technology capabilities for customers and colleagues. You will work within Foundations Engineering on the new Container Registry and Artifact Platform to modernise and protect the SDLC for thousands of developers.

The role involves building highly available multi-AZ systems in AWS, implementing secure coding practices, and collaborating across product, design, and engineering teams to