Rates eTrading System Engineer

Barclays; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Rates eTrading System Engineer to lead the digital transformation of their trading systems. This role offers the opportunity to work closely with both trading and development teams, utilizing cutting-edge technology to enhance the trading experience. The ideal candidate will possess strong eTrading business knowledge and Unix skills, along with a passion for problem-solving in a fast-paced environment. Join a dynamic team where your contributions will drive innovation and excellence in the financial landscape.

Qualifications

• Experience with eTrading, particularly in Rates or other asset classes.
• Strong communication skills to engage with both Trading and technical teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure system availability and performance through proactive monitoring.
• Develop tools to automate operational processes and improve resilience.

Skills

eTrading Business knowledge

Communication skills

Unix skills

Tools

Elastic

Geneos ITRS

Grafana

Job description

Join us as a Rates eTrading System Engineer at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings. We are looking for someone with strong business knowledge, someone who wants to be on the trade-floor as much as possible, facing off to the Trading Desk, and capable of communicating effectively with both Trading and developers in a pressured environment.

To be successful in this role, you should have experience with:

1. Strong eTrading Business knowledge and expertise (preferably Rates, but other asset classes are also acceptable)
2. Confident communication skills to face off to both Front Office Trading and technical developers
3. Strong Unix skills

Additional valued skills include:

1. Experience managing and prioritizing a book of work to remediate issues and enhance the product
2. Experience with monitoring and observability tools like Elastic, Geneos ITRS, and Grafana
3. Aptitude for understanding relevant technologies and investigating logs to identify production issues

This role will be based in our London office.

Purpose of the role

To apply software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response, ensuring the reliability, availability, and scalability of systems, platforms, and technologies.

Accountabilities

1. Ensure availability, performance, and scalability of systems through proactive monitoring, maintenance, and capacity planning.
2. Respond to system outages and disruptions, analyze issues, and implement measures to prevent recurrence.
3. Develop tools and scripts to automate operational processes, reducing manual workload and improving system resilience.
4. Monitor and optimize system performance and resource usage.
5. Collaborate with development teams to integrate best practices for reliability, scalability, and performance into the software development lifecycle.
6. Stay informed of industry trends and contribute to organizational technology communities.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

1. Advise and influence decision-making, contribute to policy development, and collaborate with other functions.
2. Lead a team in performing complex tasks, set objectives, and coach employees.
3. Demonstrate leadership behaviors to create a thriving environment, including listening, inspiring, aligning, and developing others.
4. For individual contributors, lead collaborative projects and guide team members, identifying new directions and cross-functional methodologies.
5. Consult on complex issues and support risk mitigation and policy development.
6. Manage risk and strengthen controls related to work activities.
7. Collaborate across areas to support business strategy and activity.
8. Analyze data from multiple sources to solve problems creatively and effectively.
9. Communicate complex or sensitive information effectively.
10. Influence stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes.

All colleagues are expected to embody Barclays' Values: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, along with the Barclays Mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive.