Senior Infrastructure Engineer

Barclays; Knutsford; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join the Resilience Operations team within CTO Platform Engineering. You will design, engineer, and test infrastructure solutions to support cyber recovery capabilities, mentor teammates, and drive automation across technology and ways of working.

Ideal candidates will have advanced Windows or Linux expertise, kernel debugging skills, and deep knowledge of storage I/O subsystems.

Qualifications

• Advanced experience with Windows or Linux at an expert level.
• Ability to diagnose kernel level bugs and issues on Windows or Linux.
• Strong knowledge of Windows or Linux storage I/O subsystems.
• Ability to create infrastructure as code using Python.

Responsibilities

• Build, maintain, and scale infrastructure platforms to support applications and data systems with reliability, performance, and security.
• Lead incident response and drive down mean time to resolution through data-driven analysis.
• Develop and implement automated tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual work.
• Implement secure configurations and protections against cyber threats across infrastructure.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects and engineers to define IT infrastructure requirements and alignment with business goals.
• Stay updated on industry trends and contribute to technology communities to foster excellence.

Skills

Windows administration

Linux administration

Kernel debugging

Storage IO subsystems

Python IaaC

Tools

Ansible

Chef

Kubernetes

Backup / Recovery

Job description

We are seeking an experienced Senior Infrastructure Engineer to join the Resilience Operations team, working alongside CTO Platform Engineering. In this role, you will design, engineer, and test technologies that enable our cyber recovery capabilities, working closely with GTIS delivery teams and end users to translate business requirements into secure, scalable infrastructure solutions. You'll provide subject matter expertise for complex recovery scenarios, drive automation initiatives, and lead transformation across technology and ways of working. Operating in our engineering lab environment, you'll rapidly prototype new technologies, collaborate with internal stakeholders and external vendors, and mentor team members on modern DevOps and infrastructure best practices.

To be successful as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, you should:

• Have experience in Windows or Linux at an advanced level.
• Be able to diagnose Windows or Linux kernel level bugs and issues.
• Have advanced knowledge of Windows or Linux storage IO subsystems.
• Be able to create IaaC using Python.

Some other highly valued skills include experience in:

• Ansible.
• Chef.
• Kubernetes.
• Backup / Recovery.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, communication skills and interaction with a diverse range of stakeholders, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role can be based in either Knutsford (Cheshire) or Glasgow.

Purpose of the role

To build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, using hardware, software, networks, and cloud computing platforms as required with the aim of ensuring that the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure. Ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response.

Accountabilities

• Build Engineering: Development, delivery, and maintenance of high-quality infrastructure solutions to fulfil business requirements ensuring measurable reliability, performance, availability, and ease of use. Including the identification of the appropriate technologies and solutions to meet business, optimisation, and resourcing requirements.
• Incident Management: Monitoring of IT infrastructure and system performance to measure, identify, address, and resolve any potential issues, vulnerabilities, or outages. Use of data to drive down mean time to resolution.
• Automation: Development and implementation of automated tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention, utilising software scripting/coding disciplines.
• Security: Implementation of a secure configuration and measures to protect infrastructure against cyber-attacks, vulnerabilities, and other security threats, including protection of hardware, software, and data from unauthorised access.
• Teamwork: Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, architects, and other engineers to define IT Infrastructure requirements, devise solutions, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives via a data driven approach.
• Learning: Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and elevate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others..
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.