Senior UX Designer

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

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior UX Designer to lead the transformation of their digital platform. This exciting role involves working collaboratively to develop innovative solutions that enhance customer experience. You will leverage your expertise in Java and cloud technologies to create scalable software while fostering a culture of quality and continuous improvement. If you are passionate about driving change and delivering exceptional digital experiences, this opportunity could be the perfect fit for you.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in software development with a focus on Java and cloud technologies.
• Ability to translate technical concepts for diverse teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and develop high-quality software solutions that meet business needs.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration.

Skills

Java

BDD testing concepts

Public Cloud (AWS)

Policy as Code

IAM solutions (PingGateway, PingAM, PingIDM, PingDS)

Job description

Join us as Senior UX Designer at Barclays, where you will bring to life a new Digital Platform capability by transforming and modernising our digital estate to build a market-leading digital offering with customer experience at its heart.

This is an exciting and key role where you will adopt a Product Operating Model mindset, to truly hear the customer, business and technical challenges and needs, to support the adoption and build of the new technology into the multiple lines of business alongside writing code in Java. Your main day-to-day is to work with the lines of business and bring their needs to life through solutions, realising these through rapid prototyping and proof of concepts. To be successful in this role, you should have:

• Strong experience with Java, BDD testing concepts, and Public Cloud (AWS).
• Expertise with permissions and profiles, using policy as code to define permission roles, alongside security models like ReBAC, ABAC, and RBAC.
• A desire to learn authorization and authentication technologies such as Policy as Code, IAM solutions (PingGateway, PingAM, PingIDM, PingDS).
• A willingness to challenge norms constructively, deploying relationship-building skills, patience, and resilience, translating technical concepts to both technical and non-technical teams without losing detail.

The role may be assessed on key skills such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. This position can be based out of our London location.

Purpose of the role

To design, develop, and improve software, utilizing various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues.

Accountabilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality software solutions using industry-aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools, ensuring code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers, and engineers to define requirements, devise strategies, and ensure seamless integration with business objectives.
• Participate in code reviews and promote a culture of quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry trends and contribute to technology communities to foster technical excellence.
• Adhere to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities and protect data.
• Implement effective unit testing practices to ensure code quality and reliability.

Vice President Expectations

• Contribute to strategy, drive requirements, and recommend changes. Manage resources, budgets, policies; deliver improvements; escalate breaches.
• For managers, define roles, plan for future needs, counsel on performance, and lead specialists, balancing short and long-term goals.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors: Listen, Energize, Align, Develop (LEAD).
• For individual contributors, serve as subject matter experts, guide technical direction, lead assignments, and mentor less experienced staff.
• Advise stakeholders on impact and alignment, manage risks, and demonstrate leadership in risk management and controls.
• Collaborate across functions, analyze complex problems, and develop innovative solutions.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, using influencing skills to achieve objectives.

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