Engineering Lead -VP

Barclays; Maharashtra; On-site; INR 2,500,000 - 3,500,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pivotal role in innovative projects

Opportunities for professional growth

Job summary

Join Barclays as an Engineering Lead-VP in Pune, where you will spearhead Client Lifecycle Management initiatives. In this pivotal role, you will lead engineering squads in developing Valpre, our flagship colleague experience platform, while fostering a collaborative culture focused on innovation and technical excellence.

The ideal candidate will have a strong educational background with a B.E./B. Tech, complemented by skills in cloud computing, cybersecurity, and software architecture. This position offers the chance to create impactful software solutions with a team dedicated to excellence.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing or modifying technology architecture.
• Knowledge of automated deployment processes.
• Hands-on development exposure.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage engineering teams.
• Mentor and support professional growth.
• Oversee project timelines and resource allocation.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Cloud computing

Cybersecurity knowledge

Salesforce coding/configuration

Problem-solving skills

Software architecture experience

Education

B.E. / B. Tech or equivalent

Tools

SonarQube

Kafka

Chef

Oracle/NoSQL Database

Job description

Join us as Engineering Lead-VP, (Private Bank & Wealth Management) where you will play a pivotal role in Client Lifecycle Management (CLM). At Barclays, every date is an opportunity to innovate. This role will include Valpre, our flagship colleague experience platform that unifies CLM journeys through a single, “build once, use everywhere” framework. Valpre simplifies fragmented colleague journeys, consolidates 20+ touchpoints, and accelerates onboarding and servicing across PBWM. You will lead the engineering squads building and operating Valpre—spanning the WebApp Bridge, micro‑frontends, xAPI/entitlements, domain APIs, and the central API Gateway—to deliver secure, resilient, high‑quality experiences for PBWM bankers and operations colleagues worldwide.

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

• Minimum Qualification – B.E. / B. Tech or equivalent.
• Can solve complex problems by designing or modifying technology architecture and testing the integration of software in these designs for correct functionality.
• Experience in various software designs, languages, and architecture.
• Solution definition and problem-solving skills.
• Experience and knowledge of cloud computing.
• Cybersecurity and cryptography knowledge.
• Working knowledge on Salesforce and coding/configuration of Salesforce.

Some Other Highly Valued Skills May Include

• SonarQube, Veracode Standards.
• Messaging solutions like Kafka.
• Experience with deployment tools, particularly Chef.
• Oracle/ NoSQL Database experience.
• Good knowledge of automated deployment process.
• Good Knowledge of Banking Domain.
• Hands-on development exposure.
• Industry certifications like TOGAF.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

The location of the role is Pune, IN.

Purpose of the role

To lead and manage engineering teams, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions, driving technical excellence, fostering a culture of innovation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with business objectives.

Accountabilities

• Lead engineering teams effectively, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture to achieve project goals and meet organizational objectives.
• Oversee timelines, team allocation, risk management and task prioritization to ensure the successful delivery of solutions within scope, time, and budget.
• Mentor and support team members' professional growth, conduct performance reviews, provide actionable feedback, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Evaluation and enhancement of engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to increase efficiency, streamline workflows, and optimize team productivity.
• Collaboration with business partners, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure a cohesive approach to product development.
• Enforcement of technology standards, facilitate peer reviews, and implement robust testing practices to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions.

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 escalate 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.