Lead Software Engineer - Network Integration

Barclays; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking a Lead Software Engineer - Network Integration in Bengaluru/Pune to drive the evolution of our digital landscape, building scalable software with Java/Spring, Kubernetes and CI/CD pipelines. You will design, implement and run zero-touch operations, auto-remediation and AIOps capabilities for network assurance and observability.

You will collaborate with product managers, designers and engineers to deliver high-quality software, adhering to secure coding practices and

Qualifications

• Java proficiency (Java 17+) and Spring ecosystem; strong SQL and NoSQL integration expertise.
• Experience with runtime (virtualisation, containers) and test driven development.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tooling (GitHub Actions, Jenkins, GitLab CI).
• Monitoring/Observability experience with logging/tracing and integrations into open-source tools (Grafana/ELK).
• Experience with large-scale streaming pipeline-based RCA and remediation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver high-quality software solutions using industry-standard languages, frameworks and tools; ensure code is scalable and performant.
• Collaborate with product managers, designers and engineers to define requirements and strategies; ensure alignment with business goals.
• Participate in code reviews and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay updated with technology trends and contribute to engineering communities to drive technical excellence.
• Adhere to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities and protect data.
• Implement effective unit testing to ensure code reliability and maintainability.

Skills

Java

Spring

SQL/NoSQL

Kubernetes

CI/CD Tools

Monitoring/Observability

Streaming RCA

Tools

GitHub Actions

Jenkins

GitLab CI

Job description

Embark on a transformative journey as a “Lead Software Engineer - Network Integration” at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences. At Barclays, we don't just anticipate the future - we're creating it.

Network Assurance & AI is a new engineering team within the newly formed Network OSS & Tools functional unit in the Network Product domain at Barclays. The Network Assurance & AI Engineering team is responsible for the design, build and run of the zero-touch operations, closed loop auto-remediation and AIOps capabilities for network assurance and observability of the Barclays Global Network.

To be successful in this role, you should have below skills:

• Java Proficiency (Java 17+) and Spring Ecosystem (Spring MVC, Data JPA, Security etc) with strong SQL and NoSQL integration expertise. Strong knowledge of runtime (virtualisation, containers and Kubernetes) and expertise with test driven development.
• Strong knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and tooling : Github Actions, Jenkins, Gitlab CI or similar. Monitoring and Observability - logging/tracing and alerting with knowledge of integrations into opensource tooling like grafana/ELK etc.
• Demonstrable expertise with large scale streaming pipeline-based RCA and Remediation

Some Other Highly Valued Skills May Include Below

• Expertise building ELT pipelines and cloud/storage integrations - data lake/warehouse integrations (redshift, BigQuery, snowflake etc).
• Expertise with security, secure coding practice and Performance Optimization - JVM tuning, performance profiling, caching, lazy loading, rate limiting and high availability in large datasets.
• Expertise in Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud technologies (DC, AWS, Azure, GCP etc) and across broad Network domains (Fixed and Wireless)

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.

This role is based in our Bengaluru and Pune office.

Purpose of the role

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

Accountabilities

• Development and delivery of high‑quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
• Cross‑functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives.
• Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a cultureof code quality and knowledge sharing.
• Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities to foster a cultureof technical excellence and growth.
• Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
• Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• 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 lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub‑function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders 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.