Network Engineering CORE

1203 Barclays Global Serv. Cent; Pune District; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Barclays is seeking a Network Engineering CORE professional to build and maintain infrastructure platforms for applications and data systems. You will ensure reliability, scalability, and security across hardware, software, networks, and cloud platforms from Pune.

The role requires deep expertise in Citrix Netscaler, F5-LTM/GTM, and Infoblox DDI, plus automation and incident‑response skills. Collaboration with product teams and engineers is essential for aligning IT with business goals.

Qualifications

• Experience in network design, testing, certification, upgrades and vulnerability management.
• Strong expertise in Citrix Netscaler; F5-LTM/GTM; Infoblox DDI.
• Familiar with SNMP-based tooling, Syslog and Elastic stacks for monitoring.

Responsibilities

• Build, deliver, and maintain high‑quality infrastructure solutions with reliability and performance.
• Monitor and manage incidents; reduce mean time to resolution using data-driven insights.
• Develop and implement automated tasks to improve efficiency and reduce manual work.
• Apply secure configurations and protect infrastructure from cyber threats.
• Collaborate with product managers, architects, and engineers to meet business objectives.
• Stay updated on tech trends and contribute to the organization’s knowledge community.

Skills

Network engineering

Citrix Netscaler

F5-LTM/GTM

Infoblox DDI

Ansible automation

Network packet flow

Risk & controls

Change management

Tools

Citrix Netscaler

F5-LTM/GTM

Infoblox

DX NetOps (SNMP)

Elastic/Observe

TACACS/RSA

Job description

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.

Analyst Expectations

To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement. Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise. Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise. They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources. 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 develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate. Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area. Partner with other functions and business areas. Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities. Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately. Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation. Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct. Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function. Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail. Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents. Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information. Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

Barclays Values and Mindset

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.

Join Barclays as a Network Engineering CORE role

Join Barclays as a Network Engineering CORE role, where 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. At Barclays, we don't just anticipate the future - we're creating it.

Required Skills

• Network engineering activities (which covers design, testing and certification, upgrades and Vulnerability management activities in lab and support in Prod)
• The Engineer should be subject Matter Expert primarily in Citrix Netscaler and secondarily with F5-LTM/GTM, Infoblox SME as DDI Product Basic know of tools integration like SNMP based (DX NetOps), Syslog (Elastic Search /Observe), TACACS/Radius / RSA Server
• Some other highly valued skills may include below: Ansible Automation Understanding is important to provide the logic to other engineers for compliance check and remediation
• Detailed basic network packet Flow understanding is important Support network Operation team for any issue with Network Product – like Vulnerability, Bugs, upgrade issues
• 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.

Location

This role is based in Pune office.

Work Experience

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.