Platform Engineer - Cloud

1203 Barclays Global Serv. Cent; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

1203 Barclays Global Serv. Cent is seeking a Platform Engineer - Cloud to build and maintain data pipelines, data warehouses and data lakes, ensuring data accuracy, accessibility and security.

You will guide the evolution of our cloud data ecosystem and collaborate across functions to deliver reliable, scalable solutions. You should bring expertise in data lake and warehouse architecture, broad cloud platform knowledge, and data governance.

Qualifications

• Expert understanding of data lake and warehouse
• Broad knowledge of public cloud services
• Good understanding of data governance methodologies
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Proven team player with collaboration across stakeholders
• Ability to think critically and solve problems

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain data architectures pipelines enabling transfer and processing of data
• Design and implement data warehouses and data lakes with appropriate scale and security
• Develop processing and analysis algorithms for complex data
• Collaborate with data scientists to deploy ML models

Skills

Data lake architecture

Data warehouse design

Public cloud

Data governance

Stakeholder comms

Team collaboration

Tools

Alation

Databricks

DBT

Snowflake

Job description

Job Description Purpose of the role

To build and maintain the systems that collect, store, process, and analyse data, such as data pipelines, data warehouses and data lakes to ensure that all data is accurate, accessible, and secure.

Accountabilities

Build and maintenance of data architectures pipelines that enable the transfer and processing of durable, complete and consistent data. Design and implementation of data warehoused and data lakes that manage the appropriate data volumes and velocity and adhere to the required security measures. Development of processing and analysis algorithms fit for the intended data complexity and volumes. Collaboration with data scientist to build and deploy machine learning models.

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. 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 us as a Platform Engineer - Cloud at Barclays

responsible for supporting the successful delivery of location strategy projects to plan, budget, agreed quality and governance standards. You'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.

To be successful as a Platform Engineer - Cloud you should have experience with:

• Expert understanding of data lake and warehouse
• Broad knowledge of public cloud services
• Good understanding of data governance methodologies
• Strong written and verbal communication skills demonstrating a collaborative approach across a range of stakeholders, including senior colleagues.
• Proven team player, supporting colleagues to achieve team objectives.
• Critical thinking.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• AWS public cloud platform
• Latest data management tools like Alation, Databricks, DBT, Snowflake.

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 for Bengaluru location.

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.