Principal Engineer IAM- XDP

1203 Barclays Global Serv. Cent; Pune District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,500,000; Full time

Job summary

1203 Barclays Global Serv. Cent is seeking a Principal Engineer IAM to drive technical excellence and innovate within our digital platform. You will design and implement scalable IAM solutions, mentor teams, and contribute to strategic planning.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience with ForgeRock COTS-based IAM solutions, knowledge of cloud computing (AWS), and a strong understanding of IAM principles. Join us in Pune, India, to empower and inspire the development of cutting-edge software solutions.

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with ForgeRock COTS-based IAM solutions.
• Expertise in JavaScript, Java, Python, and API development.
• Knowledge of IAM processes and cloud computing, especially AWS.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of IAM solutions.
• Mentor junior engineers and foster teamwork.
• Align technical decisions with business goals.

Skills

Configuration of ForgeRock COTS‑based IAM solutions

IAM engineering across authentication and authorisation

JavaScript, Java, Python

Site Reliability Engineering principles

Cloud computing – AWS

DevSecOps, Infrastructure as Code (Chef, Ansible)

Job description

Purpose of the role

To drive technical excellence and innovation by leading the design and implementation of robust software solutions, providing mentorship to engineering teams, fostering cross‑functional collaboration, and contributing to strategic planning to ensure the delivery of high‑quality solutions aligned with business objectives.

Accountabilities

• Provide guidance and expertise to engineering teams to ensure alignment with best practices and foster a culture of technical excellence.
• Contribute to strategic planning by aligning technical decisions with business goals, anticipating future technology trends, and providing insights to optimise product roadmaps.
• Design and implement complex, scalable, and maintainable software solutions, considering long‑term viability and business objectives.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid‑level engineers to foster professional growth and knowledge sharing, elevating the overall skillset and capabilities of the organisation.
• Collaborate with business partners, product managers, designers and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure a cohesive approach to product development.
• Innovate within the organisation by identifying and incorporating new technologies, methodologies and industry practices into the engineering process.

Leadership Expectations

For team leaders, responsibilities include defining jobs and responsibilities, planning for future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance, contributing to pay decisions, and ensuring budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.

People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours: L – Listen and be authentic; E – Energise and inspire; A – Align across the enterprise; D – Develop others.

Technical Scope – Principal Engineer IAM

Supporting the acceleration of a new digital platform capability, transforming and modernising our digital estate to build a market‑leading digital offering with customer experience at its heart.

Partner with business‑aligned engineering and product teams to foster a collaborative team culture.

To be successful in this role you should have:

• Strong hands‑on experience in the configuration, deployment and running of ForgeRock COTS‑based IAM solutions (Ping Gateway, Ping AM, Ping IDM, Ping DS), including designing and implementing cloud‑based, scalable, and resilient IAM solutions for large corporate organisations.
• Experience with IAM engineering across authentication, authorisation, single sign‑on, multi‑factor authentication, identity lifecycle management, OAuth2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML and policy management.
• Expertise with JavaScript, Java, Python, and comfort with API and microservices development.
• Strong working knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering principles.
• Experience with Cloud computing – AWS essential, Azure a plus.
• Experience in DevSecOps, knowledge of Product Operating Model, Infrastructure as Code tooling (Chef essential, Ansible a plus), containerisation.
• Knowledge of authentication and biometric system design, open‑source experience.

Location

Pune, India.

Core Values

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship, and the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive.