Assistant VP, DevOps Engineer

Barclays; Whippany (NJ); Hybrid; USD 189,592 - 199,592; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision coverage

401(k) plan

Life insurance

Paid leave

Job summary

Barclays seeks an Assistant VP, DevOps Engineer in Whippany, NJ. The role involves utilizing engineering skills for CI/CD and maintaining environment stability. You'll design and improve software while collaborating across teams to ensure business alignment.

Ideal candidates should have a strong background in software development, leadership experience, and a commitment to secure coding practices. This hybrid role offers competitive benefits, including medical coverage and an incentive award.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in software engineering or DevOps.
• Strong understanding of CI/CD practices and methodologies.
• Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams and deliver on objectives.

Responsibilities

• Design and improve software with engineering methodologies.
• Collaborate across teams to define software requirements.
• Implement effective unit testing to ensure code reliability.

Skills

Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD)

Software Development

Collaboration

Secure Coding Practices

Code Review

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

Programming Languages

Development Frameworks

Project Management Tools

Job description

Barclays Services Corp. seeks an Assistant VP, DevOps Engineer in Whippany, NJ (multiple positions).

What will you be doing?

• Utilize computer science and IT engineering skills to support Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) approach and maintain environment stability.
• Work with functional leads and business‑facing teams in other regions to translate and accurately understand business requirements.
• Ensure that the applications developed comprise a coherent part of the trading toolkit that interoperates with other components in the EQIT platform.
• Ensure that the development approach is extremely iterative with continuous client participation and feedback.
• Work on developing "best practice" standards and will work with development teams to ensure these standards are adhered to.
• Ensure effective communication and collaboration within all the regions across the globe.
• Ensure the expectations of stakeholders are well managed during the lifecycle of the project.
• Ensure the problem statement is clear and ensure solutions and decisions are executed with collaboration from senior team members.
• May telecommute pursuant to company policies (hybrid role).

Minimum Salary: $189,592.00 per year.
Maximum Salary: $199,592.00 per year.
The salary information above includes only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.

Barclays employees are eligible for a suite of a competitive and generous employee benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and other paid leave for qualifying circumstances. This position is eligible for an incentive award.

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 using industry‑aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimised 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, participating in code reviews, and promoting a culture of 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 culture of 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 and 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 develop 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.