Barclays

JiraandConfluenceEngineer

Knutsford, United Kingdom FULL TIME
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Jira and Confluence Engineer at Barclays. Skills: Jira Administration, Confluence Administration, Jira Configuration, Confluence Configuration, JQL Querying, Software Development, Incident Response. Design, develop and improve software. Utilize various engineering methodologies”

What You'll Achieve.

Deliver high-quality software solutions; Ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives; Foster a culture of technical excellence and growth; Ensure secure software solutions; Consistently driving continuous improvement; Create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard; Achieve the objectives of the organisation sub-function; Revolutionise our digital offerings; Ensure unapparelled customer experiences; Extract meaningful insight

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Problem solving, incident response and handling; Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Administration and configuring both Jira and Confluence, Using Jira and Confluence from a customer perspective, Writing JQL queries to extract meaningful insight, Problem solving, incident response and handling, Supporting customers from a high-level through to triage and remediation

Nice to Have

Groovy scripting, Atlassian certifications, Awareness of AWS infrastructure, EC2, Chef, Deployment Tools, GitOps

What You'll Do.

develop and improve software

Utilize various engineering methodologies

and technology capabilities

Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions

Ensuring code is scalable

and optimized for performance

Define software requirements

Devise solution strategies

Ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives

Participate in code reviews

Promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing

Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations

Actively contribute to the organization’s technology communities

Adherence to secure coding practices

Mitigate vulnerabilities

Protect sensitive data

Ensure secure software solutions

Implementation of effective unit testing practices

Perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard

Consistently driving continuous improvement

Lead and supervise a team

Guide and support professional development

Allocate work requirements

Coordinate team resources

Develop technical expertise in work area

Partner with other functions and business areas

Take 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

Deliver 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

Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information

Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions

Guide and persuade team members

Communicate complex / sensitive information

Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function

Spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape

Drive innovation and excellence

Harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings

Ensure unapparelled customer experiences

Administration and configuring both Jira and Confluence

Using Jira and Confluence from a customer perspective

Writing JQL queries to extract meaningful insight

incident response and handling

Supporting customers from a high-level through to triage and remediation

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers; Collaboration with peers; Partner with other functions and business areas; Guide and persuade team members; Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function; Building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation

Communication Scope

Communicate complex / sensitive information

Process & Methodology

Allocate work requirements, Coordinate team resources

Full Job Description

# **Job Description** **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 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. **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 –

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