Barclays
SoftwareEngineer
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“Software Engineer at Barclays. Skills: infrastructure platforms and products, software engineering techniques, automation, incident response, Spring Boot, testing best practices, shift-left testing, cross-functional collaboration. Build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems. Ensure the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure”
What You'll Achieve.
measurable reliability, performance, availability, and ease of use; drive down mean time to resolution; Spring Boot services are upgraded on schedule with zero critical regressions; Test coverage metrics show measurable improvement quarter over quarter, with robust Karate and JUnit suites in place; Containerised local development workflows are streamlined, reducing onboarding and environment setup time
Industry & Context.
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
Spring Boot across designated services, impact of version migrations on existing dependencies, configurations, and deployment pipelines, upgrade readiness in staging and production environments, migration patterns and playbooks, gaps in existing test coverage (unit, integration, contract, and end-to-end), robust test suites using JUnit, Karate, and mocking frameworks (Mockito, WireMock), Airplane testing strategies, testing best practices, including test pyramid adherence and shift-left testing strategies, reusable test frameworks, fixtures, and utilities
Nice to Have
leading technical initiatives such as framework upgrades, test strategy overhauls, or platform modernisation, effective cross-team collaboration in a large-scale engineering environment
What You'll Do.
Build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems
Ensure the infrastructure is reliable
Ensure the reliability
and scalability of the systems
Build Engineering: Development
and maintenance of high-quality infrastructure solutions
Incident Management: Monitoring of IT infrastructure and system performance
Automation: Development and implementation of automated tasks and processes
Security: Implementation of a secure configuration and measures to protect infrastructure
Develop and deliver high-quality software solutions
Ensure code is scalable
and optimized for performance
Own and drive the end-to-end upgrade of Spring Boot across designated services
Assess impact of version migrations on existing dependencies
and deployment pipelines
Collaborate with platform and DevOps teams to validate upgrade readiness
Document migration patterns and playbooks
Identify gaps in existing test coverage
Write and maintain robust test suites
Implement and manage Airplane testing strategies
Introduce and enforce testing best practices
Build and maintain reusable test frameworks
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
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; Partner with other functions and business areas; 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; Collaborate with platform and DevOps teams; Partner with QA engineers
Communication Scope
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; Positive feedback from partner teams on communication
Process & Methodology
leading technical initiatives such as framework upgrades, test strategy overhauls, or platform modernisation
Full Job Description
# **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 Expe
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