Join us as a Database Engineer at Barclays where you'll 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.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry-aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools.
2. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance.
3. 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.
4. Collaboration with peers, participation in code reviews, and promoting a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing.
5. 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.
6. Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions.
7. Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability.
Minimum Requirements:
1. Experience with Database Administrator for PostgreSQL, serving as the highest level of technical escalation for complex database issues.
2. Implementing modern SRE practices in enterprise environments for databases.
3. Extensive hands-on experience on Kubernetes.
4. Data migrations across different database technologies.
5. Recognized expertise in designing and implementing CI/CD processes for enterprise-scale operations.
6. Proven experience in designing and executing database migration strategies in large, containerized environments.
7. Experience in system configuration management tools such as Chef, Ansible for database server configurations.
8. Experience with scripting languages (e.g., PowerShell, Python, Bash) for automation/migration tasks.
This role can be based in any of the following locations: Knutsford and Glasgow.
Assistant Vice President Expectations:
1. Advise and influence decision-making, contribute to policy development, and take responsibility for operational effectiveness.
2. Collaborate closely with other functions/business divisions.
3. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well-developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function.
4. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives, and determination of reward outcomes.
5. Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
6. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information to solve problems creatively and effectively.
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.
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