Principal Database Engineer

Join us as a Senior Data Base Developer at Barclays where youll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence.

Youll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as strong experience in SQL Server, working as a lead developer, interaction with business and mentoring, as well as job-specific technical skills. This role will be based out of our Northampton campus.

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time.

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.

Assistant Vice President Expectations
● Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
● Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policiesprocedures 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 practices (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.

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