Job Description

In this role, you will play a pivotal part in transforming our global inventory management platforms. You will design and implement scalable, low latency, high-performance services using Java and Spring Boot to deliver best in class Inventory Management solution. You will also help provide technical leadership in architecture, and contributing to our SAFE agile transformation and DevOps Optimization leveraging automation tools that support real-time inventory visibility, reconciliation for completeness, accuracy and timeliness controls. This is a unique opportunity to work on a strategic platform that underpins the firm's funding, liquidity, and regulatory reporting capabilities. You'll collaborate with cross-functional teams in Markets, Treasury, Liquid Financing, Operations, Regulatory Reporting across regions. The main objective is to engage with business stakeholders to deliver solutions that are both technically sound and commercially impactful.


To be successful in this role, you should have:

Extensive experience building low-latency, multithreaded server-side applications in Java, applying TDD and BDD principles. Expertise in event-driven frameworks within microservices architecture, RESTful APIs, Spring Boot, Apache Camel, and related technologies. Strong PL/SQL experience across RDBMS platforms (Oracle, SQL Server) and NoSQL (MongoDB), with hands-on problem-solving and optimization skills.

Additional skills include:

Familiarity with messaging platforms like Kafka or Solace. Exposure to cloud-native development (AWS, OpenShift, Kubernetes/Docker). Understanding of inventory funding, securities lending, and settlement workflows.

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, communication skills and interaction with a diverse range of stakeholders, as well as job-specific technical skills .


This role is based out of our Glasgow office.

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

To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ 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 developing 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.