Job Description

Software Development Engineer
London

As a Barclays Software Development Engineer, you will be joining Investment Banking Reference Data team within Markets Post Trade Business area. You will be instrumental in implementing the development and maintenance of systems for managing Counterparty, Client, Account & Book Reference Data within Barclays as well as the management of the master data contained within these services. Reference Data services / applications provide \xe2\x80\x9cGolden Source\xe2\x80\x9d data to over 400 other systems across Barclays Group.
Barclays is one of the world\'s largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity \xe2\x80\x93 helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive, and creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted.

We are currently operating in a hybrid working environment, meaning that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager

What will you be doing?

• Converting high-level test requirements into reliable, repeatable, and maintainable automation scripts
• Analysing Automation Results, Defect reporting and reporting of Results for Sprint and Releases
• Understanding the System Architecture and analysing the Testing requirement
• Identifying and implementing improvements to existing procedures and team processes to enhance tool and testing efficiency
• Adhering to the project testing schedules and flag immediately if there is a risk of slippage
• Detailing hands on testing of new functionalities & regression of existing functionalities
• Working closely with developers, business stakeholders and act as an integral part of the software development team using an iterative development process
• Working closely with team members in London, New York and Prague - participating in and contributing to Functional and Technical discussions

What we\xe2\x80\x99re looking for:

• Good knowledge of BDD using Specflow test automation framework and for UI automation Selenium
• Working knowledge of .Net and C# and understanding of Object Oriented Programming along with exposure to design patterns
• Understanding of web application architecture XML, WebServices (SOAP), MQ with solid SQL Skills (primarily writing SQL queries)
• Knowledge of Messaging technology like Websphere MQ, Version Management Tools like git

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Prior knowledge of Client and Counterparty Reference Data and Assassin
• Development experience in the IT industry
• Experience in Executing Web Services & GUI Based Testing
• Basic knowledge of AutoSys, Feed processing

Where will you be working?
5 North Colonnade is home to our investment bank and is in the heart of Canary Wharf, just a short walk from our headquarters at Churchill Place. It boasts an array of onsite amenities such as dry cleaner as well as a deli and buffet style staff restaurant. The building is easily accessible by tube, docklands light railway and all major bus links. The atmosphere is second to none with a real buzz being created around the offices within

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