Development Specialist

Job Title:Development Specialist

Location:Pune

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Risk and Control Objective

Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.

Working Flexibly

We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs. Whether you have family commitments or you’re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life.

If you would like some flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.

Intoduction:

This role is for a Scala (Big Data) Development Lead within Treasury liquidity assigned to the Funding in Resolution programme. As a hands-on Scala Development Lead, candidate will be expected to participate in the team’s agile delivery process.

What will you be doing?

• Develop new functionality for the FiR platform in Scala using Apache Spark and other Big Data technologies. New features are required to support expanding modelling requirements and new data sources.
• Work with the rest of the team to progress items from discussing requirements with users, through build, automated test coverage and into the delivery pipeline to ensure quality is maintained throughout the process

• Participate in the design, build, documentation and testing of solutions to assigned user stories
• Work on user stories related to fixing production system bugs
• Be responsible for providing L3 support for production applications through support rota.
• Work as a development lead with users, business analysts and other leads to ensure requirements for stories are well-understood and feasible
• Participate in Agile Sprint ceremonies – in particular, be involved in the estimating and committing process as well as open and transparent demonstrations of delivered items.
• Contribute to the DevOps initiatives of the team by being involved in the delivery pipeline right through to production

What we’re looking for:

• Strong, demonstrable, software development experience in Scala
• Hands on with big data technologies like Hadoop / spark / hive / impala
• Strong SQL experience (preferred on Hive, Oracle, Teradata)
• Strong background and experience in IT & Data Architecture and Data Analysis
• Must have experience in leading team of developers
• The candidate must have experience of agile development techniques and methodologies, i.e. Test-driven development, pair programming, scrum or Kanban.
• Experience of interacting with RESTful web services
• Build languages such as Ant or Maven with continuous integration tools such as TeamCity or Jenkins.
• Experience of dealing with stakeholders throughout the lifecycle of stories – i.e. discussing requirements through to signing off testing
• Ability to communicate clearly and articulately, both verbally and in writing
• Experience with working in a distributed team
• Analytical skills; ability to investigate and resolve issues in a high-pressured environment

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Experience of working with a microservice architecture

• Understanding of data controls related to BCBS239 would be additional advantage
• Knowledge of SOX controls and implementation
• Good communication skills - Liaising with stakeholders at VP and Director level
• Any experience in PRA110 regulatory reporting will be a plus
• Experience in Liquidity Reporting will be a plus
• Strong knowledge of Risk, Finance and Treasury systems and architecture
• Experience working with GIT / STASH
• Experience of deploying applications using docker / openshift
• Experience with Akka Http

Where will you be working?

Pune

Be More at Barclays

At Barclays, each day is about being more – as a professional, and as a person. ‘Be More @ Barclays’ represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It’s the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.

Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

Our Values

Purpose and Values

We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.

Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Respect

We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone’s contribution.

Integrity

We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.

Service

We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.

Excellence

We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.

Stewardship

We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.

Our Diversity

We aim to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included and their talents are nurtured, empowering them to contribute fully to our vision and goals.

Our Benefits

Our customers are unique. The same goes for our colleagues. That’s why at Barclays we offer a range of benefits, allowing every colleague to choose the best options for their personal circumstances. These include a competitive salary and pension, health care and all the tools, technology and support to help you become the very best you can be. We are proud of our flexible working options for colleagues. If you have a need for flexibility, then please discuss this with us.