Cross Markets Software Engineer

Essential Skills:

• Experience as a developer, business analyst, middle office analyst or trading support analyst

• The role would involve strong analysis and joiner would be expected to work closely with business stakeholders and other regional development team members.

• Experience/Knowledge to work with relational database, preferably MS SQL Server/T-SQL.

• A good team player and excellent communication skills - verbal & written and a strong advocate of the control environment

• Data migration & Data/Gap Analysis

• Analytical thinking

Key Accountabilities:

• Finance knowledge, including LBS (leveraged balance sheet), RWA (risk weighted assets) and revenues/income, with experience of financial reporting.

• Assist in all relevant stages of the Project s lifecycle including analysis, design, test & deployment/go-live

Definition of comprehensive documentation including business requirements, process flow diagrams, testing plans and scenarios, input into business and technology procedures; to be executed against quarterly and monthly release cycles

Definition & regular communication of progress against individual task plans that roll-up into project plans

Define and interpret requirements and roadmaps for delivery effective working relationships with key stakeholders and sponsors within global business units and delivery teams, particularly across Front Office trading areas, Run the Bank technology teams and application leads

Identify and act on opportunities to deliver efficiencies, reduce timescales and improve flows between business areas

Continually assess processes with a view to implement improvements

Maintain positive stakeholder relationships

Maintain and build partnerships with level 1, level 2 support and other IT areas

Ensure compliance to internal and external (regulatory) standards within the team

Ensuring engineering activities conform to bank standards and policies

Enable decommissioning of legacy systems and platforms

Working directly with front office trading, operations and other business users to collect requirements and provide regular status updates and support Ability to quickly build strong relationships with multiple stakeholders and comfortable adapting style to suit different audiences as required

Previous experience in managing and interacting with multiple stakeholders at all levels

Demonstrates a broad understanding of how the bank operates and the metrics used to measure performance.

This role is based in Pune.

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.

Analyst Expectations

• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

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.