Job Description

Job Title: Developer APAC Branch Tech Debt 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.
Introduction:

• We are looking for a Backend Developer having 5 to 8 years of experience with expertise in Oracle PL SQL (11g or above), unix shell scripting and having exposure to Core Java, Spring framework. Resource should have strong debugging and analytical skills. Resource will need to build knowledge around FISS system and settlement concepts in initial few weeks. Later he/she will be involved in all stage on development cycle from requirement ,analysis, design, development, testing with timely delivery for various regulatory as well as strategic projects.

• Resource should be able to drive development of complex database objects like Stored Procedures, Functions, Packages and Triggers using SQL and PL/SQL on his/her own and should have expertise in Dynamic SQL, Collections and Exception handling.

• Participate in Performance Tuning, database modelling to handle large set of data effectively.

• Should be able to work in 100% Agile Software Development Life Cycle under strict sprints delivery timelines.

• Resource should be able to provide third line support to FISS application which is complex settlement application connected to 30+ upstreams and 100+ downstreams on weekly rota basis.

• Should be able to mentor team mates on various technical and business queries. Should be able to support testing team in various testing cycle SIT, UAT etc.

• Able to effectively co-ordinate with business during development as well as production release.

• Resource should be motivated to learn new technologies/tools as and when required.

What will you be doing?

• Hands-on experience in designing & developing code in Oracle Pl SQL, UNIX SQL queries on oracle database, CoreJava/Spring (good to have)

• Excellent understanding UNIX, shell scripting, autosys, version control tools –GIT , change management tools , jira etc.

• Should have strong debugging and analytical skill to resolve complex business problem.

• Basic knowledge of Core Java would be plus.

• Exposure to DevOps tools, Nolio ,team city ,BDD would be plus.

• Expert in managing stakeholders in USA/LON/TOK.

• Proactive in highlighting risks and suggest mitigation plans.

• Good to have knowledge about finance domain.

Communication

• Participate in huddle/scrum meetings for Agile projects

• Constant communication and follow-ups with various stakeholder during development and release phases where applicable

• Escalate issues to Development Lead as appropriate

• Provide development progress status in a clear and concise form in daily/weekly to Scrum Master/Dev Lead.

• Choose and effectively use the most appropriate form of communication (face to face, AV, phone, bChat and email) with all stakeholders

. Judgement and Initiative
a) The role requires that the resource should have sufficient skill to manage his/her work independently. Must take the initiative to update his/her skill set and share knowledge gained through participation in team Meetings and knowledge sharing sessions.

• Be accountable for the tasks assigned and take necessary actions to accomplish them

• Be lights-on in adverse situations to be able to come up with solution/workaround to align with the end objective (technical/operational)

What we’re looking for:

• Good level of education – ideally to degree level would be an advantage
• Self-driven and open minded.
• Willing to learn and socialize new techniques in the development arena
• Good communication skills (verbal and written) and ability to face off with various levels of seniority
• Team Player and demonstrate collaboration within and across teams
• Aptitude and willingness to work on cross functional tasks
• Proactive and delivery focused, with ability to work under pressure
• Ability to multi task and adapt to changing requirements/priorities and context
• Ability and willingness to take ownership for development tasks within the team and liaise with relevant colleagues/teams to secure successful acceptance and delivery
• Ability to identify feasible options, problem solve and collaborate to get agreement or make necessary decisions
• Ability to work with minimal supervision

Skills that will help you in the role:

• Good level of education – ideally to degree Bachelors in Computers or IT is desirable.
• Software industry experience
• Self-driven and open minded

• Oracle PL SQL Must have extensive experience of writing complex sql queries. UNIX
• Java: Good to have working knowlege.
• Experience of working with Linux and unix scripting

• Any banking knowledge.

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience of Settlement System of investment banking.
• Good communication skills (verbal and written) and ability to face off with various levels of seniority.

• Team Player and demonstrate collaboration within and across teams.
• Aptitude and willingness to work on cross functional tasks.
• Ability to multi task and adapt to changing requirements/priorities and context.
• Ability to work with minimal supervision.

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. Purpose, Values and Mindset
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 Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.
Empower Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure. Challenge Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints. Drive Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.