Job Description

Job Title: Grading Developer k

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

WeaAEURA(TM)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 customersaAEURA(TM) and clientsaAEURA(TM) needs. Whether you have family commitments or youaAEURA(TM)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.a,

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

Introduction:

The hiring team are responsible for building the strategic R&A Wholesale Credit Risk platform used for internal risk management and regulatory reporting across Barclays International. The team is focusing on a commitment within Project Eagle to submit credit PD and LGD models to the regulator in Q4 17 and Q1 18.

The successful candidate will be a development team member within the Project Eagle grading agile team, participating in all aspects of the development process, including regular interaction with Product owner, user story analysis, technical design, implementation, code-reviews, testing, production deployment, and support.

This is a challenging role to be part of a team designing and delivering credit models in a new strategic platform. The successful candidate is rewarded with the opportunity to take ownership of end to end business delivery, and to shape a next generation Wholesale credit model platform.a,

What will you be doing?

• Agile development using Angular, Node, Node Package Manager (NPM), .NET, C#, and SQL Server.
• Delivering solutions within a DevOps environment with a focus on automation of testing and deployment via standardised framework.
• Experience in TDD will be advantageous.
• Working closely with global development team members in other regions, participating in and contributing to technical discussions.
• Communicate effectively with the local development manager and team.
• Responding promptly to requests from the RTB support team in order to resolve user queries and handle technical issues that are out of scope for the support staff.
• Making technical updates to reduce the manual support overhead for the system.
• Working with BAs and Team Leads to understand the functional scope of project work, questioning decisions and collaborating with end-users to ensure that business needs are met on a timely basis.
• Drafting initial design proposals for reviews by team leads and architects, and contributing to detailed technical specifications where appropriate.
• Liaising with the Design authority and IT teams in other regions to ensure that all new components fit within guiding principles.
• Following good processes and practices, as defined by the team standards; ensuring that documentation is complete, comprehensive and signed off.
• Implement and test technical solutions from specifications to both new and existing systems.
• Ensuring code written meets the predefined company and department standards
• Involvement in peer reviews with more senior team members in order to provide constructive feedback
• Creating and maintaining unit tests with an aim for 80% code coverage
• Liaising with a test team to provide support during SIT, QA and UAT test phases
• Diagnosis and resolution of defects found during SIT, QA and UAT test phases
• Supporting regression testing.
• Following established process and practices with regards to source code management and audit controls.
• Writing release plans and coordinating release walkthroughs with the environment managers and RTB teams
• Acting as a point of contact for support team, investigating and resolving issues found in production following minor releases
• Providing on-call support for minor releases

What weaAEURA(TM)re looking for:

• Ability to work independently and proactively.
• Ability to build productive working relationships with other IT groups, business users and support teams.
• Strong ability to analyze data; attention to detail and good quantitative ability.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with a good command over English and ability to explain complex technical and functional topics in simple terms over the phone.
• Willingness to work closely as part of a team with users, developers and business analysts outside home locations
• Positive team player
• A highly-motivated individual; confident, proactive, enthusiastic, willing to learn and use initiative.
• Dedicated and reliable; detail oriented and results driven
• Capable of dealing with diversity

Skills that will help you in the role:

• A degree in engineering, computer science or a quantitative discipline e.g. statistics, physics or mathematics preferred.
• IB experience advantageous but not a pre-requisite.

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• 10+ years of total work experience in a relevant IT industry.
• 4+ years of in-depth experience on Angular, C#, .Net as part of a development role.
• 5+ years of in-depth experience on MS SQL as part of a development role.
• Experience in DevOps tools usage such as Jenkins, Nolio, Teamcity will be added advantage.
• Knowledge of AWS or any other cloud technologies advantageous, but not a pre-requisite.
• General understanding of the full Agile methodologies.
• Hands on experience with Git or other source code control tools.
• Willingness to broaden skill sets and learn a secondary technology where necessary.
• Willingness and capacity to learn complex financial concepts relevant to the role.
• Analytical skills; ability to investigate and resolve issues in a high-pressured environment.
• Beneficial: General understanding of the finance markets and environment
• Beneficial: Specific product knowledge of any of the following - FX, commodities, debt products, credit derivatives, other derivative products

Where will you be working?

Pune

Be More at Barclays

At Barclays, each day is about being more aAEURA" as a professional, and as a person. aAEURA~Be More @ BarclaysaAEURA(TM) represents our core promise to all current and future employees. ItaAEURA(TM)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.

More about working at Barclays

Be More at Barclays

At Barclays, each day is about being more aAEURA" as a professional, and as a person. aAEURA~Be More @ BarclaysaAEURA(TM) represents our core promise to all current and future employees. 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.

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.

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.

Diversity and Inclusion

Barclays offers a diverse, inclusive and engaged culture. A place where people can bring their whole selves to work and be respected for who they are, valued for what they do and celebrated for their contribution to our business and our community.

We are an equal opportunity employer and opposed to discrimination on any grounds. It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law. Share job

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The Barclays Way

This is the spirit of Barclays. ItaAEURA(TM)s why we exist, what we believe and how we behave. But most importantly, itaAEURA(TM)s how we make decisions, take action and get things done.

Purpose

We exist to provide responsible finance to people and business aAEURA" but also a whole lot more.

Values

We believe great talent RISES. It acts with Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Mindset

We discover our full potential through our desire to Empower, Challenge and Drive each other.