Job Description

Job title :Product Control GTSM \xe2\x80\x93 IVC APAC Lead
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\xe2\x80\x99re 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\xe2\x80\x99 and clients\xe2\x80\x99 needs. Whether you have family commitments or you\xe2\x80\x99re 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.

BUK & BX \xe2\x80\x93 All locations

We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means 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. We\xe2\x80\x99re flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. We also have a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances These requests will be reviewed and agreed for a period of time i.e., will have a start and end date.
Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.

Introduction:
This role forms part of the dedicated service layer of RFT RTB (Product Control) structure. It requires experience in providing comprehensive application management for large scale and mission critical applications by adhering to ITIL processes and standards. The candidate is able to read/write code, automates solution, well versed with instrumenting and debugging of application / infrastructure. Knowledge of financial markets and various Investment Banking services, products and offerings to have a meaningful engagement with business stakeholders will be preferred. One of the key aspects would be engaging with Senior RTB and BTB Managers & Stakeholders from F2B (Front to Back \xe2\x80\x93 Trade Lifecycle). Selected candidate will be directly accountable for managing and delivering Application Management services for Product Control systems, ensuring the quality and timeliness of SLAs. Candidate will also be required to \xe2\x80\x93

• Represent RFT RTB (Risk Management) in various business forums in India/Globally.
• Operate as per ITIL discipline and manage large transformation projects for RFT GTSM

What will you be doing?

• Production stability: Accountable for Production stability, Service availability and Governance.
• Responsible for the definition and execution of service improvement plans for IVC applications
• IVC Service Management: Lead Incident and Problem Management through to resolution. Operational escalation point for Incident, Problem, Change, Release and Configuration Management.
• Engage with other GTSM Managers across RFT to explore existing technological solutions / best practices and assess suitability for IVC / Product Control
• Work with Build the Bank, GTIS, Run the bank and Operations to identify manual tasks and automate through cutting-edge Barclays approved tools and technologies.
• Strong communication and written skillset to engage with various senior IT and business stakeholders.
• Define/develop team operating model and review developments done against target end-state.
• Service Reporting/Reviews and Application Management: - Engagement with Global RFT RTB leadership to review KPIs and SLAs.
• Resilience Management \xe2\x80\x93 ensure that IVC applications are built to resilience management standards with accompanying documentation / testing evidence. Ensure ongoing testing requirements are met.

What we\xe2\x80\x99re looking for:

• 5-10 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in production support / service management
• Degree in information systems or computer science or any equivalent
• Communication Skills - role demands to interact with various key stake holders and senior management for escalations, candidate should strong in verbal and written communication
• Knowledge of software technologies like Java, C#, SQL, Python.
• Proven experience in working with structured and/or unstructured databases like Oracle, MSSQL
• Proven experience in scripting technologies like Shell, Perl, Java Script, PHP, etc.
• Proven experience in working with Linux/Unix or Windows operating systems
• Experience in batch management and knowledge of scheduling tools like Autosys/ control M etc.
• Certified or excellent knowledge of ITIL practices.

Skills that will help you in the role

• Knowledge of IB Business \xe2\x80\x93 clear understanding of trade lifecycle and Market data
• Any previous knowledge of Finance / Product Control function preferred
• Team Leadership experience
• Working knowledge of Project management tools e.g. Lean Control.
• Familiar with big data platforms like Hadoop, ETL tools like Informatica etc.
• Preferred to have certified in any of these technologies like AWS or Hadoop or DevOps.

Where will you be working?
Pune

Be More at Barclays
At Barclays, each day is about being more \xe2\x80\x93 as a professional, and as a person. \xe2\x80\x98Be More @ Barclays\xe2\x80\x99 represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It\xe2\x80\x99s 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.

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