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Job Title: Solution Designer Location: Chennai 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. Hybrid Working 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\'re 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: As a Solution Architect at Barclay\'s, you will be working on the Smartpay Gateway team, alongside other architects, business and engineering teams and in partnership with stakeholders from central Barclay\'s security, technology and infrastructure organisations. You will be responsible for designing modern, secure and cost-effective technology solutions to meet business needs, in line with Group IT Strategies and Architectures. This is a varied role where you will work at all levels within an enterprise to fulfil its key objectives: create and own technology roadmap, define milestones, produce high- and low-level designs and guide technology delivery. What will you be doing Solutions Development . Work iteratively with business and technology stakeholders to design modern, cost-effective technology solutions to solve business problems . Create quality architecture artefacts (prototypes, designs, diagrams, whitepapers) to support stakeholder approvals and enable engineering delivery. . Ensure proposed solutions are aligned to Barclay\'s strategies, architectural patterns and policies. . Work with Barclay\'s Technology Sourcing team to advise on supplier and cost options and to ensure that the solution requirements are correctly articulated in RFIs, RFPs, PoCs and product evaluations. . Ensure that delivered outcomes are consistent with the approved solution design and that designs are properly adjusted and managed in response to significant change requests. . Translate technical concepts between software engineering, delivery management and service management so they are understood by all. Advice and Guidance . Provide clear, commercially-informed technical guidance and rationale to business stakeholders on technology choices and solutions. . Provide constructive challenge and support to peers and other colleagues. . Seek input and knowledge from others. . Support planning and road mapping activities so that interdependencies are understood. . Maintain and share expertise on relevant protocols, regulations, standards and best-practices Strategy Development . Recommend, communicate and promote the technology strategy required to meet the business vision. . Create, refine and critically evaluate patterns, standards, policies, roadmaps and business proposals. . Work with CTO to develop a robust IT Strategy for the relevant business area. . Identify problems that should be solved at enterprise level and recommend solutions that can be used across the organization. . Maintain a strong awareness of new and emerging technologies, frameworks, patterns, wider industry trends and best practices. . Build and foster relationships with suppliers, partners and relevant industry bodies. What we\'re looking for: . Software development experience using C, C++, Python, Java, JavaScript, and open-source libraries . Experience in embedded software/system development . Software and solution design experience . Experience of creating architectural design artefacts using UML, Visio, etc. . API development and integration experience using RAML, SOAP, RESTful, XML, JSON . Knowledge of SQL and NoSQL databases . Experience with source code management, packaging and build tools . Experience working in an Agile environment . Knowledge of automated delivery pipelines including CI/CT/CD . Knowledge of the EMVCo ICC and Contactless Specifications for Payment Systems . Awareness of the mobile development languages and frameworks . Awareness of test automation platforms, frameworks and tools . Awareness of the PCI P2PE, PCI PIN, PCI DSS and PA DSS requirements . Appreciation of infrastructure patterns, networking and virtualisation Skills that will help you in the role: . Experience creating commercially viable solutions in a regulated environment . Ability to work collaboratively with a wide range of stakeholders . Ability to design performant, secure, resilient solutions within a resource constrained (e.g., CPU, memory, storage) environment . Knowledge of current technology including cloud platforms, open source, automation, \'as a service\' architecture, stream processing, and container platforms . Knowledge of best practices, frameworks and design patterns, including data management Where will you be working Chennai 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. #ArchitectureandDesign

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