Principal Engineer

The Principal Engineer for Developer services plays a crucial role in leading and overseeing the design, build, and management of tools and shared components at Barclays. As a deep hands-on expert, you will define the Developer services strategy, technical direction, architecture, and system integrations in close collaboration with Engineering teams. Your responsibilities include providing technical leadership, mentorship, and knowledge sharing to cultivate a culture of excellence and innovation within the organization. Key Accountabilities: - Be the recognized expert within CTO and the firm for Developer services. - Set the strategic direction and provide visionary leadership for the Developer services strategy. - Drive a modern developer tool ecosystem while ensuring a best-in-class engineering experience. - Build strong partnerships to encourage cross-organization collaboration. - Evaluate emerging technologies and make recommendations to enhance the organization's Developer productivity ecosystem. - Develop, customize, and integrate tools to streamline processes and boost productivity. - Implement security measures and controls to meet compliance and regulatory requirements for data and asset protection. - Monitor, identify bottlenecks, and optimize development loops for efficiency and reliability. Person Specification: - Extensive experience in financial services across various technology roles. - Proven track record in designing, delivering, and troubleshooting large-scale software systems. - Expertise in collaborating and building productive relationships across a matrixed global organization. - Application of leading-edge leadership and development practices. - Highly organized, diligent, and skilled in managing complex strategic and tactical projects. - Exceptional technical communicator with the ability to command respect and credibility from peers and junior engineers. Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications: - Practical knowledge of Developer productivity metrics and Agility metrics. - Familiarity with integration tools like Jira, Jenkins, GitLab, ServiceNow, SonarQube. - Hands-on experience with various development technologies and languages. - Expertise in Java, AWS, DevOps, and container runtimes/platforms such as Docker and Kubernetes. - Strong background in building and operating platforms in large-scale on-premises environments and AWS. - Outstanding relationship and stakeholder management skills. Purpose of the Role: The purpose of this role is to lead and manage engineering teams, offering technical guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions. By driving technical excellence and fostering innovation, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with business objectives. Accountabilities: - Lead engineering teams effectively to achieve project goals and organizational objectives. - Oversee timelines, team allocation, risk management, and task prioritization for successful solution delivery. - Mentor team members, conduct performance reviews, provide feedback, and identify opportunities for growth. - Evaluate and enhance engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to optimize team productivity. - Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure cohesive product development. - Enforce technology standards, conduct peer reviews, and implement robust testing practices for high-quality solutions. Director Expectations: The Director is responsible for managing a business function, providing input to strategic initiatives, and influencing policies and procedures. They lead a large team or sub-function, embed a performance culture, and lead organization-wide projects. Directors provide expert advice to senior management, manage resourcing and budgeting, and ensure compliance with regulations. Leadership Expectations: All Senior Leaders are expected to embody the LEAD behaviours: Listen and be authentic, Energise and inspire, Align across the enterprise, Develop others. Additionally, colleagues are expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, as well as the Barclays Mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive.,