Join us as an Enterprise Architect at Barclays where youll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence.
Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.
Youll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as: ? Knowledge of products and services across the financial services industry (including trends, future development) ? Experience of working in a matrix environment demonstrating ability to manage definition of complex solutions across multiple functional areas ? Proven expertise in providing solid guidance and roadmapstransitionary architectures to achieve modernisation of legacy applications and data landscape ? Previous exposure to software engineering, delivering reusable components in distributed architecture, as well as job-specific technical skills This role will be based out of our Glasgow office.
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**Purpose of the role** To develop and evolve the banks technology architecture through relevant solutions, strategies, and execution plans aligned to and prioritized by business and technology objectives, including the development, evolution, and adoption of foundational platforms and products.
**Accountabilities** ? Development, evolution, and implementation of the banks technology architecture and strategies aligned to the business and technology objectives, unlocking execution and run.
? Collaboration with stakeholders, including Enterprise Architecture teams and other developers to provide subject matter expertise and share knowledge to foster continuous improvement, and clients to understand and deliver on their technical needs.
? Motivation and leadership of a diverse collection of technologists, business and operations teams, and enterprise leaders, with the goal to align business & technology strategy & standards, identifying opportunities and connecting people.
? Assessment of new technologies to address current and future business needs, through a combination of curiosity and problem-solving skills.
? Determination of the optimal solutions while balancing continuous requirements imposed by compliance, governance, security, and funding, through deep understanding of the business and customer outcomes and maintaining a strong and steady grasp on the underlying technologies.
? Monitoring and analysis of the performance, resiliency, and stability of applications to identify and resolve issues and communicate and document key findings to stakeholders.
? Compliance with applicable regulatory standards and identification of industry developments that may impact the banks operations and controls to enhance the banks application portfolio.
? Support of engineering and architecture community initiatives to mentor team members, streamline operations, share, and grow knowledge.
**Vice President Expectations** ? Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross-functional areas of impact and alignment.
? Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
? Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
? Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
? Collaborate with other areas of work, for business-aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
? Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives.
In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
? Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem-solving processes.
? Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.
All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right.
They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge, and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.