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Database Engineer @ Barclays

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Join us as a ?Database Engineer" at Barclays, where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence
You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences
You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as experience with Database Administrator, MongoDB, SRE, telemetry, ESAAS, PMM, Grafana, Prometheus, DevOps, performance tuning, Kubernetes, CI/CD tools as well as job-specific skillsets
To be successful as a "Database Engineer", you should have experience with:
Basic/ Essential Qualifications
Experience as a Senior Level Database Administrator, with a focus on MongoDB
Proven track record of implementing and leading SRE practices across large organizations or complex teams
Expert-level knowledge of telemetry, monitoring, and platform observability tooling (e g, ESAAS, PMM, Grafana, Prometheus,) with experience in customizing and scaling these solutions
Experience in implementing modern DevOps and SRE practices in enterprise environments
Proven expertise in SQL query optimization and database performance tuning at scale
Experience with DevOps automation tools such as Code versioning (git), JIRA, Ansible, Containers and Kubernetes (OpenShift), database CI/CD tools and their implementation
Experience in implementing MongoDB Container patterns on Kubernetes with the help of a MongoDB operator or a Helm charts
Recognized as a MongoDB subject matter expert, serving as the technical escalation for complex database issues
Proven experience in executing database migration strategies at enterprise-scale
Exceptional collaboration skills with executives and cross-functional teams
Extensive experience working with large, distributed, high-performance, high-availability databases with 24/7 uptime
Excellent spoken and written English communication skills
Desirable Skillsets/ Good To Have
Working experience in a financial environment
Cloud experience (AWS, Azure, GCP)
Experience of working on Data migration tools and softwares
Expert in system configuration management tools such as Chef, Ansible for database server configurations
Expert expertise with scripting languages (e g PowerShell, Python, Bash) for automation/migration tasks
AWS Certified Database Specialty certification is a plus
This role will be based out of Pune
Purpose of the role
To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues
Accountabilities
Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools
Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance
Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives
Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing
Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organizations technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth
Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions
Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability
Assistant Vice President Expectations
To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness
Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions
Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function
Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard
The four LEAD behaviours are: L Listen and be authentic, E Energise and inspire, A Align across the enterprise, D Develop others
OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments
They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes
Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues
Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done
Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function
Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy
Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc)
to solve problems creatively and effectively
Communicate complex information
'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience
Influence or convince stakeholders 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
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Job Classification

Industry: Financial Services
Functional Area / Department: Engineering - Software & QA
Role Category: Software Development
Role: Search Engineer
Employement Type: Full time

Contact Details:

Company: Barclays
Location(s): Pune

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Keyskills:   kubernetes sql optimization configuration management tools openshift database performance tuning scripting languages communication skills

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