Technology Engineer in Knutsford

hackajob is collaborating with Barclays to connect them with exceptional professionals for this role. Join Barclays as a Technology Engineer, playing a key role within the Chief Security Office to build and enhance critical security technology solutions across the Group. As part of CSO Technology Application Delivery & Support, you will contribute to the end-to-end development, enhancement, and lifecycle management of the CSO application stack, supporting a global environment spanning Europe, Asia, and the Americas. You will work in a build-the-bank capacity, delivering key updates and engineering solutions that enable business priorities and drive multi-functional initiatives.

To be successful in this role:

• Hands-on experience with Splunk Enterprise Security (ES), including building searches, queries, reports, and dashboards.
• Experience with data onboarding and indexing, including configuring data inputs, managing indexes, and transforming data for effective analysis.
• Strong security and SIEM knowledge, including familiarity with the Splunk Incident Review (IR) module and core SIEM concepts.

Other Highly Valued Skills May Include:

• Proficiency in Python scripting and automation, with experience integrating third-party tools such as AWS, BCP, ServiceNow, and Jira.
• Experience with cloud and DevOps environments, including cloud platforms (on-prem or off-prem) and an understanding of CI/CD pipelines.
• Exposure to big data technologies, such as Databricks or Apache Spark, along with working knowledge of SQL.

The successful candidate will be based in Knutsford (Radbroke Hall).

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 optimised 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 organisation’s 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.