Program Manager

Job Description

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 organization’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

• 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.

Join us as a Software 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.
 

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

• Experience working as part of a technology projects with cross-functional, matrix staff (including vendors) with high integration across multiple lines of business and technical discipline

• An understanding of reconciliations and how they are utilized by the business,Knowledge of Scripts like VB, Windows, etc will be added advantage

• Familiarity with common Agile practices, service-oriented environments, and better development practices. Should have knowledge of Project Management and Service tools like Jira, TFS, Service Now, Perforce, etc.

• Should have sound knowledge of Change Management Process.

• Demonstrable experience of working to fixed business deadlines/constraints

• Direct experience of working with Business Analysts and Testers

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

• Certified Scrum Master, Certified Scrum Professional or equivalent (i.e. Scrum.org or Scrum Alliance qualifications)

• Experience of effecting organisational change to achieve agility

• Understanding scaled agile frameworks (e.g. DAD, LeSS or SAFe)

• Experience of changing governance models

• Experience of XP practices (e.g. CI, TDD/BDD, Pairing, Continuous Deployment etcPurpose, 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.

Key Accountabilities

• Program Manager (30%)

• Team Enablement (30%)

• Building Domain expertise (30%)

• Organisational Change and Agile Adoption (20%)

• Coaching & Mentoring (15%)

This role is based in Pune.