• Job Description

  Req#: 90390538

  Job Title: Mainframe developer
  Location: Pune

  About Barclays
  Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

  Risk and Control Objective
  Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you do.

  Working Flexibly

  We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees, globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs. Whether you have family commitments or you’re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs

  Hybrid Working

  Structured hybrid role:
  At Barclays, we offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, together with working from home. We have a structured approach where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week, for a minimum of two days a week or more, as set by the business area (or nearest equivalent if working part-time hours). Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that as we continue to embed our hybrid working environment, we remain in a test and learn phase, which means that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

  
  Introduction:

  Lead and manage a team of application developers working on mainframe technology within UK Debit Cards team, focusing on delighting and exceeding stakeholders with quality and timeliness of software deliverables. In parallel continuously improve application engineering and development capability and contributing to the wider leadership team goals.

  
  What will you be doing?

  Following are key activities expected from the role for Debit Card application.
  1. Change Delivery
  a) Accountability for the delivery of all system change (to agreed time, quality, cost and functionality) for one or more complex/large products / applications in the respective product domain or channel. This will include software delivered across the end-to-end software development lifecycle.
  b) To be recognised as the “go to” contact for domain queries, product / application queries and major incident escalation / management.
  2. Product Road Mapping
  a) Accountable for the delivery of product roadmaps for future direction of the product.
  b) Accountable for promoting proactive remedial strategies to prevent future system problems and to improve the quality of delivered systems.
  3. Product Engineering/ Ownership
  a) Be recognised as the key point of contact for a product or suite of products, drawing on all relevant Subject Matter Experts (SMEs)
  b) To ensure that the quality and stability of the products / applications are maintained across their lifetime. Reviewing and approving changes proposed and in-line with the relevant architectures
  c) to use system specific knowledge and expertise to define strategies that provides business solutions
  4. People Management
  a) To effectively manage a large team including personnel development and career planning, ensuring skilled resources levels are maintained, coaching / mentoring and driving/leading change to organisational transformation / process improvement.
  5. Product Consultancy
  a) Provide consultancy and drive/lead change for new initiatives, to assist in the definition of business solutions or technical strategies.
  b) Support the production of Technical Feasibility Studies (TFS), High Level Designs (HLD) and End to End Designs for projects.
  6. Risk Management
  a) Compliance to regulatory and mandatory policies
  b) Audit findings are fully addressed
  c) Act as the focal point for the identification, management and resolution of technical Risks, Assumptions, Issues and Dependencies (RAIDs) for the product
  7. Mainframe transformation
  a) Provide thought leadership for mainframe initiatives & Engage with appropriate teams to lead the deliverables
  b) Eliminate redundant processes and unused business functions. For all findings, understand cost to achieve against savings benefit
  c) Continuous learning to assess new opportunities to reduce cost associated with the mainframe

  
  What we’re looking for:

  o Experience of leading and managing development teams producing high quality software deliverables for business critical, high availability and secure applications is essential.
  o Sound knowledge of HOGAN, Umbrella architecture is must.
  o Very good knowledge of the major tools in a toolkit for the specific application product –IBM Zseries mainframe, Hogan architecture, CAMS – Umbrella, COBOL, CICS, JCL, DB2, VSAM and ZOS API.
  o Ability to encourage and inspire team to help realise their potential, providing knowledge and guidance to all team members as required.
  o Strong leadership and organisation skills with proven ability to manage other people’s workload and ensure all deliverables as a group are met.
  o Experience within the financial services industry and delivering large scale enterprise systems.
  o Able to maintain high quality Standards & Controls
  o Effective team player
  o Flexible approach and ability to work under pressure
  o Consistent internal customer focus in a demanding environment
  o Sound time management and organisational skills
  o Strong interpersonal and excellent communication skills

  
  o Graduate with Technical background.
  o Mainframe Application Design & Development Experience
  o Hands – on experience on CAMS II applications at least for 5 years.
  o Functional Expertise in Debit/Credit arena

  Skills that will help you in the role:

  o Prior experience in Design & Development with Mainframe applications preferably in large banks
  o Sound SDLC/AGILE knowledge and understanding of the Design, Development, Testing and support responsibilities

  
  Where will you be working?
  Pune
  
  Be More at Barclays
  At Barclays, each day is about being more – as a professional, and as a person. ‘Be More @ Barclays’ represents our core promise to all current and future employees. It’s the characteristic that we want to be associated with as an employer, and at the heart of every employee experience. We empower our colleagues to Be More Globally Connected, working on international projects that improve the way millions of customers handle their finances. Be More Inspired by working alongside the most talented people in the industry, and delivering imaginative new solutions that are redefining the future of finance. Be More Impactful by having the opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects, and Be More Valued for who you are.
  Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.
  Purpose, 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.
  Our values underpin everything we do: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.
  
  Respect
  We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.
  Integrity
  We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.
  Service
  We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.
  Excellence
  We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.
  Stewardship
  We prize sustainability, and are passionate about leaving things better than we found them.
  
  Our Mindset shapes how we take action, living by our Values, driven by our Purpose, always with our customers and clients at the heart of what we do; our Mindset is to Empower, Challenge and Drive.
  
  Empower
  Trust and support each other to deliver. Make decisions with those closest to the topic. Include diverse perspectives. Celebrate success and learn from failure.
  Challenge
  Question whether things can be done better. Use insights based on data to inform decisions. Be curious about how we can adapt and improve. Speak up and be open to alternative viewpoints.
  Drive
  Focus on outcomes. Deliver with pace. Be passionate and ambitious about what we do. Take personal responsibility. Actively build collaborative relationships to get things done.
  
  
  

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