Join us as a Senior Solution Architect at Barclays, where you will be creating innovative, cutting-edge solutions and playing a key role in transforming our business. You will drive simplification and consistency across key technology elements and revolutionize our digital offerings to ensure unparalleled customer experiences.

Key Qualifications and Experience

• Software architecture understanding, including development, engineering patterns, and system design.
• Experience with modern application architecture such as Microservices, APIs, Containerization, and Cloud design.
• Proven track record of delivering complex end-to-end architecture solutions using diverse technologies.
• Strong communication skills to present technical concepts clearly to varied stakeholders and persuade adoption of best approaches.

Additional Valued Skills

• Autonomy to drive results independently.
• Experience in Financial Services or highly regulated industries.
• Experience working within an Agile delivery environment.

Role Responsibilities

1. Design and develop solutions that evolve with business needs, utilizing modern engineering practices and automation tools.
2. Apply workload placement strategies to maximize cloud benefits like elasticity and serverless computing.
3. Incorporate security principles into design, meeting resilience standards.
4. Balance risks and controls to deliver business and technological value.
5. Use standard solutions where appropriate, contributing to their evolution when necessary.
6. Support operational teams with fault finding and performance troubleshooting.
7. Assess impacts of solutions in terms of risk, capacity, and costs.
8. Develop architecture documentation complying with governance standards.

Leadership and Strategic Expectations

• Contribute to strategy, requirements, and policy development; manage resources and budgets.
• If leading a team, define roles, plan for future needs, and develop team members.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviors such as listening, inspiring, aligning, and developing others.
• As an individual contributor, serve as a technical subject matter expert, guiding teams and mentoring less experienced staff.
• Advise stakeholders and senior management on impact and strategic alignment.
• Manage risks and ensure robust controls are in place.
• Collaborate across functions to align with business strategies.
• Use analytical and research skills to develop innovative solutions and evaluate alternatives.
• Build and maintain trusted relationships with stakeholders to achieve business objectives.

Core Values and Behaviors

All colleagues are expected to embody Barclays' values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and to adopt the Barclays Mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive.