BA4 Software Developer - Android

Job description

Radbroke. Barclays Technology Campus. Where the best talent in the world can build careers full of scope, variety and reward, by creating the technical solutions that meet today's demands, answer tomorrow's questions and redefine the future of finance.

About Barclays Operations & Technology

Operations & Technology has a crucial role to play in enabling Barclays to become the bank of choice. We will do this by taking our business into the digital future, and creating world-class experiences for our customers, clients and colleagues.

Operations & Technology comprises around 65,000 employees – approximately half of Barclays – with teams located around the globe. This means that, as a function, we're incredibly diverse when it comes to our skills, specialisms and the way we work with the wider business and together to deliver world class products and services to clients, customers and colleagues.

About BUK
Personal and Corporate Banking (PCB) Technology is a global team of more than 5000 Technology and Change employees that support our Personal and Corporate Banking business. Based around the world from Australia to Japan to Switzerland, we are responsible for delivering an effective end-to-end Technology service for PCB and driving digital simplification and mass automation. We are also responsible for delivering highly resilient and scalable technology services across PCB, extending across all of our technology platforms and providing a 24/7 service for our customers and colleagues.
“We are an equal opportunity employer and we are opposed to discrimination on any grounds.”

Overall purpose of role
The role is for an Android Engineer working on Barclays Mobile applications like Pingit and Barclays Mobile Banking working collaboratively alongside software developers and product owners to create and deliver live releases following agile delivery process.

Key Accountabilities
Application Development (90%)
o Accountable for end-to-end system technical designs to understand impact on applications / products within domain.
o Control changes to end-to-end system designs to determine impact on applications / products within domain.
o Understand the various phases of the software development lifecycle.
o Review and understand component designs to build knowledge and understand how these fit within an end-to-end system design.
o Collaborate and communicate with other developers to build efficient technical solutions.

Technical Consultancy (10%)
o Ability to manage Advice and Guidance (A&G) documents and project Plan and Estimates (P&Es) that impact applications / products within domain.
o Create prototypes to explore innovative solutions and features.

Stakeholder Management and Leadership
Strong team worker required to work closely with Solution architects, UI/UX designers, API development team and Proposition managers to refine & implement features.

Risk and Control Objective
All Barclays colleagues have to ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards

Person Specification
Essential:
o Recognised as an expert in following:
• Android application development
• Git
• Android unit testing
• Gradle
o Proven ability of working in an agile team following Scrum methodology
o Proven track record of successfully using different software development methodologies TDD, BDD

Desirable:
o Knowledge of application security principals, java cryptography and secure coding techniques.
o Knowledge of C/C++
o Knowledge of Devops tools - Jenkins, Nexus, etc
o Knowledge of HTML5, Angular, Ionic
o Financial services experience.

Benefits
Our customers deserve the best. The same goes for our employees. That's why at Barclays you'll receive a range of benefits that include a competitive salary and all the tools, technology and support you need to succeed.

Our Culture
Everything we do is shaped by the five values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship. The values inform the foundations of our relationships with customers and clients, but they also shape how we measure and reward the performance of our employees. Simply put, success is not just about what you achieve, but about how you achieve it.

Dynamic working gives everyone at Barclays the opportunity to integrate professional and personal lives, if you have a need for flexibility then please discuss this with the hiring manager.

Barclays is an equal opportunity employer and are opposed to discrimination on any grounds.