CMA Full Stack Developer

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.

Analyst Expectations

• To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
• Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
• Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
• They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
• 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. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
• Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
• Partner with other functions and business areas.
• Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
• Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
• Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
• Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
• Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
• Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
• Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
• Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
• Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

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 a CMA Full Stack Developer at Barclays where you'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You'll harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unapparelled customer experiences. You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as:

To be successful as a CMA Full Stack Developer, where you should have experience with:

• Design and Build Tech solutions for CMA IT deliveries

• The role requires both hands-on development, plus some overall development planning responsibilities i.e. Effort estimation by providing development timelines to PM / Leads

• Decision making capability with respect to development scope, timelines, quality and risk and communicate all decisions to the PM / Leads and escalate issues in a timely manner

• Identifying development scope from project documentation, liaise with business and PM in order to understand the scope of development

• Work closely with Business Analysts to ensure appropriate coverage and discover any loop holes

• Ensure functionality is developed against requirements, validate that the solution is fit for purpose and supports the full end-to-end client business processes

• Align activities to strategic goals of the programme and the firm such as Agile, DevOps, Lean, etc

• Work closely with Run the Bank (RTB) and Operational teams - resolve business queries and provide assistance and full support during Level 3 escalations

• Coordinate Production Release migrations – Release planning, support RTB during the migrations, perform post implementation technology checks

• Communicate effectively and with clarity with the teams across different locations and cultural backgrounds

 Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Must have good experience in Java and related technologies; Multithreading, Memory management and handling high volumes of data processing

• Excellent Enterprise Java, Frameworks, Web Services, SQL and Interface Technology knowledge

• SQL, PL/SQL experience is mandatory

• Database experience is required, knowledge of RDBMS SQL Server is preferred

• JVM performance tuning, garbage collection optimization experience will be helpful

• Good experience with medium-large scale projects

• Good experience with Agile methodologies and java technologies

• Quick learner, self-Starter with ability to drive execution

• Good communication and interpersonal skills, ability to communicate with business and technology stakeholders

• Structured approach to problem solving and ability to manage parallel streams of work

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

This role is based in Pune.