Risk Manager Global Network Services

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, using hardware, software, networks, and cloud computing platforms as required with the aim of ensuring that the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure.  Ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response. 

Accountabilities

• Build Engineering:  Development, delivery, and maintenance of high-quality infrastructure solutions to fulfil business requirements ensuring measurable reliability, performance, availability, and ease of use. Including the identification of the appropriate technologies and solutions to meet business, optimisation, and resourcing requirements.
• Incident Management: Monitoring of IT infrastructure and system performance to measure, identify, address, and resolve any potential issues, vulnerabilities, or outages. Use of data to drive down mean time to resolution.
• Automation:  Development and implementation of automated tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention, utilising software scripting/coding disciplines.
• Security: Implementation of a secure configuration and measures to protect infrastructure against cyber-attacks, vulnerabilities, and other security threats, including protection of hardware, software, and data from unauthorised access.
• Teamwork:  Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, architects, and other engineers to define IT Infrastructure requirements, devise solutions, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives via a data driven approach.
• Learning: 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.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• 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 will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• 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 Barclays as a Risk Manager - Global Network Services role, where to build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, using hardware, software, networks, and cloud computing platforms as required with the aim of ensuring that the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure. At Barclays, we don't just anticipate the future - we're creating it.

To be successful in this role, you should have below skills:

• Manage the risk & compliance position for Network platform team within Global technology infrastructure tower.

• Knowledge of the major components in Network technology space.

• Competent in discussing technologies and products with vendors/auditors.

• Proven experience in risk and control management for infrastructure technology areas, preferably in a regulated financial services environment.

• Drive the remediation of vulnerabilities in Network products. Ensure all vulnerabilities are treated within the SLA per the vulnerability management standard.

• Ensure that controls for cryptography are in place for all cryptographic assets in Network estate including inventory, algorithms, key length and key rotation. Key compromise plan and life cycle management are documented for the services in scope.

• New products in Network are assessed for technology & cyber control effectiveness like security configuration, backups, resilience, vulnerability & configuration management.

• Interface with technology teams to build a robust security framework for Network technology.

• Review, drive & implement the industry security best practices for Network technologies. 

• Drives the definition of the Network Services: controls, risk appetite and mitigation, reporting and metrics for external and internal audit, attestations etc.

• Interfaces and influences stakeholders of Networks Platforms, including internal and external auditors, Central risk functions and business units to deliver control requirements and agree roadmaps

• Works closely with and represents the Network Product to teams including Engineering, Architecture, Group Risk, Group Security, and BCM. Ensure planned changes to sister IS services and architectures are in line with the Network risk and compliance roadmap, and vice versa

• Guide and matrix-manage multiple Barclay’s teams to deliver the Network risk and compliance agenda

• Document waiver & breaches for risk gaps in technology & cyber controls & track the remediation of the breach actions as per the SLA agreed with CCO(Chief Control Office) team.

Education Criteria:

• At least graduate degree with proven experience in Networks or infrastructure technologies.

• Cyber & information security controls

• Technology controls

• Risk Management

Some other highly valued skills may include below:

• Works with senior management to drive forward the risk and control landscape for Network.

• Experience in leading and managing projects/project teams/project plans; effectively delegates responsibility.

• Deals comfortably with ambiguity and uncertainty; effective at working with unstructured teams, situations, and environments.

• Applies feedback and changes behavior; accordingly, develops and monitors programs that integrate learning with practice opportunities; encourages knowledge sharing.

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 our Pune office.