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Cloud Engineer
Cloud Engineer at Barclays
(via Hackajob collaboration)
About the Role
Join Barclays as a Cloud Engineer, leading the strategy and implementation of our global cloud infrastructure, maintaining critical systems, and delivering secure, scalable solutions.
Key programmes include optimising solutions for:
- Card-based instalments
- High-value payments
- AI/ML and backend service integrations
Collaborating with IT Infrastructure, Data Teams, and Application Services, you’ll drive automation, security, and digital innovation.
Location: Knutsford office
Key Responsibilities
Core Accountabilities
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Building & Maintaining Cloud Infrastructure:
- Design, deploy, and sustain reliable, secure, and scalable infrastructure for applications (including payments platforms).
- Align infrastructure with design patterns and security standards.
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Technical & System Support:
- Implement automation via Infrastructure as Code ( Terraform ).
- Containerise and orchestrate applications using Docker and Kubernetes.
- Monitor performance, identify issues, and resolve outages (driving mean-time-to-resolution down).
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Security & Compliance:
- Enforce secure configurations and protective measures (including cyber-attacks, vulnerabilities, and data security).
- Drive compliance with Barclays risk and control policies.
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Collaboration:
- Partner with technical teams (Backend, Data, Operations) and product stakeholders for cross-functional alignment.
- Influence business strategy via data-driven insights and design decisions.
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- Continuous Learning:
- Stay ahead of cloud and AI/trends (e.g., Generative AI APIs, Kubernetes innovations).
- Contribute to organisation-wide technology improvements.
Required Experience
- AWS proficiency (EC2, VPC, IAM, EKS, databases, monitoring, failover).
- Kubernetes in production (from deployment to scaling/transformation troubleshooting).
- Container/networking: VPNs, subnets, security groups, load balancers, DNS/X.509.
- Infrastructure provisioning/directing:
- Scripting languages (Terraform, Python, Bash).
- System administration (backups, HA, redundancy).
Highly Valued Skills
| Skill Area | Experience |
|---|---|
| Artificial Intelligence | Experience with Generative AI (LLMs, end-to-end pipelines via managed APIs). |
| Java Backend Dev. | Maintaining or scaling Java microservices/ приложений. |
| Cloud Automation | Advanced Terraform/Pulumi/Ansible for multi-cloud deployment. |
Assessment Scope
- Technical Skills: Hands-on testing of infrastructure/cloud design, security, and measurement.
- Strategic/Soft Skills:
- Risk & control implementation.
- Digital & technology transformation insights.
- Stakeholder influencing (leaning on LEAD behaviour framework).
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Expectations for Success
1. For Individual Contributors:
- Subject Matter Expert: Guide peers/leaders into cloud-native architecture decisions (Kubernetes/AWS).
- Stakeholder Leadership: Collaborate across teams to define scale/performance trade-offs.
2. For Managers:
- LEAD Leadership: Model L (Listen), E (Energise), A (Align), D (Develop) behaviours.
- Busiess Alignment:
- Translate business strategy into infrastructure & security roadmaps.
- Risk Mitigation: Resolve incidents and enforce audit/ governance protocols.
- Alongside Strategic Thinking:
- Spearhead integrated teams on multi-year programmes (e.g., POSTBrexit cloud migrations).
3. Universal Requirements
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Values and Mindset:
- Respect → impartial communication.
- Integrity, Service → ethical action.
- Excellence → zero-compromise quality.
- Integrate Barclays’ Mindset (Empower-Challenge-Drive) to drive cultural growth.
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Negotiation:
- Equitable stakeholder relationships (internally & externally).
Innovative Problem Solving
- Use analytical frameworks for creating scalable solutions (e.g., cost vs. performance trade-offs).
- Incorporate data-driven insights to optimise services and user experiences.
(Expect job-related tests/assessments on governance, automation, and technology standards.)
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