Database Engineer

Join us as a Database Engineer at Barclays where you'll 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.

To be successful as a Database Engineer, you should have experience with:

1. Experience as a MongoDB Database Administrator or similar role, with a focus on setting up and managing large-scale MongoDB databases.
2. Strong understanding of MongoDB architecture, including replica sets, sharded clusters, and data distribution.
3. Experience in MongoDB monitoring and diagnostic tools, such as PMM, Ops Manager, or third-party solutions.
4. Familiarity in implementing MongoDB Container patterns on Kubernetes with the help of a MongoDB operator or a Helm chart.
5. Expert in system configuration management tools such as Chef, Ansible for database server configurations.
6. Expertise with scripting languages (e.g. PowerShell, Python, Bash) for automation/migration tasks.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in the 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 will be based in our Knutsford office.

Purpose of the Role

To build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, ensuring 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

1. Build Engineering: Development, delivery, and maintenance of high-quality infrastructure solutions to fulfil business requirements ensuring measurable reliability, performance, availability, and ease of use.
2. Incident Management: Monitoring of IT infrastructure and system performance to measure, identify, address, and resolve any potential issues, vulnerabilities, or outages.
3. Automation: Development and implementation of automated tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention.
4. Security: Implementation of a secure configuration and measures to protect infrastructure against cyber-attacks, vulnerabilities, and other security threats.
5. Teamwork: Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, architects, and other engineers to define IT Infrastructure requirements and devise solutions.
6. Learning: Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

1. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
2. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
3. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
4. 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.
5. Collaborate with other areas of work for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
6. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information to solve problems creatively and effectively.
7. Communicate complex information effectively.
8. Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge, and Drive.