Head of Risk QA Software Architecture Job at Barclays (Prague)

Head of Risk QA Software Architecture

Design, deliver, and govern QA software and technology solutions that align with...

Location

United Kingdom , London

Salary:

Not provided

Barclays

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Strong knowledge of enterprise architecture frameworks
Proficiency in software engineering principles and cloud-native architectures
Experience with Agile delivery and technical product ownership
Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
Tenacity and perseverance to negotiate and influence multiple stakeholders
Proven track record in solution architecture and enterprise architecture roles
Hands-on experience in software engineering and technical leadership
Familiarity with governance processes and technology roadmaps
Experience building highly scalable end to end systems of financial models and calculations and their integration with Technology platforms

Job Responsibility

Define and document end-to-end solution architectures that meet functional and non-functional requirements, driving QA Software Product strategy
Maintain architecture frameworks, enforce standards, and ensure interoperability across systems
Collaborate with QA development and Infrastructure teams, as well as with Technology to provide technical guidance, and drive automation and use of AI in CI/CD practices
Manage stakeholder expectations within QA and Technology to balance short-term delivery with long-term integrity
Ensure solutions meet performance, scalability, and resilience targets while mitigating technical risks
Establish colleague training on systems engineering and architecture
Design analytics and modelling solutions to complex business problems using domain expertise
Collaboration with technology to specify any dependencies required for analytical solutions
Development of high performing, comprehensively documented analytics and modelling solutions
Implementation of analytics and models in accurate, stable, well-tested software and work with technology to operationalise them

What we offer

Hybrid working
Structured approach to hybrid working with fixed 'anchor' days
Supportive and inclusive culture and environment
Commitment to flexible working arrangements
International scale offering incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience
Chance to learn from a globally diverse mix of colleagues
Encouragement to embrace mobility and explore every part of operations

Fulltime

Head of Mobile Applications

The Digital S/W Engineer Group Mgr is accountable for management of complex/crit...

Location

Mexico , Ciudad De Mexico

Salary:

Not provided

Citi

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10+ years of relevant experience in a product line management, e-commerce, and/or strategic planning role
Significant experience building complex business and/or transactional models
Has thrived and succeeded in delivering high quality technology products / services in a high growth environment where priorities shift rapidly
Ability to use hard data and metrics to back up assumptions and develop business cases
First-class leadership and influencing skills, including experience managing a Tech Team
Demonstrated interpersonal and talent management skills, including the ability to identify and develop product management talent
Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred

Job Responsibility

Demonstrate the ability to attract senior talent and multiple functions from inside and outside of company
Recognize trends for larger-scale development needs within and across teams and builds plans to develop skills
Audit department goals to ensure alignment with broader organizational goals
Develop and communicate department vision that supports the broader organizational vision
Lead the development, implementation, and delivery of successful large-scale, critical and/or difficult software efforts
Think in terms of architecture, not just code
Influence your team’s technical and business strategy by making insightful contributions to team priorities and approach
Able to communicate your ideas effectively to achieve the right outcome for your team and customer
Lead design reviews for your team and actively participate in design reviews of related software
Code, development and implementation decisions set a great example to others

Fulltime

New

Head of Non-Functional Testing

To design, develop, and execute testing strategies to validate functionality, pe...

Location

India , Pune

Salary:

Not provided

Barclays

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Development and implementation of comprehensive test plans and strategies to validate software functionality and ensure compliance with established quality standards
Creation and execution automated test scripts, leveraging testing frameworks and tools to facilitate early detection of defects and quality issues
Collaboration with cross-functional teams to analyse requirements, participate in design discussions, and contribute to the development of acceptance criteria
Root cause analysis for identified defects, working closely with developers to provide detailed information and support defect resolution
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 manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives
Manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers
Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function
Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function

Job Responsibility

Creating Templates for non-functional test plans, defining the testing scope, and providing expert support for estimating resources based on project risk and requirements
Design testing architecture by maintaining and selecting the optimal tools such as JMeter, Duo etc. that can support performance, security, and scalability tests
Establish and Develop Chaos Engineering across Corporate landscape and work closely with GTSM as well as CSO to Test Resiliency in System
Providing technical leadership and strategic direction for non-functional testing, including consulting on how to improve its overall effectiveness
Evaluating and selecting the right tools, technologies, and methodologies for non-functional testing that align with the Corporate’s broader technology stack patterns and strategy
Performing technical risk assessments of the application and infrastructure architecture to identify potential non-functional weaknesses early in the development lifecycle thus contributing to “Shift-Left” vision
Taking responsibility for the design and configuration of the test infrastructure and environments, often working closely with DevOps teams
Mentor NFT Engineers by Providing technical leadership and mentorship elevating the team's capabilities and fostering a culture of quality
Bridge communication gaps: Act as a central point of contact to ensure that all teams—development, product, and QA—are aligned on quality objectives and that potential issues are addressed transparently
Evaluate new technologies: Research, evaluate, and deploy new and innovative testing tools and technologies to improve effectiveness and efficiency

What we offer

Competitive holiday allowance
Life assurance
Private medical care
Pension contribution

Fulltime

New

Head of Test Environment and Data

To design, develop, and execute testing strategies to validate functionality, pe...

Location

India , Pune

Salary:

Not provided

Barclays

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Development and implementation of comprehensive test plans and strategies to validate software functionality and ensure compliance with established quality standards
Creation and execution automated test scripts, leveraging testing frameworks and tools to facilitate early detection of defects and quality issues
Collaboration with cross-functional teams to analyse requirements, participate in design discussions, and contribute to the development of acceptance criteria, ensuring a thorough understanding of the software being tested
Root cause analysis for identified defects, working closely with developers to provide detailed information and support defect resolution
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
Manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives
Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide
Manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business
Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives

Job Responsibility

Establish the Environment and Data vision by Defining and communicating a comprehensive engineering strategy that aligns with overall Corporate business goals
Striving to make testing environments as close to the real-world production setup as possible
Planning and coordinating the allocation of environments to various testing projects, managing conflicts, and addressing environment-related requests
Overseeing all changes made to the testing environments to prevent 'environment drift'
Working with development, testing, and operations teams to ensure seamless integration and deployment across different environments
Assessing potential risks associated with the test environment, such as resource constraints or configuration issues, and developing mitigation strategies
Design Test Data architecture by maintaining and selecting the optimal tools as suggested by CTO Teams that can support performance, security, and scalability aspects
Maintaining the quality, consistency, and accuracy of test data, including masking of production data of sensitive information before it is used for testing
Generating Production like Test Data or acquiring Data from Production which post masking enables 100% test coverage
Integrating test data provisioning into Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) pipelines so that the right data is available on demand i.e. through self-service portals, along with tools for reserving and rolling back data for repeatable tests

What we offer

Competitive holiday allowance
Life assurance
Private medical care
Pension contribution

Fulltime

New

Groundworker

Are you a Groundworker based near NW8 and looking for a new contract? If you hav...

Location

United Kingdom , North West London

Salary:

20.00 GBP / Hour

Randstad

Expiration Date

April 07, 2026

Requirements

Valid CSCS
PPE
Dumper and Roller ticket ideal
References
Eligible to live and work in the UK

Job Responsibility

Drainage
Kerbing
Edging
Duct work
Concreting
General groundwork duties

New

Web Growth Marketing Manager

Fivetran is building data pipelines to power the modern data stack for thousands...

Location

United States , Denver

Salary:

107102.00 - 128528.00 USD / Year

Fivetran

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Experience optimizing web experiences that drive measurable business outcomes (trial signups and demo requests that ultimately increase ARR)
Strong experience with conversion rate optimization (CRO) and experimentation, including designing and analyzing A/B tests
Hands-on experience working in CMS platforms like Webflow (or similar), with a willingness to jump in and make changes directly without extensive development support
Strong understanding of user experience principles, with the ability to identify friction and take action to improve it
Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, influencing and collaborating with teams across Marketing, Product, Analytics, and Brand
Proficiency in Google Analytics with experience translating data into actionable insights
Bias for action and strong organization skills: you move fast and prioritize sharply. You have an inbox-zero personality
Curiosity and growth-orientation: you actively seek feedback, test new ideas, and continuously look for ways to improve

Job Responsibility

Own and continuously optimize high-impact surfaces on fivetran.com (ex: Homepage, Navigation, Interactive Demo, key conversion flows) to drive measurable improvements in conversion rates
Own and optimize the Website Chat as a high-impact growth channel
Execute a structured experimentation program: identifying opportunities to optimize through data, writing briefs to design the test, and analyzing performance
Translate web data and user behavior into clear insights and actionable recommendations that improve funnel performance and UX. Partner closely with Web Design to translate website plans into designed experiences
Work directly in Webflow to ship updates quickly, including page edits, UX improvements, and copy changes. Work with our web developer to build more complex experiences
Write clear and actionable business requirement documents (BRDs) for web initiatives to align stakeholders on goals, milestones, and success metrics
Partner closely with Product Marketing, Demand Gen, Brand, and Product to execute GTM priorities on the website

What we offer

100% employer-paid medical insurance*
Generous paid time-off policy (PTO), plus paid sick time, inclusive parental leave policy, holidays, and volunteer days off
RSU stock grants*
Professional development and training opportunities
Company virtual happy hours, free food, and fun team-building activities
Monthly cell phone stipend
Access to an innovative mental health support platform that offers personalized care and resources in areas such as: therapy, coaching, and self-guided mindfulness exercises for all covered employees and their covered dependents

Fulltime

New

MLOps Engineer

We are seeking an experienced MLOps Engineer to design, deploy, monitor, and mai...

Location

United States , Houston

Salary:

Not provided

Robert Half

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Master’s degree or higher (PhD preferred) in Computer Science, Engineering, or related discipline
5+ years of relevant experience in MLOps, ML engineering, platform engineering, or DevOps
Strong hands-on experience with AWS, Microsoft Azure, and Snowflake
Proficiency in Python and SQL
Proven experience deploying and managing ML models in production environments
Experience with AWS SageMaker and Azure Machine Learning
Experience building and integrating data pipelines with Snowflake
Strong understanding of CI/CD pipelines, infrastructure automation, and model versioning
Experience with containers and orchestration tools such as Docker and Kubernetes
Experience with Airflow, Azure Data Factory, or similar workflow orchestrators

Job Responsibility

Design and implement end-to-end ML pipelines for ingestion, feature engineering, training, validation, deployment, and monitoring
Deploy and manage ML models in production across AWS, Azure, and Snowflake ecosystems
Build batch and real-time inference pipelines using cloud-native and platform-native services
Automate model packaging, testing, releases, and rollback using CI/CD best practices
Integrate ML workflows with AWS SageMaker, AWS Lambda, Azure Machine Learning, Azure Data Factory, and Snowflake
Build and maintain orchestration workflows using Airflow, Azure Data Factory, or similar tools
Implement experiment tracking, model registries, and model governance processes
Monitor model accuracy, drift, latency, throughput, pipeline performance, and infrastructure usage
Establish advanced deployment strategies (canary, shadow, blue-green, rollback)
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to transition models from research to production

What we offer

medical
vision
dental
life and disability insurance
401(k) plan

New

Nursery Practitioner

Join our team as a Nursery Practitioner in Newton Abbot. We are looking for some...

Location

United Kingdom , Newton Abbot

Salary:

25396.00 GBP / Year

360 Resourcing Solutions

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

No qualifications required for this role
Previous experience working in a childcare setting would be beneficial
Must have the right to work in the UK (sponsorship not offered)
Commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
Subject to enhanced DBS checks, satisfactory references, and verification of right to work in the UK

Job Responsibility

Create a warm, fun, and nurturing environment where children feel safe and thrive
Plan and deliver engaging, play-based activities aligned with the EYFS framework
Build meaningful relationships with children, families, and colleagues
Monitor and celebrate children’s development milestones, keeping records to share with parents
Support the day-to-day running of the nursery, maintaining high standards of hygiene, safety, and care
Be a team player, offering guidance to apprentices and volunteers while learning from others

What we offer

Free childcare for the first month and 52% discount (based on working hours)
31 days of holiday (inclusive of national bank holidays and the Christmas closure week)
Birthday off
Access to The National College full of training and courses
Perkbox discounts, wellbeing tools, and online medical services
Refer a friend or family for exciting bonuses
Long-service awards
1 paid day off per year to volunteer

Fulltime

Head of Risk QA Software Architecture

Barclays

Location:
Czechia , Prague

Category:
IT - Software Development

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

Job Description:

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Job Posted:
December 23, 2025

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