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Join us at Barclays as a Public Cloud Network Lead, to architect, implement and operate enterprise-grade multi-cloud network infrastructure at scale for Barclays.This role sits within our GTIS Public Cloud team as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) for cloud networking across AWS, Azure, and GCP — responsible for designing secure, high-performance hybrid and multi-cloud architectures connecting thousands of cloud accounts across global regions to Barclays' on-premises infrastructure. This is a hands-on technical role balanced with strategic planning and stakeholder influence. As a senior individual contributor, you will work horizontally across GTIS Networks, SRE, DevOps, Product, and senior leadership to deliver strategic initiatives and resolve complex technical debt — mentoring engineers and serving as the escalation point for critical network incidents.
Job Responsibility
architect, implement and operate enterprise-grade multi-cloud network infrastructure at scale for Barclays
design secure, high-performance hybrid and multi-cloud architectures connecting thousands of cloud accounts across global regions to Barclays' on-premises infrastructure
work horizontally across GTIS Networks, SRE, DevOps, Product, and senior leadership to deliver strategic initiatives and resolve complex technical debt
mentor engineers and serving as the escalation point for critical network incidents
Build Engineering: Development, delivery, and maintenance of high-quality infrastructure solutions to fulfil business requirements
Incident Management: Monitoring of IT infrastructure and system performance to measure, identify, address, and resolve any potential issues, vulnerabilities, or outages
Automation: Development and implementation of automated tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention
Security: Implementation of a secure configuration and measures to protect infrastructure against cyber-attacks, vulnerabilities, and other security threats
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
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
Requirements
Multi-Cloud Network Architecture & Hybrid Connectivity – Lead enterprise-scale network design across AWS, Azure, and GCP, delivering hybrid connectivity, encrypted interconnects (MACsec/IPsec), circuit provider management, and legacy infrastructure remediation through Infrastructure as Code
Network Security & Compliance – Implement Zero Trust segmentation, deploy cloud-native firewall controls, and ensure compliance with PCI-DSS, DORA, and internal governance frameworks
Strategic Planning, Consultancy & Stakeholder Engagement – Define cloud network strategy, evaluate emerging technologies, produce ADRs and HLD/LLD designs, lead Landing Zone design, and influence senior stakeholders on risk, strategy, and cost optimisation
Operational Excellence & Incident Response – Own incident escalation, SLA/SLO monitoring, flow analysis, and SRE enablement to drive network operational excellence
Automation, IaC & DevOps Practices – Build reusable Terraform, CloudFormation, and Bicep IaC with CI/CD pipelines and Python/Bash automation for standardised network provisioning
Nice to have
Cloud & Network Certifications – Professional/expert-level cloud certifications (AWS Certified Advanced Networking – Specialty, Azure Network Engineer Associate, Google Cloud Professional Cloud Network Engineer) and traditional networking certifications (CCNP Enterprise/Security, JNCIA/JNCIS)
Kubernetes Networking & Service Mesh – Experience with Kubernetes networking (EKS, AKS, GKE), service mesh technologies (Istio/Linkerd), and CNI plugins (Calico, Cilium)
FinOps & Cloud Cost Optimisation – Knowledge of FinOps principles, cloud cost attribution, and optimisation strategies
Zero Trust & Secure Connectivity Tooling – Familiarity with Zero Trust architecture tooling including Cisco Secure Workload (Tetration) and SD-WAN/SASE solutions (Zscaler)
Advanced Networking & NetDevOps – Experience with HPC networking, RDMA, and low-latency workload requirements, combined with understanding of API-driven network management and NetDevOps practices