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Join us as Solution Designer at Barclays, responsible for supporting the successful delivery of location strategy projects to plan, budget, agreed quality and governance standards. You'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.
Job Responsibility:
To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues
Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance
Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives
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
Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions
Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability
Requirements:
Strong experience designing end‑to‑end solutions across APIs, microservices, data platforms, integration layers and cloud ecosystems
Deep understanding of architectural patterns – event‑driven architecture, domain‑driven design, distributed systems and data modelling best practices
Hands‑on knowledge of Java/Spring Boot–based services, RESTful APIs, and enterprise integration frameworks
Solid experience with cloud platforms, containerised deployments, CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tooling
Expertise in producing high‑quality solution artefacts, including HLDs, sequence diagrams, data flow diagrams, API specs, security design and NFR definitions
Ability to collaborate effectively with architects, product owners, engineering leads, testing teams and control partners, ensuring alignment across delivery squads
Strong understanding of application security, compliance, data governance and operational considerations such as monitoring, observability, scalability and resilience
Nice to have:
Experience working within the RDS/Reference Data domain, understanding entity models, master data management, lineage and golden‑source patterns
Exposure to API management platforms (e.g., Apigee, Mulesoft or internal Barclays gateways)
Familiarity with messaging and streaming technologies such as Kafka, MQ or event hubs
Knowledge of GitLab governance, engineering compliance and automated quality pipelines—valuable given RDS’s strong focus on standards
Ability to review technical designs, mentor junior engineers and support architectural decision‑making
Strong communication and storytelling skills, enabling you to simplify complex technical designs for diverse stakeholders