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Adoption Software Engineer - Lanarkshire
£60,000 - 90,000
Barclays
Clyde Place, Lanarkshire
£60,000 - 90,000
Requirements
Must:
- Strong technical background in Java, with experience building and supporting high-throughput, production-grade systems at scale.
- In-depth knowledge of cloud environments (especially AWS), and experience with hybrid deployment models.
- Practical understanding of container orchestration and application deployment pipelines.
- Direct experience with authorisation systems and policy enforcement, ideally using policy-as-code frameworks.
- Understanding of authentication systems and their integration with broader technology estates (experience with Ping Identity is a plus).
- Proven ability to take systems from development through to production support in enterprise environments.
- Comfortable working with data—experience with SQL and data analysis to support engineering decisions is highly desirable.
Responsibilities
- Champion the adoption and implementation of authorisation frameworks, utilizing experience in policy-as-code (using Styra OPA or alternatives like OPAL or Permit.io).
- Work across the full stack, from UI to backend and data layers, on systems handling over 24,000 transactions per second, ensuring low-latency (sub-second) performance.
- Support and enhance systems deployed across AWS (preferred), or Azure/GCP, with experience in on-premises and cloud rollouts.
- Contribute to application containerisation efforts, ideally with OpenShift or Kubernetes, or other container platforms.
- Guide teams through the adoption of secure, scalable, and maintainable technology practices with a focus on RBAC, ABAC, and ReBAC models.
- Utilize SQL and data processing techniques to inform technical decisions and feature design.
Description
We are seeking an Adoption Software Engineer to join us at Barclays, working with a global-scale technology platform used by millions of users worldwide. In this role, you’ll be instrumental in driving the adoption of modern software engineering practices and technologies, particularly around authorisation, policy-as-code, and cloud-based deployment. You will work closely with development teams and business stakeholders across the organisation. This high-impact role within an engineering-led environment offers the chance to shape the future of authorisation technology and adoption across our globally-used platform. At Barclays, we value respect, integrity, service, excellence, and stewardship in all our relationships. We strive to foster a culture where individuals of all backgrounds feel confident in bringing their whole selves to work, feel included, and can fully contribute to our vision and goals. We offer a hybrid working experience that blends the positives of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations with working from home. As a contract employee, you will receive a wide range of financial and personal benefits, including enrolment in a pension plan, holiday pay, and access to an Employee Assistance Programme, alongside various discounts at high street shops and restaurants.
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