Data Engineer

Chennai, India

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Key information

Date live: 10/08/2026

Business Area: Chief Technology Office

Area of Expertise: Technology

Contract: Permanent

Reference Code: JR-0000131242

It’s happening at Barclays.

Be a part of a place where challenges are measured in billions, qubits and nanoseconds. Build your career in an environment where we’re advancing machine learning, leveraging blockchains, and harnessing FinTech. Working in Barclays technology, you’ll reimagine possibilities: learning and innovating to solve the challenges ahead, delivering for millions of customers.
We are shaping the future of financial technology.
Why not join us and make it happen here?

Where will you be located?

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Join us as a Data Engineer 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 revolutionize our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.

Senior Qlik Administrator / Designer Responsibilities

Qlik Platform Administration & Support

Install, configure, administer, and maintain Qlik Sense and QlikView environments, including single-node and multi-node deployments.
Manage platform upgrades, migrations, patching, and lifecycle management of QlikView and Qlik Sense environments.
Monitor server health, capacity, CPU utilization, memory consumption, and overall platform performance.
Administer Qlik Management Console (QMC), user access, security rules, streams, licenses, tasks, and triggers.
Troubleshoot and resolve platform issues related to application performance, data reload failures, security, access management, and system stability.
Maintain server logs, platform backups, disaster recovery processes, and operational documentation.
Synchronize content, applications, and users across Qlik environments.
Collaborate with infrastructure and security teams to establish and maintain user management and security policies.
Ensure platform availability, operational stability, and compliance with enterprise standards.

Qlik Application Development & Dashboard Design

Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade dashboards, reports, and analytical applications using QlikView and Qlik Sense.
Work closely with business stakeholders to gather requirements and translate them into scalable analytics solutions.
Develop optimized data models, ETL scripts, and reusable reporting frameworks.
Create interactive visualizations, KPIs, scorecards, and executive dashboards to support decision-making.
Perform application tuning and optimization to improve dashboard performance and user experience.
Support application releases, migrations, and production deployments.

Data Integration & Snowflake Administration

Integrate Qlik applications with various enterprise data sources, including Snowflake, AWS S3, Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, and other databases.
Manage bulk data loading and unloading activities using Snowflake COPY commands.
Handle structured and semi-structured data formats such as JSON, CSV, ORC, and PARQUET.
Develop and manage Snowpipe for continuous data ingestion from AWS S3.
Create and maintain Snowflake stored procedures, cloning strategies, and data transformation processes.
Utilize Snowflake capabilities such as COPY, LIST, PUT, GET, FLATTEN, and zero-copy cloning.
Support data warehouse optimization and data integration initiatives across multiple source systems.

Service Management & Stakeholder Engagement

Support mission-critical BI platforms and ensure availability of reporting services for global business users.
Manage day-to-day platform operations, incidents, service requests, problems, and change activities.
Coordinate with development teams, vendor partners, infrastructure teams, and business stakeholders for onboarding, migration, releases, and platform enhancements.
Conduct root cause analysis and implement permanent fixes for recurring issues.
Participate in incident triage and support major incident management activities.
Drive operational automation and continuous service improvement initiatives.
Ensure adherence to enterprise governance, security, DevOps, and Agile delivery standards.

Mandatory Skills

Qlik Technologies

Strong experience in QlikView and Qlik Sense Administration and Development.
Hands-on expertise in installation, configuration, migration, upgrade, and support of Qlik environments.
Experience administering QMC, security rules, task scheduling, streams, licenses, and user access management.
Strong experience in dashboard development, data modeling, and Qlik scripting.

Data & Database Technologies

Experience working with Snowflake Data Warehouse.
Strong understanding of AWS S3 integration with Snowflake and Qlik platforms.
Hands-on experience handling JSON, CSV, PARQUET, and ORC data formats.
Strong SQL and PL/SQL skills.
Experience working with Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB, and other relational/non-relational databases.

Infrastructure & Platform Skills

Good understanding of Windows Server environments and platform administration.
Strong networking fundamentals including SSL Certificates, Load Balancers, DNS, IP routing, and security concepts.
Experience with Linux/Unix operating systems.
Familiarity with enterprise scheduler tools such as Tivoli, Autosys, or equivalent.
Understanding of CI/CD pipelines, deployment automation, and DevOps practices.

Service Management

Experience supporting enterprise BI platforms in production environments.
Strong troubleshooting and incident management experience.
Knowledge of ITIL processes including Incident, Problem, Change, and Event Management.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and documentation skills.

Desirable Skills

Experience with Qlik NPrinting administration and report distribution.
Experience supporting SAP BusinessObjects (BO) and Tableau platforms.
Knowledge of Qlik Cloud / Qlik Sense SaaS environments.
Experience with AWS cloud services and cloud-native data architectures.
Familiarity with Infrastructure as Code (IaC) and automation scripting using PowerShell, Python, or Shell scripting.
Exposure to Agile, Lean Control Frameworks, and DevOps operating models.
Experience working in large-scale enterprise environments supporting global business users.
Relevant certifications in Qlik, Snowflake, AWS, or Data Engineering technologies.

Preferred Experience

7+ years of experience in BI Platform Administration and Analytics Solutions.
Proven experience in enterprise-scale Qlik platform support, migration, and modernization initiatives.
Ability to manage both platform administration and dashboard development responsibilities.
Experience working with global stakeholders, vendor teams, and cross-functional delivery organizations.

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in 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 is based in Chennai

Purpose of the role

To build and maintain the systems that collect, store, process, and analyse data, such as data pipelines, data warehouses and data lakes to ensure that all data is accurate, accessible, and secure.

Accountabilities

Build and maintenance of data architectures pipelines that enable the transfer and processing of durable, complete and consistent data.
Design and implementation of data warehoused and data lakes that manage the appropriate data volumes and velocity and adhere to the required security measures.
Development of processing and analysis algorithms fit for the intended data complexity and volumes.
Collaboration with data scientist to build and deploy machine learning models.

Analyst Expectations

To perform prescribed activities in a timely manner and to a high standard consistently driving continuous improvement.
Requires in-depth technical knowledge and experience in their assigned area of expertise
Thorough understanding of the underlying principles and concepts within the area of expertise
They lead and supervise a team, guiding and supporting professional development, allocating work requirements and coordinating team resources.
If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
OR for an individual contributor, they develop technical expertise in work area, acting as an advisor where appropriate.
Will have an impact on the work of related teams within the area.
Partner with other functions and business areas.
Takes responsibility for end results of a team’s operational processing and activities.
Escalate breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
Take responsibility for embedding new policies/ procedures adopted due to risk mitigation.
Advise and influence decision making within own area of expertise.
Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work you own or contribute to. Deliver your work and areas of responsibility in line with relevant rules, regulation and codes of conduct.
Maintain and continually build an understanding of how own sub-function integrates with function, alongside knowledge of the organisations products, services and processes within the function.
Demonstrate understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
Make evaluative judgements based on the analysis of factual information, paying attention to detail.
Resolve problems by identifying and selecting solutions through the application of acquired technical experience and will be guided by precedents.
Guide and persuade team members and communicate complex / sensitive information.
Act as contact point for stakeholders outside of the immediate function, while building a network of contacts outside team and external to the organisation.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Barclays welcomes applications from all candidates and is committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments (accommodations) are put in place to allow for a fair and inclusive recruitment process. For more information and how to request one, please review Adjustments to the recruitment process.

We’re a global, vital and highly respected financial organisation with an inspiring Purpose. Operating in 39 countries and employing around 100,000 people across the world, we help communities, individuals and businesses thrive. And we’ve created financial solutions and technology that the world now takes for granted. A career with us can offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience, and the chance to learn from some of the best minds in technology and finance.

To find out more about Barclays' strategy please click here.

We are an equal opportunity employer and opposed to discrimination on any grounds. It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time.

This role may be subject to enhanced governance arrangements. If successful, you may be required to comply with additional regulatory and compliance obligations, such as disclosure of personal trading activities and external interest/affiliations.

Further information on these requirements will be provided at a later stage of the process.

Who succeeds in
Tech at Barclays?

For a career with us, you need to be prepared to take big steps forward, curious to face the challenges ahead, and driven to focus on the outcomes. We need people with the Barclays mindset to make it happen here.

What you'll get in return

Competitive holiday allowance

Life assurance

Private medical care

Pension contribution

Our technology

Supporting our 48 million customers and clients worldwide takes a lot of forward thinking. It means harnessing technology to support the economy. It means making a difference to people’s lives. And it requires the maintenance and development of a global, technological infrastructure. At Barclays, technology helps us keep transactions moving, manages data, and protects our customers. Join a world where your work creates unique moments of impact. Make it happen here.

This is Barclays Chennai

Barclays Chennai is one of our key strategic locations. It’s home to over 5,000 talented and passionate Barclays colleagues, across Finance, HR, operational and technology functions ensuring the bank’s technology and infrastructure runs smoothly.

Our Chennai office is well-equipped with innovative technology. It’s designed to be a vibrant and unique working environment for all.

We’ve an onsite medical clinic staffed by healthcare professionals. Our campus also features wellness rooms for relaxation and meditation.

Based at the DLF Cybercity Chennai estate, you can get a shuttle bus for easy commuting. We also provide child care services.

Our office is close to a variety of great places to eat, socialise, shop and be entertained. Everything you need within easy reach.

This is Barclays Chennai

A workplace of the future

Our Chennai office is well-equipped with innovative technology. It’s designed to be a vibrant and unique working environment for all.

Your wellbeing

We’ve an onsite medical clinic staffed by healthcare professionals. Our campus also features wellness rooms for relaxation and meditation.

Your commute

Based at the DLF Cybercity Chennai estate, you can get a shuttle bus for easy commuting. We also provide child care services.

More than just a workplace

Our office is close to a variety of great places to eat, socialise, shop and be entertained. Everything you need within easy reach.

Working flexibly

We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. If you'd like to explore flexible working arrangements, please discuss this with the hiring manager. Your request will be reviewed in-line with the requirements of the role/business needs of the team.

Hybrid working

We have a structured approach to hybrid working, where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days, as set by the business area. Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Barclays is built on an international scale.

Our geographic reach, our wide variety of functions, businesses, roles and locations reflect the rich diversity of our worldwide customer base. All of which means we offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience. And the chance to learn from a globally diverse mix of colleagues, including some of the very best minds in banking, finance, technology and business. Throughout, we’ll encourage you to embrace mobility, exploring every part of our operations as you build your career.

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Make it happen at Barclays

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