Java Development Lead – Automation and Harness

New York, United States

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Date live: Oct. 11, 2022

Business Area: COO & Functions

Area of Expertise: Technology

Reference Code: 90276096

Contract: Permanent/Regular

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Automation Developer – AVP

New York, NY

As a Barclays Automation Developer you will be responsible for signing off all releases to UAT (for user sign off) and ultimately Production. We have developed (and still developing) a state-of-art automation platform which allows components as well as integration testing of any and all components “front-to-back” (as mentioned above). The role is for a Senior developer to help with the development of our platform but also to look after our tools and services which make Automation possible.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality and innovation behind us. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.

What will you be doing?

•   Establish and maintain relationships with stakeholders
•   To gather requirements, collect and provide feedback and test status on regular basis.
•   Support of test automation effort across QA, UAT phases of new releases SUT (System Under Test)
•   Develop Automation Test strategy and help with creation and execution of automated test cases for applications within Markets Execution platform.
•   Help manage test environment and test data ensuring support of test efforts and schedules.
•   Collaborate with development teams on common approach of Continuous delivery model
•   Participate in architecture and design discussions to help driven and shape the future use of Test Automation technology.
•   Develop and design automation test

What we’re looking for:

•   4-year Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree
•   5+ years of experience working with Core Java
•   3 years of experience in distributed trading system development including Order Management Systems, FIX Protocols, messaging middleware such as Solace/Tibc

Skills that will help you in the role:

•   Experience with Java build tool, testing tools and Continuous Integration, ideally: Maven, JUnit, JMockit, TeamCity, Git
•   Experience with dependency injections frameworks, ideally: Spring, Guice, HK2
•   Experience with Docker, Openshift, containers
•   Full lifecycle development of a commercial system, including: requirements definition, agile planning, releasing, and production support

Where will you be working?

You will be working at our Americas Headquarters at 745 Seventh Avenue. This 37-story office tower is located in Times Square in the heart of Manhattan and features a cafeteria, fitness center and state-of-the-art LED signage on the facade of the building.

Interested and want to know more about Barclays? Visit home.barclays/who-we-are/ for more details.

More about working at Barclays

Our approach to hybrid working ensures there’s the right balance of working alongside colleagues at our onsite locations, as required for each role. For business areas that offer a hybrid working experience, this will be in a structured way, where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days of the week. Some roles may require full onsite working. Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager.

We continue to embed and review our hybrid working environment and remain in a phase of testing and learning. This means that working arrangements could change, with reasonable notice, to align with the needs of our business.

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 committed to providing an inclusive culture and environment, that recognises and supports ways to balance your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. Providing the opportunity for all our employees globally to work flexibly empowers each of us to work in a way that suits our lives, as well as enabling us to better service our customers’ and clients’ needs.

Our approach to working flexibly is designed to support you to balance your life and to accommodate diverse needs, whilst still allowing us to meet our business needs. If you’d like to request a flexible working arrangement, please discuss this with your hiring manager.

We're committed to providing a supportive and simplified experience for our candidates throughout the application and assessment process. Here, you will find information about what to expect and some guidance around your assessment and interview.

While the application process depends on the role, there are some constant steps, which are;

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Step 3 - Your interview
Step 4 - Next steps

We aim to create an inclusive work environment where everyone can reach their full potential. If you require any adjustments to our recruitment process, please click here to learn more.

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Barclays offers a diverse, inclusive and engaged culture. A place where people can bring their whole selves to work and be respected for who they are, valued for what they do and celebrated for their contribution to our business and our community.
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.

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