Lead Oracle Database Developer - VP

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues. 

Accountabilities

• 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.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures..
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements..
• 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 will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes.
• Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

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.

At Barclays, we don't just adapt to the future – Embark on a transformative journey as Lead Oracle Database Developer - VP where you'll be part of the next generation trade processing application. As a member of the trade processing engineering team, you will be dedicated to the engineering of high-performance, scalable database solutions that facilitate seamless data management across our enterprise platforms. With a focus on optimization, automation, and integration into application build and release pipelines, you'll be responsible for creating a robust and efficient database ecosystem. Your role will have accountability for the strategy, architecture, design, build, documentation, and testing of database components. You will work closely with colleagues in the wider technology organization to ensure database solutions align with modern developer-focused experiences. Additionally, your role requires effective stakeholder management, leadership, and decision-making to support business strategy and risk management.

To be successful as a Lead Oracle Database Developer - VP, you should have experience with:

• Strong understanding of enterprise database design principles to build secure, fault-tolerant, and scalable systems

• Expertise in Oracle database administration, including performance tuning, backup and recovery, and high availability solutions

• Proficiency in SQL, PL/SQL, and database optimization techniques

• Experience with database migration, upgrades, and patch management

• Hands-on experience with database automation and scripting using languages like Python or Shell

• Hands-on experience with Java applications that connect to Oracle database

• Experience in implementing database security measures and access controls

• A strong work ethic - team player, creative, passionate, and disciplined

• Familiarity with database performance monitoring tools and techniques

• Experience with database replication and disaster recovery strategies

• Experience with configuration management tools such as Ansible or Terraform for database deployments

• Working knowledge of Git (or similar) for database version control

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines for database changes using tools like GitLab

Some highly valued skills include:

• Knowledge of Docker and Openshift to be able to build and deploy java microservices containerized applications to Openshift

• Comfortable working on Unix systems, with knowledge of basic Unix commands.

• Understand and manage Maven builds for Java Spring Boot applications.

• Deploy applications to OpenShift clusters using tools like Jenkins or GitLab CI/CD

• Experience with NoSQL databases and big data technologies

• Knowledge of data warehousing and business intelligence concepts

• Proven track record of delivering database automation solutions and Database-as-Code practices

• Familiarity with containerization technologies (e.g., Docker) for database environments

• Understanding of data governance and compliance requirements in financial services.

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.

The location of the role is Pune, IN