Architect

**Job Title**: Architect

**Location**: Pune

About Barclays

Barclays is a British universal bank. We are diversified by business, by different types of customers and clients, and by geography. Our businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by our service company which provides technology, operations and functional services across the Group.

Risk and Control Objective

Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Barclays Policies and Policy Standards.

Working Flexibly

We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment 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. Whether you have family commitments or you’re a carer, or whether you need study time or wish to pursue personal interests, our approach to working flexibly is designed to help you balance your life.

Hybrid Working
- BUK & BX - All locations

Please discuss the detail of the working pattern options for the role with the hiring manager.

**Introduction**:
The Enterprise Architect is accountable for supporting the definition of Strategies, Roadmaps ,Technology architecture, and the creation of the Concept / E2E Solution Designs.

What will you be doing?
- Working in close collaboration with the Lead Architect, Solution Architects and the Technology and Business functions of the group
- Supporting in the creation of the technology strategy, roadmaps and vision for the group.
- Support evaluation of the current technology environment to detect critical deficiencies and recommend solutions for improvement. Designing and supporting the implementation of resilient, scalable solutions for the platform.
- Ensuring Technology services processes and controls are designed to comply with group policies to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations.
- Providing assurance that the technology services system of internal control is operating as designed and effectively manages all Principal and Key Risk types in accordance with Barclays Policies.
- Partnering with Engineers, Architects and broadly colleagues within O&T and Business community to coordinate strategies and technology investment recommendations
- Maintaining and tracking technical debt as a result of any changes to target state solutions to accommodate project
- Maintaining knowledge of relevant technologies at the core.
- Creating and developing the Concept, End to End Solution including Functional and Technical designs, ensuring appropriate architectural governance approvals are obtained.

**What we’re looking for**:

- Real world architecture experience in banking / financial services is essential with significant practical experience of defining and implementing enterprise wide technical solutions
- Ability to provide an excellent customer/client experience, underpinned by a lean cost base, strong controls and a culture of collaboration, innovation and high performance. Very strong strategic vision.
- The ability to analyse and distil complex information quickly, presenting to non-Technology colleagues in a clear and succinct manner.
- Hands on capability to work with the LA, Solution Architects, Designers and developers in supporting resolution of any critical issues.

**Skills that will help you in the role**:
- Analytical thought process
- Knowledge about Cloud Architecture
- Functional Knowledge about banking and their products
- Ability to translate abstract ideas and thoughts into conceptual architecture

Where will you be working?

Pune

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

Purpose, Values and Mindset

We deploy finance responsibly to support people and businesses, acting with empathy and integrity, championing innovation and sustainability, for the common good and the long term.

**Our values underpin everything we do**: Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship.

Respect

We harness the power of diversity and inclusion in our business, trust those we work with, and value everyone's contribution.
Integrity

We operate with honesty, transparency and fairness in all we do.

Service

We act with empathy and humility, putting the people and businesses we serve at the centre of what we do.

Excellence

We champion innovation, and use our energy, expertise and resources to make a positive difference.

Stewardship

We prize sustainability, and are passionate a