Software Development Engineer in Test

Job Description

As a Barclays Software Development Engineer, you will take on real ownership in driving our shift-left transformation; focusing on Test Environment, Test Data and Continuous Testing enablers you will engineer solutions based on contemporary delivery practicessuch as Containerization and Infrastructure as Code. Your role is instrumental in improving all aspects of software quality by enabling continuous test and advocating good software engineering practices via exemplar reference implementations to acceleratethe delivery of high-quality resilient applications at pace. Barclays is one of the worlds largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality, and innovation behind us. We offer careers that provide endless opportunity - helping millions of individuals and businesses thrive and creatingfinancial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. We are currently operating in a hybrid working environment, meaning that many colleagues spend part of their working hours at home and part in the office, depending on the nature of the role they are in. Please discuss the detail of the working pattern optionsfor the role with the hiring manager. What will you be doing Creating authoritative practical guidance on contemporary quality engineering practices; underpinned by consumable, codified reference implementations Designing, developing and evergreening robust high-quality functional and non-functional automated test solutions via continuous integration Providing a SWAT engineering capability to accelerate shift-left transformation of quality practices on large or business critical initiatives Designing, provisioning and evergreening robust high-quality functional and non-functional test environments via contemporary infrastructure provisioning techniques Owning the delivery of epics for key features in collaboration with other technical leaders Leading the development effort ensuring good software architecture and patterns are implemented Supporting and encouraging other members of the team to develop against these epics Collaborating with peers and leaders to define a prioritised roadmap and backlog What were looking for: Solid appreciation of what good contemporary software engineering quality practices is and how to implement them; good understanding Should have a solid broad understanding of testing principles, testing types, test tools and methodologies including environment provisioning via IaC (Chef) and Containerisation (Docker) Able to write reusable code/scripts; should be proficient in at least one core language (e.g., Java) and one scripting language (e.g. JS, Python) including debugging issues. Practical experience of versioning tools like Git Stash and Continuous Integration / Continuous Delivery concepts (CI / CD). Also, familiar with the concepts of Pull requests, code reviews. Skills that will help you in the role: Should be aware of cloud technology platforms e.g. Amazon AWS or Microsoft Azure Experience of developing and testing complex Micro Service, web based applications that reference Knowledge Graph back-end systems Experience of agile development methodologies and should be comfortable in working with a team using the BDD, Sprint/Scrum methodology of agile Good understanding of DevOps and CI/CD pipeline development Where will you be workingOur new state-of-the-art Campus, right in the heart of Glasgow is a hub of creative collaboration. A place where everyone can bring their true selves to work and reach their full potential. Home to 5,000 of our colleagues, our Tradeston campus will supportthe community in more ways than one - by creating thousands of new career opportunities and celebrating local artists. A short walk from Central Station on the south of the Clyde, it will be a key location for the Barclays business that will deepen our tieswith the city and its communities.