Job Specifications
Join Barclays as a Salesforce Software Engineer Manager and take ownership of guiding and managing engineering teams to deliver high-quality software solutions. In this role, you’ll provide technical leadership, mentorship, and support while fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
To be successful in this role, you will need the following:
They demonstrates deep expertise in Salesforce integration, including ETL processes, API development with authentication, and asynchronous patterns such as event-driven architectures, enabling secure, scalable, and efficient data exchange across Salesforce and external systems.
They possess expert-level proficiency in Salesforce data architecture, configuration using Flows, and customization through Apex, Lightning Web Components (LWC) and OmniStudio, enabling them to build complex and tailored solutions.
They demonstrate advanced proficiency in Salesforce DevOps practices, including Second-Generation Packaging (2GP), enabling modular development, automated CI/CD pipelines, and scalable, version-controlled deployments across environments.
Other Highly Valued Skills Include
They demonstrates proficiency in applying Salesforce design patterns, including separation of concerns, modular architecture, and scalable component-based development, to ensure maintainable and efficient solutions.
They are proficient in secure coding practices, including input validation, access control, and data encryption, which helps protect sensitive information.
They are proficient in designing and managing scalable Salesforce data models, ensuring data integrity, performance, and alignment with business requirements.
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 successful candidate can either be based in Luke Street, London or Radbroke Hall, Knutsford.
Purpose of the role
To lead and manage engineering teams, providing technical guidance, mentorship, and support to ensure the delivery of high-quality software solutions, driving technical excellence, fostering a culture of innovation, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to align technical decisions with business objectives.
Accountabilities
Lead engineering teams effectively, fostering a collaborative and high-performance culture to achieve project goals and meet organizational objectives.
Oversee timelines, team allocation, risk management and task prioritization to ensure the successful delivery of solutions within scope, time, and budget.
Mentor and support team members' professional growth, conduct performance reviews, provide actionable feedback, and identify opportunities for improvement.
Evaluation and enhancement of engineering processes, tools, and methodologies to increase efficiency, streamline workflows, and optimize team productivity.
Collaboration with business partners, product managers, designers, and other stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical solutions and ensure a cohesive approach to product development.
Enforcement of technology standards, facilitate peer reviews, and implement robust testing practices to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions.
Vice President Expectations
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.
Define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. 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.
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.
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. 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 account