Principal Engineer - CLR

About the role

Barclays is looking for a Principal Engineer - CLR for its Glasgow campus. The role drives technical excellence and innovation by leading the design and implementation of robust software solutions, mentoring engineering teams and shaping the technical direction of reporting solutions that clients use to reconcile accounts, investigate transactions and manage cash positions. It sits within the Director expectations for senior leaders.

Key responsibilities

• Provide guidance and expertise to engineering teams so they follow best practice and technical excellence.
• Contribute to strategic planning by aligning technical decisions with business goals and anticipating future technology trends.
• Design and implement complex, scalable and maintainable software solutions.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers.
• Work with business partners, product managers and designers to turn business requirements into technical solutions.
• Introduce new technologies, methodologies and industry practices into the engineering process.
• Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function, and advise senior management and committees.
• Act as principal contact for key clients and counterparts, and as spokesperson for the function.

Required profile

• Deep knowledge of ISO 20022 reporting standards including camt.052, camt.053 and camt.054.
• Familiarity with SWIFT MT 940, 942 and 950 and BAI2 reporting standards.
• Experience owning statement production and reconciliation platforms.
• Evidence of defining technical reporting strategy and standards.
• Nice to have: audit, regulatory or risk-management experience; experience building traceable data lineage; exposure to API and file delivery channels; knowledge of market-specific reporting and reconciliation practices.

Required skills

• Hands-on Java expertise within a LeSS or SAFe environment.
• Strong Kafka and event-driven architecture experience.
• Experience designing webhook and asynchronous client delivery solutions.
• Nice to have: generating PDF, spreadsheet and client-facing reports; knowledge of market-specific reporting and reconciliation practices.