Database Specialists

Database Specialists
Whippany, NJ

As a Barclays Database Specialists, you will thrive on variety and are looking for a new challenge then we have a VP (Vice President) opportunity available – You will be the liaison with USCB and CIB. You will be working closely with various Application leads across these business units. You will be working on the major business initiatives and help design the infrastructure needs to the Applications.

Barclays is one of the world's largest and most respected financial institutions, with 329 years of success, quality, and innovation behind us. We've helped millions of individuals and businesses thrive, creating financial and digital solutions that the world now takes for granted. An important and growing presence in the USA, we offer careers providing endless opportunity.

We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognizes 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 career, 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. If you would like some flexibility, then please discuss this with the hiring manager, and your request will be reviewed subject to business needs.

We are currently in the early stages of implementing a hybrid working environment, which means 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. We’re flexible on how this works and it may continue to change and evolve. Depending on your team, typically this means that colleagues spend a minimum of between 20% to 60% of their time in the office, which could be over a week, a month or a quarter. However, some colleagues may choose to spend more time in the office over a typical period than their role type requires. We also have a flexible working process where, subject to business needs, all colleagues globally are able to request work patterns to reflect their personal circumstances. 

What will you be doing?

•    Analyzing various new initiatives coming out of USCB and making sure that we have a complete handle on the upcoming Infrastructure needs of each and every initiative
•    You will lead the database design and provide best practices insights
•    Playing a key role  for Tech Debt remediation and upgrades
•    You will be in charge of database performance analysis and provide recommendations
•    Working with Tech Leads and PMs on USCB and GTIS and making sure that all deliveries are on time and handle any potential hiccups

What we’re looking for:

•    Monitor database (Oracle) capacity to ensure that current sizing is not going to breach limits and act when appropriate
•    Create new procedures to accommodate changes to standard database utilities. 
•    Lead in the implementation of complex infra changes, teaching colleagues from own methodologies
•    Proactively deliver on all activities and tasks assigned to them within the SLA to avoid any missed deadlines

Skills that will help you in the role:

•    Good working knowledge of US Consumer Banking Business
•    Good knowledge of Networking or Databases 

Where will you be working?

At Barclays, we are proud to be redefining the future of finance and here at Whippany we are defining the future of the workplace and the future of the way we work and live. We are creating a unique community, one of four strategic tech-enabled hubs that will redefine opportunity for everyone who works here. Whatever you do at Whippany, you’ll have every chance to build a world-class career in this world-class environment.

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Salary : $50,800 - $64,400