Network Engineer - AVP

Barclays•Jefferson, CO

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The purpose of the role is to build and maintain infrastructure platforms and products that support applications and data systems, using hardware, software, networks, and cloud computing platforms as required with the aim of ensuring that the infrastructure is reliable, scalable, and secure. Ensure the reliability, availability, and scalability of the systems, platforms, and technology through the application of software engineering techniques, automation, and best practices in incident response. This role is located in our Whippany, New Jersey office.

Requirements

Hands-on experience designing, deploying, and operating network security solutions across one or more domains: firewalls, IDS/IPS, proxy services, remote access, NAC, and network segmentation
Considerable understanding of security policies, standards, and technical baselines, with the ability to implement and continuously improve secure configurations across on premise, hybrid, and cloud environments
Evidence of automation and engineering efficiency through Infrastructure as Code, CI/CD pipelines, and configuration management tools such as Ansible, Terraform
Experience operating within change, risk, and control governance, including contribution to audit, compliance, and operational reporting requirements
Incident and problem management capability, including root cause analysis and remediation of vulnerabilities (with senior technical leadership expected at VP level)
Experience advising stakeholders on secure design, risk tradeoffs, and strategic security decisions (particularly at VP level)
Experience driving continuous improvement of platform health, reliability, and operational integrity
Demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship
Demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive

Nice To Haves

Relevant professional certifications such as CISSP, CCNP Security, AWS or Azure Security, or equivalent, considered an advantage

Responsibilities

Build Engineering: Development, delivery, and maintenance of high-quality infrastructure solutions to fulfil business requirements ensuring measurable reliability, performance, availability, and ease of use. Including the identification of the appropriate technologies and solutions to meet business, optimisation, and resourcing requirements.
Incident Management: Monitoring of IT infrastructure and system performance to measure, identify, address, and resolve any potential issues, vulnerabilities, or outages. Use of data to drive down mean time to resolution.
Automation: Development and implementation of automated tasks and processes to improve efficiency and reduce manual intervention, utilising software scripting/coding disciplines.
Security: Implementation of a secure configuration and measures to protect infrastructure against cyber-attacks, vulnerabilities, and other security threats, including protection of hardware, software, and data from unauthorised access.
Teamwork: Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, architects, and other engineers to define IT Infrastructure requirements, devise solutions, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives via a data driven approach.
Learning: Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations, and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth.
Design, deliver, and continuously improve advanced network security controls that protect our enterprise against evolving threats.
Work hands-on across strategic network security platforms, embedding security-by-design and zero trust principles while enabling safe, predictable change at scale in a highly regulated environment.
Influence platform design, engineering standards, and security outcomes across the global network estate, with clear ownership and visible impact.
Partner closely with infrastructure, cloud, architecture, and cybersecurity teams to engineer secure, resilient services and drive modern engineering practices through automation, Infrastructure as Code, and CI/CD patterns.