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Engineering Lead – Wealth Management

Glasgow, United Kingdom

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Key information

Date live: 17/08/2026

Business Area: Private Bank Processing

Area of Expertise: Technology

Contract: Permanent

Reference Code: JR-0000123011

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It’s happening at Barclays.

Be a part of a place where challenges are measured in billions, qubits and nanoseconds. Build your career in an environment where we’re advancing machine learning, leveraging blockchains, and harnessing FinTech. Working in Barclays technology, you’ll reimagine possibilities: learning and innovating to solve the challenges ahead, delivering for millions of customers.
We are shaping the future of financial technology.
Why not join us and make it happen here?

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Key Accountabilities

  • Lead and develop high‑performing engineering teams, fostering a strong culture of engineering excellence, collaboration and accountability across Wealth Management platforms.
  • Own and execute the engineering roadmap for Wealth Management, aligning frontend, middleware and backend services to PBWM technology strategy and Wealth Management business and client objectives.
  • Drive the design and delivery of modern, intuitive and scalable Wealth Management experiences across web and mobile channels, supported by robust API‑led and service‑based architectures.
  • Provide senior technical leadership across engineering design and delivery, maintaining appropriate hands‑on oversight where needed to drive quality, resolve complexity or accelerate outcomes.
  • Apply Wealth Management domain understanding to translate customer and colleague investment needs into secure, compliant and performant digital journeys.
  • Define, govern and evolve engineering standards, shared components and platform capabilities to enable consistency, reuse and efficient delivery across Wealth Management initiatives.
  • Ensure strong integration patterns, API design and non‑functional performance to support resilient, high‑volume investing and servicing journeys.
  • Collaborate closely with Product Owners, UX designers, Architects, Operations teams and Wealth Management SMEs to ensure strong functional, technical and experience alignment end‑to‑end.
  • Drive continuous improvement across the Wealth Management engineering stack through platform modernisation, tooling improvements, automation and simplification.
  • Be accountable for delivery outcomes across quality, time, cost and risk, acting as senior escalation point for complex delivery, technology and production issues.
  • Ensure all engineering activities comply with regulatory requirements, the Enterprise‑Wide Risk Management Framework, and Barclays policies and standards, including security and operational resilience.

Essential Skills / Experience

  • Strong engineering leadership experience across digital and full‑stack platforms in complex, regulated environments.
  • Solid understanding of the Wealth Management domain, including customer investment journeys, trading, portfolio management and ongoing servicing.
  • Broad experience with modern frontend technologies and practices, and API‑led, service‑based backend architectures.
  • Proven experience shaping and governing shared engineering platforms, frameworks or capabilities at scale.
  • Strong understanding of engineering quality, non‑functional requirements, security, performance and resilience considerations.
  • Experience working across Agile delivery models and multi‑team, multi‑vendor organisational structures.
  • Ability to balance strategic leadership with sufficient technical depth to provide credible challenge and assurance.
  • Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across senior technical and business audiences.
  • Understanding of operational resilience, vulnerability management and production support within a regulated financial services environment.

Purpose of the role

The Director – Engineering Lead – Wealth Management is accountable for engineering leadership and delivery across Wealth Management platforms within PBWM. The role focuses on building and evolving high‑quality client and colleague experiences that support self‑directed and advised digital journeys, underpinned by scalable, secure and resilient digital platforms.

The role requires a strong understanding of the Wealth Management domain, including end‑to‑end investment journeys such as onboarding to investing, trading and execution, portfolio management and ongoing client servicing, advice and re-advice or Wealth Hub, to ensure platforms and experiences are fit for purpose in a regulated environment.

Operating as a senior member of the Wealth Management leadership team, the role provides deep engineering leadership while leading teams, shaping engineering standards, and partnering closely with Product, UX, Architecture, Operations and Risk to deliver predictable outcomes and sustained engineering excellence.

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.

Director Expectations

  • To manage a business function, providing significant input to function wide strategic initiatives. Contribute to and influence policy and procedures for the function and plan, manage and consult on multiple complex and critical strategic projects, which may be business wide..
  • They manage the direction of a large team or sub-function, leading other people managers and embedding a performance culture aligned to the values of the business. Or for an individual contributor, they lead organisation wide projects and act as deep technical expert and thought leader, identifying new ways of working and collaborating cross functionally. They will train, guide and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long term profits, organisational risks and strategic decisions..
  • Provide expert advice to senior functional management and committees to influence decisions made outside of own function, offering significant input to function wide strategic initiatives.
  • Manage, coordinate and enable resourcing, budgeting and policy creation for a significant sub-function.
  • Escalates breaches of policies / procedure appropriately.
  • Foster and guide compliance, ensure regulations are observed that relevant processes in place to facilitate adherence.
  • Focus on the external environment, regulators, or advocacy groups to both monitor and influence on behalf of Barclays, when appropriate.
  • Demonstrate extensive knowledge of how the function integrates with the business division / Group to achieve the overall business objectives.
  • Maintain broad and comprehensive knowledge of industry theories and practices within own discipline alongside up-to-date relevant sector / functional knowledge, and insight into external market developments / initiatives.
  • Use interpretative thinking and advanced analytical skills to solve problems and design solutions in often complex/ sensitive situations.
  • Exercise management authority to make significant decisions and certain strategic decisions or recommendations within own area.
  • Negotiate with and influence stakeholders at a senior level both internally and externally.
  • Act as principal contact point for key clients and counterparts in other functions/ businesses divisions.
  • Mandated as a spokesperson for the function and business division.

All Senior 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.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

Barclays welcomes applications from all candidates and is committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments (accommodations) are put in place to allow for a fair and inclusive recruitment process. For more information and how to request one, please review Adjustments to the recruitment process.

We’re a global, vital and highly respected financial organisation with an inspiring Purpose. Operating in 39 countries and employing around 100,000 people across the world, we help communities, individuals and businesses thrive. And we’ve created financial solutions and technology that the world now takes for granted. A career with us can offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience, and the chance to learn from some of the best minds in technology and finance.

To find out more about Barclays' strategy please click here.

We are an equal opportunity employer and opposed to discrimination on any grounds. It is the policy of Barclays to ensure equal employment opportunity without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, colour, creed, religion, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, disability, veteran status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by law.

Barclays is required by law to confirm that you have the Legal Right to Work in any role that you apply for. If you currently hold a work visa sponsored by Barclays, or you would require sponsorship from Barclays, you must declare this as part of your application. Sponsored visas are role and entity specific and any changes must be reviewed. It is important that you ensure you are working on the correct visa at all times. Failure to accurately disclose your visa status or Legal Right to Work may result in your application or any employment offer being withdrawn at any time.

This role may be subject to enhanced governance arrangements. If successful, you may be required to comply with additional regulatory and compliance obligations, such as disclosure of personal trading activities and external interest/affiliations.

Further information on these requirements will be provided at a later stage of the process.

Who succeeds in
Tech at Barclays?

For a career with us, you need to be prepared to take big steps forward, curious to face the challenges ahead, and driven to focus on the outcomes. We need people with the Barclays mindset to make it happen here.

Qualities we look for:motivator, supporter, connector, driver, communicator, transformer, maker, observer

What you'll get in return

Competitive holiday allowance
Life assurance
Private medical care
Pension contribution

Our technology

Supporting our 48 million customers and clients worldwide takes a lot of forward thinking. It means harnessing technology to support the economy. It means making a difference to people’s lives. And it requires the maintenance and development of a global, technological infrastructure. At Barclays, technology helps us keep transactions moving, manages data, and protects our customers. Join a world where your work creates unique moments of impact. Make it happen here.

This is Barclays Glasgow

Barclays Glasgow is the engine of the Corporate and Investment Bank, and Shared Technology, delivering vital services to clients across the world. With c.5,500 talented people in a whole range of roles, the work we do touches millions of lives every day.

Our campus is a safe environment for neuro-diverse colleagues or anyone who, from time to time, may need calm, controlled spaces.

We work hard to make our Glasgow campus a centre of citizenship, community integration and social impact. We make a real difference.

Our campus features excellent facilities such as our Fitness Suite, fitness classes, an on-site GP, a bicycle store and so much more.

Connect with your colleagues. Join one of many clubs and societies like our working parents club, or catch up with your colleagues at our rooftop bar, The Beacon.

This is Barclays Glasgow

Barclays Glasgow is the engine of the Corporate and Investment Bank, and Shared Technology, delivering vital services to clients across the world. With c.5,500 talented people in a whole range of roles, the work we do touches millions of lives every day.

Designed for diversity

Our campus is a safe environment for neuro-diverse colleagues or anyone who, from time to time, may need calm, controlled spaces.

At the heart of the community

We work hard to make our Glasgow campus a centre of citizenship, community integration and social impact. We make a real difference.

Focus on health and wellbeing

Our campus features excellent facilities such as our Fitness Suite, fitness classes, an on-site GP, a bicycle store and so much more.

Connect with your colleagues

Connect with your colleagues. Join one of many clubs and societies like our working parents club, or catch up with your colleagues at our rooftop bar, The Beacon.

Barclays

Working flexibly

We’re committed to providing a supportive and inclusive culture and environment for you to work in. This environment recognises and supports your personal needs, alongside the professional needs of our business. If you'd like to explore flexible working arrangements, please discuss this with the hiring manager. Your request will be reviewed in-line with the requirements of the role/business needs of the team.

Hybrid working

We have a structured approach to hybrid working, where colleagues work at an onsite location on fixed, ‘anchor’, days, as set by the business area. Please discuss the working pattern requirements for the role you are applying for with the hiring manager. Please note that working arrangements may be subject to change on reasonable notice to ensure we meet the needs of our business.

Barclays is built on an international scale.

Our geographic reach, our wide variety of functions, businesses, roles and locations reflect the rich diversity of our worldwide customer base. All of which means we offer incredible variety, depth and breadth of experience. And the chance to learn from a globally diverse mix of colleagues, including some of the very best minds in banking, finance, technology and business. Throughout, we’ll encourage you to embrace mobility, exploring every part of our operations as you build your career.

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Make it happen at Barclays

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Application process

1

Your application

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2

Your assessment

Covering your behaviours and ability at work.

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Your interview

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Next step

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