Principal Engineer - CIAM

Women Thrive Magazine; Greater London; On-site; GBP 80,000 - GBP 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial institution in Greater London seeks a Principal Engineer to transform digital offerings by implementing robust IAM solutions. The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in ForgeRock, cloud computing, and mentoring team members. This position plays a critical role in technical innovation and cross-functional collaboration while ensuring best practices in software development. This is a chance to advance in a dynamic environment that encourages continual professional growth.

Benefits

Mentorship opportunities

Innovative work environment

Professional development initiatives

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on experience with ForgeRock IAM solutions.
• Experience in API and microservices development.
• Understanding of multi-factor authentication and identity lifecycle management.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design and implementation of robust software solutions.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level engineers.
• Collaborate with business partners and product managers.

Skills

ForgeRock IAM solutions

JavaScript

Java

Python

Cloud computing (AWS)

Site Reliability Engineering principles

DevSecOps

Tools

AWS

Chef

Ansible

Job description

Principal Engineer - CIAMBarclays Bank PLCUKJoin us as a Principal Engineer for CIAM at Barclays, where you will support the acceleration of a new digital platform capability, transforming and modernising our digital estate to build a market-leading digital offering with customer experience at its heart. This is an exciting and key role, partnering with business aligned engineering and product teams, to ensure a collaborative team culture is at the heart of what we do. To be successful in this role you should have: Strong hands-on experience in the configuration, deployment and running of ForgeRock COTS based IAM solutions (PingGateway, PingAM, PingIDM, PingDS), including designing and implementing cloud-based, scalable and resilient IAM solutions for large corporate organisations. Experience with IAM engineering experience across authentication, authorisation, single sign-on, multi-factor authentication, identity lifecycle management, OAuth2.0, OpenID Connect, SAML and policy management Expertise with JavaScript, Java, Python, and must be comfortable with API and microservices development. Strong working knowledge of Site Reliability Engineering principles Experience with Cloud computing (AWS is essential, Azure is a plus) Some other highly desirable skills include: Experience in DevSecOps - knowledge of Product Operating Model Knowledge of Infrastructure as a Code tooling (Chef is essential, Ansible is a plus), containerization knowledge of authentication and biometric system design is highly desired. Open-source experience 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. This role will be based out of our London office. Purpose of the role To drive technical excellence and innovation by leading the design and implementation of robust software solutions, providing mentorship to engineering teams, fostering cross-functional collaboration, and contributing to strategic planning to ensure the delivery of high-quality solutions aligned with business objectives. Accountabilities Provision of guidance and expertise to engineering teams to ensure alignment with best practices and foster a culture of technical excellence. Contribution to strategic planning by aligning technical decisions with business goals, anticipating future technology trends, and providing insights to optimize product roadmaps. Design and implementation of complex, scalable, and maintainable software solutions, considering long-term viability and business objectives. Mentoring and coaching to junior and mid-level engineers to foster professional growth and knowledge sharing, elevating the overall skillset and capabilities of the organization. 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. Innovation within the organization by identifying and incorporating new technologies, methodologies, and industry practices into the engineering process. Vice President Expectations To 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 If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, planning for the department’s future needs and operations, counselling employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They 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 If the position has leadership responsibilities, 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 OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will 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. They will 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 accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does. Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies. Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions. Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem solving processes. Seek out, build and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes. 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.