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.
Join us as a Data Engineering Manager (DBA) at Barclays, responsible for supporting the successful delivery of location strategy projects to plan, budget, agreed quality and governance standards. You'll spearhead the evolution of our digital landscape, driving innovation and excellence. You will harness cutting-edge technology to revolutionise our digital offerings, ensuring unparalleled customer experiences.
To be successful as a Data Engineering Manager (DBA), you should have experience with:
Deep expertise in
RAC, ASM
Data Guard, GoldenGate
RMAN backup/recovery
Strong SQL and PL/SQL skills
OCI Cloud Expertise
Hands-on experience designing and managing
OCI database services (DB Systems, Autonomous DB, Exadata)
OCI Networking (VCN, DRG, Load Balancers)
IAM and security models
Experience with multi-region and hybrid cloud setups
Architecture & Strategy
Define and lead database architecture strategy across on-prem and OCI environments
Design high availability, disaster recovery, and multi-region architectures
Drive cloud adoption and migration strategy (on-prem → OCI)
Establish database standards, best practices, and governance frameworks
OCI Cloud Leadership
Architect and manage
OCI DB Systems (Bare Metal / VM DB)
Autonomous Databases (ATP, ADW)
Exadata Cloud Service (preferred)
Lead OCI landing zone design (networking, IAM, security architecture)
Optimize cost, performance, and scalability in OCI environments
Drive adoption of Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Terraform/OCI Resource Manager
Performance & Scalability
Lead advanced performance tuning and capacity planning
Analyze AWR, ASH, ADDM reports for deep insights
Design systems for high throughput, low latency, and scalability
Implement partitioning, sharding, indexing, and workload management
High Availability & DR
Architect and manage
Oracle RAC
Data Guard (Active Data Guard)
GoldenGate replication
Design zero/near-zero downtime architectures
Conduct DR drills, failover/failback testing
Automation & Engineering Mindset
Drive automation-first DBA practices
Build frameworks using
Shell scripting / Python
OCI CLI / SDK
Terraform / Ansible
Strong scripting experience (Python, Shell)
Expertise in
Terraform / OCI Resource Manager
CI/CD pipelines (Azure DevOps, Jenkins, etc.)
Git-based workflows
Integrate database deployments into CI/CD pipelines
Introduce self-healing and auto-scaling mechanisms
Migration & Modernization
Lead large-scale database migrations using
RMAN / Data Pump
OCI Database Migration Service
GoldenGate
Modernize legacy databases to
Autonomous DB
Cloud-native architectures
Security & Compliance
Define and enforce enterprise-grade security architecture
Implement
TDE (Transparent Data Encryption)
Data masking, auditing, and access control
Ensure compliance with standards (e.g., GDPR, PCI-DSS where applicable)
Other essential responsibilities
Act as technical authority and escalation point for complex issues
Mentor junior DBAs and lead cross-functional teams
Collaborate with enterprise architects, DevOps, and application teams
Influence roadmaps and strategic decisions at leadership level
Enterprise-level OCI database architecture blueprint
Migration roadmap and execution plan
Automated DBA frameworks (IaC + CI/CD)
HA/DR design with tested failover scenarios
Performance benchmarking and optimization reports
You may be assessed on 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 is based out of Bengaluru.
