Assistant VP, Windows Server Engineer

What will you be doing? Barclays Services Corp. seeks Assistant VP, Windows Server Engineer (multiple positions) in Whippany, NJ: Participate in the day‑to‑day operations of the technology function, working across a range of technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues. Reactivate and pro‑active resolution of Incidents, performing Changes, upgrades to existing Windows Server Infrastructure. Support of Windows Clusters, antivirus, backups, deployment tools and monitoring tools, capacity management. Provide end‑to‑end support in all Major Incidents which have Business impact by working with other required support teams to recover the services. Participation in design and innovation of products using the newest technologies. Provide constant Service Improvements and Automation development. Implement business‑driven changes and requests. Vulnerability Management – working on monthly Windows patching on 50K+ Windows servers and ensuring compliance. Service Resilience – performing DCR activities to make sure services are working as expected at the remote location. Backup & Recovery – ensuring both OS and application data are backed up in regular intervals without issues. Complete problem resolution including problem management, root cause analysis, and implementation of remedies. Windows Security – working with the CSO (Risk) management team to understand risks, impacts and basic troubleshooting for user access issues. Provide advice and consultation aimed at minimizing the occurrence and impact of service incidents through process improvement. Ensure compliance with all risk and audit requirements. May telecommute pursuant to company policies. Minimum Salary: $150,550.00 per year Maximum Salary: $160,000.00 per year The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above includes only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available. Barclays employees are eligible for a suite of a competitive and generous employee benefits, including medical, dental and vision coverage, 401(k), life insurance, and other paid leave for qualifying circumstances. This position is eligible for an incentive award. Purpose of the role To effectively monitor and maintain the bank’s critical technology infrastructure and resolve more complex technical issues, whilst minimising disruption to operations. Accountabilities Provision of technical support for the service management function to resolve more complex issues for a specific client or group of clients. Develop the support model and service offering to improve the service to customers and stakeholders. Execution of preventative maintenance tasks on hardware and software and utilisation of monitoring tools/metrics to identify, prevent and address potential issues and ensure optimal performance. Maintenance of a knowledge base containing detailed documentation of resolved cases for future reference, self‑service opportunities and knowledge sharing. Analysis of system logs, error messages and user reports to identify the root causes of hardware, software and network issues, and providing a resolution to these issues by fixing or replacing faulty hardware components, reinstalling software, or applying configuration changes. Automation, monitoring enhancements, capacity management, resiliency, business continuity management, front‑office specific support and stakeholder management. Identification and remediation or raising, through appropriate process, of potential service‑impacting risks and issues. Proactively assess support activities, implementing automations where appropriate to maintain stability and drive efficiency. Actively tune monitoring tools, thresholds, and alerting to ensure issues are known when they occur. Assistant Vice President Expectations To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well‑developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraise performance relative to objectives and determine reward outcomes. 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 lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/or projects, identifying a combination of cross‑functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and develop new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub‑function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business‑aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external, such as procedures and practices (in other areas, teams, companies, etc) to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information. ‘Complex’ information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. Influence or convince stakeholders 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr