Data Model Developer

Join us at Barclays as a Data Model Developer. We’re looking for a Data Modeler to design, develop, and maintain statistical, mathematical, and machine learning models that support decision-making. In this role, you’ll translate business requirements into logical and physical data models that serve as the foundation for scalable, performance-optimised data products. You’ll work closely with the Data Product Manager and other stakeholders to ensure solutions are aligned with business goals and built for long-term success.

To be successful as a Data Model Developer, you should have experience with:

• The design and implementation of high-quality data models that optimise access, storage, and analysis.

• Managing Business as Usual (BAU) model enhancements and changes.

• Advanced understanding of data modelling principles and performance optimisation.

• Familiarity with AWS services.

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Ability to work with SQL, Unix, and shell scripting.

• Knowledge of data governance, cataloguing, and cloud storage design.

• Partner with business stakeholders to understand data needs and translate them into modelling specifications.

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 has the option to work from the following locations:
Northampton, Knutsford or Glasgow.

To design, develop, implement, and maintain various statistical, mathematical and machine learning models to support decision-making by analysis and solving complex problems.

• Acquisition and collection of data from various sources, including internal databases, external datasets, and real-time feeds.
• Performing data cleaning and pre-processing tasks to ensure data quality and suitability for model development.
• Design and implementation of data management strategies for model maintenance and future development.
• Designing, development, and implementation of statistical and machine learning models for various applications, including credit risk assessment, fraud detection, customer segmentation, and marketing optimisation.
• Monitoring model performance in real-time and identify any potential issues or biases.

• 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 elevate 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…