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INTRODUCTION
Embark on a transformative journey as a Delivery Lead/Senior Data Engineer. At Barclays, our vision is clear – to redefine the future of banking and help craft innovative solutions. In this role you’ll play a critical role in building cloud native, data driven platforms that power advanced analytics, AI, and smarter banking outcomes. You’ll work directly with AWS technologies to design and engineer scalable, secure solutions, contributing directly to the modernization of Barclays’ data and technology landscape. This role offers a unique opportunity to deepen your cloud knowledge, work on large‑scale enterprise platforms, and identify your engineering impact in real‑world banking—advancing data architecture, modeling standards, and platform excellence that enable quality analytics, responsible AI, regulatory compliance, and informed decision‑making at scale.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES
To be successful as a Delivery Lead/Senior Data Engineer, you should have:
- Validated experience supporting enterprise data architecture strategies, defining standards and reference architectures, and balancing performance, scalability, and resilience
- Highly skilled in cloud data architecture and distributed computing paradigms, with extensive applied experience leveraging AWS data platforms such as Glue, Lambda, S3, Redshift, Athena, and Databricks
- Advanced knowledge of data modeling techniques, including dimensional modeling, schema evolution, and design patterns for analytics, reporting, and downstream data consumption
- Demonstrated ability to define, implement, and govern data architecture standards, reference architectures, and engineering frameworks across multiple teams
- Advanced proficiency in Python, PySpark, and SQL, with the ability to guide teams on performance optimization and scalable design, rather than serving solely as a team member contributor
Other highly valued skills include:
- Experience supporting DevOps and CI/CD strategies for data platforms using tools such as Jenkins and GitLab, embedding quality, automation, and reliability into delivery pipelines
- Ample knowledge of data governance, metadata management, data quality, and data mesh concepts, with the ability to influence enterprise-wide adoption
- Experience supporting or enabling machine learning and AI workloads, including model training, inference, or feature pipelines in partnership with Data Science or AI teams
- Considerable understanding of cloud security, IAM, data access controls, and platform governance, with experience implementing fine-grained data security using tools such as Immuta
- Strategic understanding of DBT, Data Build Tool and analytics engineering practices for scalable transformation and modelling
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, digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.
PURPOSE OF THE ROLE
To build and maintain the systems that collect, store, process, and analyse data, such as data pipelines, data warehouses and data lakes to ensure that all data is accurate, accessible, and secure.
ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Build and maintenance of data architectures pipelines that enable the transfer and processing of durable, complete and consistent data
- Design and implementation of data warehouses and data lakes that manage the appropriate data volumes and velocity and adhere to the required security measures
- Development of processing and analysis algorithms fit for the intended data complexity and volumes
- Collaboration with data scientists to build and deploy machine learning models
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
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum Salary: $170,000
- Maximum Salary: $230,000
The minimum and maximum salary/rate information above include only base salary or base hourly rate. It does not include any other type of compensation or benefits that may be available.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Barclays employees are eligible for a suite of 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.
LOCATION
This role is located in our Whippany, NJ office.
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Target employers with an H-1B filing history
Companies that have sponsored Delivery Leads before are far more likely to do it again. Look for employers with LCA filings in project management, engineering, or technology delivery functions to confirm they understand the sponsorship process.
Frame your role as a specialty occupation
USCIS scrutinizes hybrid roles. Emphasize the technical depth of your work, architecture decisions, engineering team oversight, delivery methodology, rather than general coordination. The specialty occupation case is stronger when the role requires a specific degree field.
Align your degree with the job description
A degree in computer science, information systems, or engineering maps cleanly to most Delivery Lead postings. If your degree is in a different field, document how your coursework directly supports the technical requirements listed in the job description.
Get the job title and duties right on the LCA
USCIS compares your I-129 petition to the Labor Condition Application filed with the DOL. Inconsistencies between listed duties and your actual role are a common RFE trigger. Confirm the LCA reflects your real day-to-day responsibilities before filing.
Consider O-1A if you have recognized industry achievements
Delivery Leads with published work, conference speaking, open-source contributions, or awards for leading high-impact projects may qualify for the O-1A. This visa has no lottery and no annual cap, making it a strong alternative to the H-1B.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Can a Delivery Lead role qualify for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, but the petition needs to establish it as a specialty occupation. That means demonstrating the role requires at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field, typically computer science, engineering, or information systems. Delivery Lead roles that blend technical oversight with agile delivery methodology generally qualify. Roles framed primarily as coordination or stakeholder management face more scrutiny from USCIS.
What degree do employers typically require for Delivery Lead visa sponsorship?
Most LCA filings for Delivery Lead positions list a bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, or information technology as the minimum requirement. Some employers accept degrees in management information systems or related technical disciplines. If your degree is in a non-technical field, you'll need to document relevant coursework or use the three-for-one experience substitution rule, three years of qualifying experience per missing year of education.
How do I find Delivery Lead jobs that actually offer visa sponsorship?
Most job postings don't clearly state whether sponsorship is available, which makes filtering difficult. Migrate Mate curates listings specifically for candidates who need visa sponsorship, so every role you see is relevant to your situation. It's the most direct way to find Delivery Lead openings without manually checking hundreds of postings or getting ghosted after asking about sponsorship.
Is the Delivery Lead title at risk of an H-1B Request for Evidence?
It carries moderate RFE risk because the title spans a wide range of actual responsibilities. USCIS has questioned hybrid roles where management duties dominate over technical ones. The strongest petitions for this title emphasize engineering leadership, system design involvement, technical decision-making authority, and a degree requirement specific to the field. Generic descriptions of agile coaching or project tracking are the most common RFE triggers.
Can a Delivery Lead on OPT transfer to H-1B with the same employer?
Yes. If you're working as a Delivery Lead on OPT and your employer is willing to sponsor, they file an H-1B visa petition on your behalf during the April cap season. If selected in the lottery, your H-1B status typically begins October 1. Make sure your OPT expiration date and any STEM OPT extension deadlines are mapped against the H-1B timeline before the registration window opens in March.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Delivery Lead jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.