To manage the people, processes, and technologies in the IT function to ensure they deliver outcomes that support the goals of the business.Development and implementation of technology strategies, ensuring technology investments are enablers for business success, such as improving efficiency, supporting growth, innovation, and risk management.Align with global data governance frameworks to ensure data quality, security, and privacy, promoting data-driven decision-making through data analytics and AI to extract insights and inform strategies.Implement technology practices that comply with security, regulatory, and policy requirements, actively managing risks.Lead digital transformation projects and initiatives, modernizing legacy systems and deploying digital solutions to enable customers, clients, and colleagues.Manage the technology team by hiring, training, mentoring, setting goals, and ensuring the team has necessary resources and support.Oversee technology budgets, prioritizing resources, optimizing costs, and mitigating financial risks.Advise senior management and committees on strategic initiatives, influencing decisions outside the immediate function.Coordinate resourcing, budgeting, and policy creation for a significant sub-function.Escalate policy or procedural breaches appropriately.Ensure compliance with regulations and internal policies, fostering a culture of adherence.Barclays Payments is hiring a new Director, Head of Infrastructure and Tools. Owning AWS infrastructure-as-code to deliver secure, scalable environments.Leading CI/CD tooling and automation, embedding controls and policies.Implementing observability tools for monitoring, logging, and alerting in a DevOps environment.Provisioning and managing shared platform services like Kubernetes, Kafka, databases, and IdP.