Barclays has announced plans to increase its footprint in Prague, creating around 200 new high-skilled technology jobs in the city, to boost its in-house engineering and development capability.
Barclays has laid out plans to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Czech Republic, to launch a recruitment campaign in the country to attract Developers, Project Managers and Business Analysts. The bank will also offer a number of apprenticeship opportunities.
These roles will support the bank’s operations in Risk, Finance and Treasury and businesses within the Investment Bank.
As a centre of technical excellence, Barclays Prague is an increasingly important part of the bank’s vision to provide world-class operations and technology services.
This investment means that over time, Barclays will employ more than 1,000 technology professionals in the city – twice as many than at the start of this year.
Antoinette O’Neill, Chief Information Officer for Risk, Finance & Treasury and Functions Technology, Barclays said: “Our operations in Prague play a pivotal role in Barclays’ technology ecosystem. Growing our in-house development capability will drive greater collaboration across our teams, enabling more effective delivery of our IT strategy.
“With a highly-educated and skilled workforce, coupled with great infrastructure, our expansion in Prague will enable us to provide more end-to-end services.”
Petr Očko, Deputy Minister, Ministry of Industry and Trade, Czech Republic said: “We are pleased to welcome technologically advanced investment which brings our capital city as well as the whole country new opportunities.”
Patrik Reichl, CEO, CzechInvest said “CzechInvest is a proud partner of Barclays‘ activities in the Czech Republic since 2015. It is a pleasure for us to keep on cooperating with Barclays team on its development as well as on cultivation of the Czech technological and business environment.”
About Barclays
Barclays is a British universal bank. The businesses include consumer banking and payments operations around the world, as well as a top-tier, full service, global corporate and investment bank, all of which are supported by their service company which provides technology, operations, and functional services across the Group.
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