Technical Lead, IT​/Tech, Data Engineering

Established in 2004, Mercuria is one of the leading integrated energy and commodity trading companies in the world. We bring energy markets together to support the needs of today by trading, structuring finance, and investing into strategic assets, while generating more than $110 billion in turnover.

Our operations span over 50 countries on 5 continents, including all the major energy hubs. We trade physical oil, energy products, environmental products and other commodities from Geneva, London, Singapore, Shanghai, Beijing, Dubai, Houston, Calgary and Greenwich (CT).

We are committed to advancing the transition to a more sustainable, affordable and reliable energy system for tomorrow. Over 50% of our assets are in low carbon & energy transition sectors - providing a strong platform to trade these new markets and support decarbonization.

In 2023, we established Silvania, a $500 million fund, investing into restoration and protection of nature and biodiversity globally and in support of the Paris Agreement goals & UN 30x30 biodiversity initiative. This new asset class supports nature protection and provides sustainable financial returns.

We are looking for a Tech Lead to join the CTRM (Commodity Trading and Risk Management) platform, serving around 650 users across trading, middle office, operations, settlements, and risk functions, covering oil, coal, metals, agricultural commodities, and concentrates.

You will combine hands-on technical ownership of the platform with product responsibilities, reporting to the Symphony Team Lead. You will manage a small team and be the primary technical point of contact with our external vendor. Major delivery/project management is handled by a dedicated Delivery Manager; you own the regular, day-to-day delivery cadence.

You will also play a key role in CTRM's position as a data source for the wider organisation: building and maintaining a clear, global understanding of how other systems consume CTRM data, defending that architecture where needed, while staying adaptive to evolving business requirements.

• Own regular, day-to-day delivery (bug fixes, small enhancements, projects deliverables and timelines)
• Build and maintain a global view of how other applications and systems consume Symphony/CTRM data, and act as the technical reference point for these integrations
• Own the technical roadmap and architecture direction for the CTRM, working closely with IT teams and business stakeholders across trading, middle office, and risk
• Balance defending sound architectural principles with adapting to business needs on a case-by-case basis
• Drive data analysis, SQL development, and query design against the CTRM database to support business and reporting needs
• Replatform a set of existing services to more recent technologies
• Lead and develop a small team of developers/analysts, including resourcing, coaching, and performance management - including scaling the team through a nearshore resourcing model for dedicated projects
• Champion the use of AI across the team's ways of working - coding, support investigation, project management, and beyond - with a mindset of experimenting and learning as we go

• 5–8 years of experience in a technical or techno-functional role, ideally in CTRM/ETRM, finance, or another complex enterprise environment
• Strong SQL/T-SQL skills - comfortable writing and reviewing complex queries against a large relational data model
• Experience working directly with software vendors on technical and delivery topics
• Prior experience leading or mentoring a small technical team
• Familiarity with modern platform/Dev Ops practices - Kubernetes, orchestration tools (e.g. ArgoCD, Dagster), Kafka, Git, and cloud data warehousing (e.g. Snowflake)
• Comfortable working with APIs and building integration layers on top of vendor-provided services
• Strong communication skills - able to work with both business stakeholders and developers
• Fluent with AI tools and genuinely interested in the topic

• Experience in CTRM/ETRM systems is preferred but not necessary
• Experience managing a nearshore team is preferred but not necessary
• Expertise in commodity trading, particularly oil and coal products, is preferred but not necessary

Note:

this role currently covers a broad scope given a gap in the team's structure - it is a strong opportunity for someone looking to grow into a wider technical leadership remit.