Senior ETRM Architect - Director - Energy & Commodities in London

Publicis Sapient is a digital transformation partner helping established organizations get to their future, digitally enabled state, both in the way they work and the way they serve their customers. We help unlock value through a start-up mindset and modern methods, fusing strategy, consulting, and customer experience with agile engineering and problem-solving creativity.

Energy and Commodities (E&C) Trading organisations have invested heavily in E/CTRM platforms over the last two decades. Yet the organisations creating real competitive advantage today are not simply the ones with the best trading systems. They are the ones building the data ecosystems, user experiences and intelligent decision-support capabilities around them. As the industry accelerates towards AI-enabled operations and increasingly data-driven trading models, the focus is shifting from system implementation to enterprise-wide trading transformation.

Publicis Sapient partners with many of the world's leading Energy Trading organisations to navigate that shift. Our teams work across the full trading technology landscape, helping clients modernise ETRM estates, architect data-led ecosystems and unlock greater value from their trading platforms.

As Senior ETRM Architect, you will utilise your deep ETRM architecture expertise, technical consulting capabilities and practical delivery experience to help clients modernise and evolve their Energy Trading technology ecosystems across multiple commodities such as Oil, Gas and Power. Working at the intersection of business, technology and transformation, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering next-generation Energy Trading and Risk Management solutions that support data-led architectures, AI-enabled operating models and the future of energy trading.

Your Impact:

• Partner with clients to define and deliver Enterprise Trading & Risk Management solutions that support complex Energy Trading operations and business transformation programmes.
• Act as a senior architecture authority across integrations, data platforms, reporting, cloud infrastructure and surrounding trading applications.
• Help clients make pragmatic architecture decisions that balance business value, platform integrity, scalability, resilience, security and long-term supportability.
• Provide deep subject matter expertise across Openlink Endur implementations, enhancements and optimisation initiatives across multiple commodities.
• Own and govern solution architecture across Endur, integrations, data, reporting, cloud/platform services and surrounding trading applications.
• Architect scalable ETRM solutions that connect trading, risk, operations and downstream business processes across the broader technology landscape.
• Lead solution design activities across Endur, ensuring business requirements are translated into robust, supportable and scalable technical solutions.
• Contribute directly to delivery as a hands-on practitioner, supporting implementation, configuration, integration and transformation initiatives across Energy Trading environments.
• Design and oversee integration approaches between Endur and surrounding applications, data platforms and enterprise systems.
• Facilitate architecture, solution design and requirements workshops with business and technology stakeholders.
• Advise clients on ETRM platform modernisation, application architecture and future-state trading technology capabilities.
• Build trusted relationships with client technology and business teams through a combination of deep ETRM expertise, practical delivery experience and strong consulting skills.

Qualifications:

Your Skills and Experience:

• Significant hands-on experience (15+ years) delivering ETRM solutions within Energy Trading & Commodities organisations.
• Deep expertise across the Openlink Endur platform, gained through at least three full-lifecycle implementations, enhancements or transformation programmes.
• Strong understanding of Endur architecture, configuration principles and application deployment models.
• Proven capability designing integrations between Endur and surrounding enterprise applications, data platforms and reporting environments.
• Experience supporting implementation, configuration, customisation or integration initiatives within Endur environments.
• Ability to operate effectively in client-facing consulting environments and communicate confidently with both business and technology stakeholders.
• Broad experience across multiple commodities (derivatives and physical) such as Crude, Refined Products, Gas, Power, Metals required.
• Demonstrated ability to bridge business requirements and technical solution design across complex Energy Trading ecosystems.

Set Yourself Apart With:

• Experience acting as design authority or lead architect on large-scale Endur transformation programmes.
• Experience with specialised Endur modules such as APM, Accounting or cMotion/gMotion.
• Experience with recent Endur versions, version upgrades or cloud-hosted Endur deployments.
• Experience delivering Endur-based solutions across Crude and Refined Products trading environments.
• Strong understanding of non-functional requirements for trading systems, including performance, resilience, security, controls and operational support.

Additional information:

• An inclusive workplace that promotes diversity and collaboration.
• Access to ongoing learning and development opportunities.
• Competitive compensation and benefits package.
• Flexibility to support work-life balance.
• Comprehensive health benefits for you and your family.
• Generous paid leave and holidays.
• Wellness program and employee assistance.

As part of our dedication to an inclusive and diverse workforce, Publicis Sapient is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity without regard for race, color, national origin, ethnicity, gender, protected veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or religion.