IT Domain Architect Trading

avec compétence GmbH; Vaud; Hybrid; CHF 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Travel up to 10%

Job summary

Energy trading seeks an experienced IT architect to define and evolve the target landscape for the trading division, guiding applications, integrations and data toward a cohesive framework across the full trade lifecycle.

The role partners with product teams, vendors and system integrators, ensuring regulatory requirements are embedded from the start and supporting governance, design reviews and roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Track record in enterprise, domain or solution architecture.
• Experience with ETRM/CTRM systems such as Murex, Endur or Orchestrade.
• Strong data and integration architecture in real-time environments.
• Experience with governance, design reviews and debt management.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve the IT target landscape for the trading division.
• Maintain a clear view of trading, risk, market data, pricing, settlement and regulatory reporting.
• Shape solution designs across front, middle and back offices of the trade lifecycle.
• Act as architecture partner for projects, vendors and system integrators.
• Review architectural impact, risks and debt before go-live.
• Support governance, roadmap planning and make-or-buy decisions.
• Ensure REMIT, EMIR and MiFID II are designed in from the start.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Data architecture

Integration patterns

Event-driven architecture

Trading/ETRM knowledge

Stakeholder management

Education

Degree in IT/CS/Engineering or related field

Tools

Murex

Endur

Orchestrade

Foundry

Databricks

Job description

This role owns the IT architecture vision for systems supporting an energy trading division, steering applications, integrations and data toward a defined target landscape across the full trade lifecycle.

Tasks

• Define and evolve the IT target landscape for the trading division and drive the transformation toward it
• Maintain a clear view of the trading landscape covering trading, risk, market data, pricing, settlement and regulatory reporting
• Shape solution designs across front, middle and back office of the trade lifecycle
• Act as architecture partner for projects, product teams, vendors and system integrators
• Review architectural impact, risks, dependencies and technical design debt before major changes go live
• Support architecture governance, design authority reviews, roadmap planning and make-or-buy decisions
• Ensure trading regulations such as REMIT, EMIR and MiFID II are designed into the landscape from the start

Profile

• Degree in Information Technology, Computer Science, Engineering, Financial Engineering or related field, or equivalent experience
• Track record in enterprise, domain or solution architecture, ideally within energy trading or financial markets
• Solid grasp of the trade lifecycle and ETRM/CTRM systems and platforms such as Murex, Endur or Orchestrade
• Strong solution, integration and data architecture skills in real-time, data-intensive environments
• Experience with architecture governance, design reviews, lifecycle and technical-debt management
• Experience with Enterprise Integration Patterns, Event Driven Architectures and data-centric platforms such as Foundry or Databricks
• Strong stakeholder-management, facilitation and communication skills

Offer

• Hybrid work model
• Travel share of approximately 10%
• 3-6 months interim, then a permanent position

Company

Energy trading