Global Energy Trading & Risk Architect — Flexible Remote

SmartestEnergy; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

SmartestEnergy seeks a Senior Enterprise Architect to define and drive the technology and architecture strategy for a high-growth trading environment across applications, data, integration, infrastructure, and security.

You will own the end-to-end architecture blueprint, guiding modernization, standardisation, and rationalisation of platforms, and mentor architects while partnering with Trading, Risk, and Technology leadership to align solutions with business strategy.

Qualifications

• Extensive enterprise architecture experience in complex environments, with deep expertise in energy trading, risk management, and ETRM platforms.
• Strong understanding of energy markets, trading lifecycles, risk and regulatory requirements, with ability to apply emerging technologies to evolving business and operating models.
• Proven leadership of large-scale transformation programmes, including platform modernisation, architecture governance, and roadmap development across solution, domain, and enterprise architecture.
• Expertise in modern technology ecosystems, including SaaS, IaaS, PaaS, APIs, microservices, event-driven and high-availability architectures, open data, SOA, and predictive analytics.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the technology and architecture strategy that supports a critical, high-growth trading environment across applications, data, integration, infrastructure, and security.
• Own the end-to-end architecture blueprint, guiding transformation initiatives that simplify the technology estate, reduce complexity, and enable faster delivery, stronger risk management, and improved operational efficiency.
• Lead governance, vendor strategy, and mentoring architects to ensure robust, future-ready architecture.
• Partner with Trading, Risk, and Technology leadership to translate business ambitions into practical architectural solutions.

Skills

Enterprise Architecture

Energy Trading Knowledge

Leadership

Transformation Programs

Architecture Governance

Cloud & Microservices

Job description

SmartestEnergy seeks a Senior Enterprise Architect to define and drive the technology and architecture strategy for a high-growth trading environment across applications, data, integration, infrastructure, and security.

You will own the end-to-end architecture blueprint, guiding modernization, standardisation, and rationalisation of platforms, and mentor architects while partnering with Trading, Risk, and Technology leadership to align solutions with business strategy.