BP Energy
Entity: Technology Job Family Group: IT&S Group Job Description: At bp, we are reimagining how our trading organisation uses technology to unlock new value, strengthen decision-making, and support a rapidly evolving energy landscape. As our Lead Solution Architect for Gas and Power Trading, you will guide the next generation of our trading platformone that is modern, scalable, and built to meet the real-time demands of global commodity markets. This is a high-impact role where deep domain expertise meets modern engineering, and where your architectural leadership will shape bps capability for years to come. What you will do In this role, you will lead the end-to-end architecture of our bespoke energy trading solutions. We work closely with traders, product owners, market experts, and engineering teams, and you will bring these viewpoints together to create solutions that are both technically robust and aligned with business ambition. You will help us modernise our trading platform by applying contemporary design patterns, cloud-native engineering principles, and architectural thinking that supports performance, scalability, and future growth. Throughout the delivery lifecycle, you will provide guidance, ensure alignment across internal and external teams, and champion technical excellence. You will also play a central part in re-designing trading capabilities across front-, middle-, and back-office workflows, ensuring that every componentfrom deal capture to optimisation and reportingworks seamlessly together. Key areas of focus include: Architecture & Design You will lead architectural direction for our trading systems, documenting key decisions, making thoughtful trade-offs, and ensuring that every design reflects both functional needs and technical strategy. You will translate complex requirements into solutions that are scalable, maintainable, and ready for real-world trading conditions. Domain Expertise & Advisory We depend on your practical knowledge of physical Gas and/or Power trading. You will act as a trusted advisor throughout delivery, supporting design reviews, guiding change initiatives, and helping our business teams understand how architecture decisions support their goals. Collaboration & Communication You will work closely with product owners, developers, designers, data engineers, vendor partners, and consultants. Because our trading platform touches so many teams, clear communication and strong coordination will be essential to ensure smooth progress and shared understanding. Lifecycle Leadership & Operational Excellence You will apply strong knowledge of the energy trading lifecycle to ensure the solutions we build are robust, resilient, and ready for operational use. We follow Agile ways of working and promote DevOps and CI/CD practicesvalues that you will help reinforce across teams. What you will need to be successfulRequired A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field. Deep experience in physical Gas and/or Power trading, including contract optionality, optimisation, scheduling, and an understanding of full lifecycle trade processes. Strong knowledge of options modelling and dependency graph concepts. Hands-on experience designing modern trading systems using microservices, messaging, caching, and cloud-native patterns. Architecture & Engineering Skills Data Architecture: You bring strong experience designing data models for both transactional and analytical systems, understand reconciliation processes, and are familiar with real-time reporting, distributed caching, and unstructured databases such as MongoDB. Technical Architecture: You are confident with modern design patterns, AWS cloud services, C# or Java, containerisation (Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift), and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform. Familiarity with React for UI development is highly valuable. Integration Expertise: You understand real-time messaging such as AMQ, API design using JSON and Swagger, and batch processing methods commonly used in trading systems. Infrastructure & DevOps: You understand CI/CD workflows, Git-based repositories, automation tools such as Ansible, cloud infrastructure management, and grid computing approaches that support scalability and cost efficiency. Soft Skills & Delivery Experience Strong analytical and problem-solving ability. Ability to operate independently or within small agile teams. Excellent communication skillswritten, verbal, and visual. Collaborative mindset and comfort working across multiple disciplines. Experience applying Agile frameworks to complex technology environments. Technical Must-Haves Microservices architecture and containerisation Cloud hosting (AWS strongly preferred) Messaging and caching patterns Functional Must-Haves Full lifecycle understanding of physical energy trading (Gas and/or Power) Why join us? This is an opportunity to influence one of bps most critical trading platforms and help shape how we build technology that supports real-time decision-making in fast-moving markets. You will work alongside talented engineers, market experts, and product teams who are passionate about solving complex problems in innovative ways. If you enjoy designing systems that push boundaries and want to make a meaningful impactthis role offers exactly that! Inclusive Hiring Statement Were committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where every individual feels valued and supported. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you need adjustments at any stage, please let us knowwere happy to help. Travel Requirement No travel is expected with this role Relocation Assistance: This role is not eligible for relocation Remote Type: This position is not available for remote working Skills: Agility core practices, Business modelling, Creativity and Innovation, Data Analysis, Data design, Digital Analytics, Emerging technology monitoring, Information Assurance, Integration, IT Management, IT strategy and planning, Network Design, Requirements definition and management, Risk Management, Service operations and resiliency, Solution Architecture, Systems Development Management, Technical specialism, User Experience Analysis Legal Disclaimer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bps recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process,pleasecontact us. If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks. JBRP1_UKTJ
Entity: Technology Job Family Group: IT&S Group Job Description: At bp, we are reimagining how our trading organisation uses technology to unlock new value, strengthen decision-making, and support a rapidly evolving energy landscape. As our Lead Solution Architect for Gas and Power Trading, you will guide the next generation of our trading platformone that is modern, scalable, and built to meet the real-time demands of global commodity markets. This is a high-impact role where deep domain expertise meets modern engineering, and where your architectural leadership will shape bps capability for years to come. What you will do In this role, you will lead the end-to-end architecture of our bespoke energy trading solutions. We work closely with traders, product owners, market experts, and engineering teams, and you will bring these viewpoints together to create solutions that are both technically robust and aligned with business ambition. You will help us modernise our trading platform by applying contemporary design patterns, cloud-native engineering principles, and architectural thinking that supports performance, scalability, and future growth. Throughout the delivery lifecycle, you will provide guidance, ensure alignment across internal and external teams, and champion technical excellence. You will also play a central part in re-designing trading capabilities across front-, middle-, and back-office workflows, ensuring that every componentfrom deal capture to optimisation and reportingworks seamlessly together. Key areas of focus include: Architecture & Design You will lead architectural direction for our trading systems, documenting key decisions, making thoughtful trade-offs, and ensuring that every design reflects both functional needs and technical strategy. You will translate complex requirements into solutions that are scalable, maintainable, and ready for real-world trading conditions. Domain Expertise & Advisory We depend on your practical knowledge of physical Gas and/or Power trading. You will act as a trusted advisor throughout delivery, supporting design reviews, guiding change initiatives, and helping our business teams understand how architecture decisions support their goals. Collaboration & Communication You will work closely with product owners, developers, designers, data engineers, vendor partners, and consultants. Because our trading platform touches so many teams, clear communication and strong coordination will be essential to ensure smooth progress and shared understanding. Lifecycle Leadership & Operational Excellence You will apply strong knowledge of the energy trading lifecycle to ensure the solutions we build are robust, resilient, and ready for operational use. We follow Agile ways of working and promote DevOps and CI/CD practicesvalues that you will help reinforce across teams. What you will need to be successfulRequired A degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or a related technical field. Deep experience in physical Gas and/or Power trading, including contract optionality, optimisation, scheduling, and an understanding of full lifecycle trade processes. Strong knowledge of options modelling and dependency graph concepts. Hands-on experience designing modern trading systems using microservices, messaging, caching, and cloud-native patterns. Architecture & Engineering Skills Data Architecture: You bring strong experience designing data models for both transactional and analytical systems, understand reconciliation processes, and are familiar with real-time reporting, distributed caching, and unstructured databases such as MongoDB. Technical Architecture: You are confident with modern design patterns, AWS cloud services, C# or Java, containerisation (Kubernetes, Docker, OpenShift), and infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform. Familiarity with React for UI development is highly valuable. Integration Expertise: You understand real-time messaging such as AMQ, API design using JSON and Swagger, and batch processing methods commonly used in trading systems. Infrastructure & DevOps: You understand CI/CD workflows, Git-based repositories, automation tools such as Ansible, cloud infrastructure management, and grid computing approaches that support scalability and cost efficiency. Soft Skills & Delivery Experience Strong analytical and problem-solving ability. Ability to operate independently or within small agile teams. Excellent communication skillswritten, verbal, and visual. Collaborative mindset and comfort working across multiple disciplines. Experience applying Agile frameworks to complex technology environments. Technical Must-Haves Microservices architecture and containerisation Cloud hosting (AWS strongly preferred) Messaging and caching patterns Functional Must-Haves Full lifecycle understanding of physical energy trading (Gas and/or Power) Why join us? This is an opportunity to influence one of bps most critical trading platforms and help shape how we build technology that supports real-time decision-making in fast-moving markets. You will work alongside talented engineers, market experts, and product teams who are passionate about solving complex problems in innovative ways. If you enjoy designing systems that push boundaries and want to make a meaningful impactthis role offers exactly that! Inclusive Hiring Statement Were committed to fostering a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where every individual feels valued and supported. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the recruitment process. If you need adjustments at any stage, please let us knowwere happy to help. Travel Requirement No travel is expected with this role Relocation Assistance: This role is not eligible for relocation Remote Type: This position is not available for remote working Skills: Agility core practices, Business modelling, Creativity and Innovation, Data Analysis, Data design, Digital Analytics, Emerging technology monitoring, Information Assurance, Integration, IT Management, IT strategy and planning, Network Design, Requirements definition and management, Risk Management, Service operations and resiliency, Solution Architecture, Systems Development Management, Technical specialism, User Experience Analysis Legal Disclaimer: We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, socioeconomic status, neurodiversity/neurocognitive functioning, veteran status or disability with an accessibility need may request an adjustment/accommodation related to bps recruiting process (e.g., accessing the job application, completing required assessments, participating in telephone screenings or interviews, etc.). If you would like to request an adjustment/accommodation related to the recruitment process,pleasecontact us. If you are selected for a position and depending upon your role, your employment may be contingent upon adherence to local policy. This may include pre-placement drug screening, medical review of physical fitness for the role, and background checks. JBRP1_UKTJ
Barclays
We are seeking experienced Software Engineers to enable the adoption of industry-standard Generative AI development tools across our enterprise. In this role, you'll build the infrastructure, supporting applications and tooling that enables teams across the organisation to leverage AI-assisted developer tooling at scale. This position requires a good foundation in full-stack software engineering, from writing production-quality code to architecting cloud infrastructure, combined with a keen interest in DevOps methodologies and modern AI development practices. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to meaningfully impact developer productivity and software quality across the enterprise. You'll balance technical implementation with documentation and education, helping teams adopt modern development tooling while maintaining our organisation's security and compliance posture. To be successful as a Software Engineer, you should have: Significant experience delivering production software Demonstrable experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Proficiency with modern CI/CD solutions such as GitHub Actions or GitLab CI Experience with frontend UI development, databases, backend development (API) Some other highly valued skills include: Backend development with enterprise-grade technologies (ideally Java Spring Boot) Infrastructure as code/ Infra deployment Good collaboration and communication skills Keen interest in LLM applications for software development Understanding of prompt engineering for development tasks You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. The location of your role is Glasgow. Purpose of the role To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues. Accountabilities Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance. Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives. Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing. Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth. Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions. Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability. Assistant Vice President Expectations To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others. OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.
We are seeking experienced Software Engineers to enable the adoption of industry-standard Generative AI development tools across our enterprise. In this role, you'll build the infrastructure, supporting applications and tooling that enables teams across the organisation to leverage AI-assisted developer tooling at scale. This position requires a good foundation in full-stack software engineering, from writing production-quality code to architecting cloud infrastructure, combined with a keen interest in DevOps methodologies and modern AI development practices. As part of our team, you'll have the opportunity to meaningfully impact developer productivity and software quality across the enterprise. You'll balance technical implementation with documentation and education, helping teams adopt modern development tooling while maintaining our organisation's security and compliance posture. To be successful as a Software Engineer, you should have: Significant experience delivering production software Demonstrable experience with major cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) Proficiency with modern CI/CD solutions such as GitHub Actions or GitLab CI Experience with frontend UI development, databases, backend development (API) Some other highly valued skills include: Backend development with enterprise-grade technologies (ideally Java Spring Boot) Infrastructure as code/ Infra deployment Good collaboration and communication skills Keen interest in LLM applications for software development Understanding of prompt engineering for development tasks You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen strategic thinking and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills. The location of your role is Glasgow. Purpose of the role To design, develop and improve software, utilising various engineering methodologies, that provides business, platform, and technology capabilities for our customers and colleagues. Accountabilities Development and delivery of high-quality software solutions by using industry aligned programming languages, frameworks, and tools. Ensuring that code is scalable, maintainable, and optimized for performance. Cross-functional collaboration with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise solution strategies, and ensure seamless integration and alignment with business objectives. Collaboration with peers, participate in code reviews, and promote a culture of code quality and knowledge sharing. Stay informed of industry technology trends and innovations and actively contribute to the organization's technology communities to foster a culture of technical excellence and growth. Adherence to secure coding practices to mitigate vulnerabilities, protect sensitive data, and ensure secure software solutions. Implementation of effective unit testing practices to ensure proper code design, readability, and reliability. Assistant Vice President Expectations To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions. Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L - Listen and be authentic, E - Energise and inspire, A - Align across the enterprise, D - Develop others. OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes. Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues. Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda. Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done. Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function. Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy. Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively. Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience. Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes. All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship - our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset - to Empower, Challenge and Drive - the operating manual for how we behave.
