Senior Enterprise Technology Engineer

Entity:
Technology
Job Family Group:
IT&S Group
Job Description:

bp is reinventing itself and digital capability is at the core of this vision. As an Endur Technology Engineer you are an experienced Endur practitioner with a deep level of application and trading expertise. Endur Technology Engineers work within bp’s Gas and Power Trading division on the core trading and risk management platform, Endur.  You will bring knowledge of commodity trading and the use of ERTM systems to manage this activity. You will be familiar with both the business application of these technologies and the broad concepts behind Agile technology delivery and DevOps.

bp operates a discipline-based organization and Endur Technology Engineers may be deployed to work in different areas of our business over time based your skills and experience and the business adoption of technology. With your technology specialist skills, you will bring transferable skills which will allow you to support immediate business demand, and to grow your skills over time.

You thrive in a culture of continuous improvement within teams, encouraging and empowering innovation and the delivery of changes that optimise operational efficiency and user experience. You are curious and improve your skills through continuous learning of new technologies, trends & methods, applying knowledge gained to improve bp standards and the capabilities of the Engineering Community.

You embrace a culture of change and agility, evolving continuously, adapting to our changing world. You are an effective team player, looking beyond your own area/organizational boundaries to consider the bigger picture and/or perspective of others, while understanding cultural differences. You continually enhance your self-awareness and seek input from others on your impact and effectiveness.  Well organized, you balance proactive and reactive approaches and multiple priorities to complete tasks on time.  You apply judgment and common sense – you use insight and good judgment to inform actions and respond to situations as they arise.

European Gas & Power (EGP) is part of bp’s trading business based in Canary Wharf, London. It is front and centre in bp’s plans to move away from Oil to a future of renewable energy. The gas business is a crucial element of this transition providing base load capacity and the ability to meet peak demand, while the power business is investing heavily in wind and solar. Their power strategy includes reaching 12GW of renewable power by 2030; which equates to one third of the UK’s total current demand.

Key Accountabilities

- The safety of our people and our customers is our highest priority. The role will advocate and lead in this and promote a culture of security and safety in everything that we do.
- Work as part of evolving multi-disciplinary teams which may include Software Engineers, Enterprise Technology Engineers, Designers, SecOps, and Product owners to deliver value through the application of specialist skills
- Work with vendors and partners providing market solutions to optimize the usage and value which can be delivered from the appropriate technology platform
- Ensure operational integrity of what you build, assuring operational compliance with architectural and security standards, as well as compliance and policy controls refined by Strategy.
- Define and document standard run books and operating procedures. Create and maintain system information and architecture diagrams.

What you will need to be successful (experience and qualifications)

- Bachelor’s or master's degree in computer science, engineering, information systems, economics or a numerate degree
- At least 8+ years of hands-on experience coding, implementing and extending features in Openlink Endur.
- Excellent and demonstrable C# programming and Oracle SQL skills.
- Hands on and in-depth experience of Endur’s C# OpenComponent API, Open JVS, UDSR’s, Report Builder, Operation Services and Services Manager (Grid Architecture).
- Proven familiarity with the overall Endur architecture, including understanding of core Risk simulation results and modules of Endur such as APM, TPM, Connex and EOD Workflows.
- Understand Endur deployment procedures including CMM import/export and cloud DevOps
- In depth experience working in at least one area of Front/Mid/Back office.
- Working with business analysts, testers and business stakeholders to refine requirements, design and implement efficient supportable application solutions.
- Experience working on at least one globally traded market, preferably physical commodities
- Implementing a test regime to ensure solution quality across the delivery
- Working with a hybrid team of delivery resources (internal & external); utilizing scrum methodology where relevant
- Strong Communications skills with the ability to operate across complex business environments and stakeholders up to executive level.

About bp

At bp, we provide the following environment and benefits to you:

- A company culture where we respect our diverse and unified teams, where we are proud of our achievements and where fun and the attitude of giving back to our environment are highly valued.
- Possibility to join our social communities and networks
- Learning opportunities and other development opportunities to craft your career path
- Life and health insurance, medical care package

And many other benefits. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, perform crucial job functions, and receive other benefits and privileges of employment.

Travel Requirement
No travel is expected with this role
Relocation Assistance:
This role is not eligible for relocation
Remote Type:
This position is a hybrid of office/remote working
Skills:
Cloud Platforms, Cloud Platforms, Collaboration, Communication, Configuration management and release, Continuous deployment and release, Creating a high performing team, Database Design, Digital Project Management, Documentation and knowledge sharing, Emerging technology monitoring, Facilitation, Information Security, Mentoring, Metrics definition and instrumentation, NoSql data modelling, Problem Solving, Relational Data Modeling, Risk Management, Scripting, Secure development, Service operations and resiliency, Software Design and Development, Solution Architecture, Source control and code management {+ 5 more}
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