Senior Technical Lead
United Kingdom
Job Description
Senior Technical Lead
Greater London, England

Job Summary

To be responsible for managing technology in complex projects ,providing technical guidance and ensuring successful delivery of solutions.

Key Responsibilities

1. To be responsible for providing technical guidance to a team of developers, enhancing their technical capabilities and increasing productivity.
2. To conduct comprehensive code reviews, establish and oversee quality assurance processes, performance optimization , implementation of best practices and coding standards to ensure successful delivery of complex projects.
3. To ensure process compliance in the assigned module| and participate in technical discussions/review as a technical consultant for feasibility study (technical alternatives, best packages, supporting architecture best practices, technical risks, breakdown into components, estimations).
4. To collaborate with stakeholders to define project scope, objectives, deliverables and accordingly prepare and submit status reports for minimizing exposure & closure of escalations.

Skill Requirements

Technical Lead (UK): Pricing & Market Data (Migration Specialist) The Opportunity We are seeking a high-caliber Technical Lead to own the evolution of our pricing ecosystem. You will work closely with the Architect on migration from Gresham Asset Control to Prime EDM (Cloud) including implement features that meet business needs and are aligned with bp strategic objectives. You will sit at the intersection of Trading, Supply, and Technology, ensuring our desks have the high-fidelity data needed to move global energy markets. 

Core Responsibilities 

Legacy-to-Cloud Migration: Lead the technical execution of the move to Prime Cloud Service. You will be responsible for mapping legacy Gresham schemas to the new Prime data model while maintaining data lineage and auditability. 

Customization Engineering: Directly manage the implementation of critical STS business logic, pricing mechanisms and complex curve remarking. 

Project Sizing & Strategy: Provide expert estimates on project duration, technical debt, and resource requirements. You will define the "Definition of Done" for the migration. 

Stakeholder Face-off: Drive technical discussions with Front Office Traders, Quants, and Risk Managers to translate complex business needs into scalable technical specs. 

 Technical Governance: Own the ETL pipelines and data parsers. Ensure the system is capable of handling increasing volumetric data demands without compromising latency. 

Mentorship & Hiring: Define the technical bar for the team. You will suggest the ideal skill mix for new hires and mentor existing engineers in EDM best practices. 

Team management: Proven team leadership / supervisory experience 

Required Experience & Technical Skillset 

Proven Track Record: At least 8–10 years in technical roles, with 2+ years in a Lead capacity within Commodities Trading (Oil, Gas, or Power). 

Technology Stack: Deep Mastery: Gresham Asset Control (legacy) and Prime EDM. 

Architecture: Cloud-native migrations (AWS/Azure), API design, and SQL/NoSQL performance tuning. 

Scripting: Python (preferred) or Java for custom business logic and automation. 

Pricing Logic: Strong understanding of EOD (End of Day) vs. Real-time pricing, forward curve construction, and basis risk calculations. 

Agile Leadership: Experience driving delivery within Azure DevOps environments using SCRUM or Kanban. 

 

Preferred Qualifications 

Previous experience in a "Greenfield" migration or a major vendor-to-vendor system swap. 

Familiarity with other market data providers (e.g., Bloomberg, Refinitiv, Platts, Argus). 

A "Build-First" mindset: The ability to decide when to use out-of-the-box Prime functionality vs. building custom modules. 

Strong attention to detail.

Other Requirements

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Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 226,300 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending December 2025 totaled $14.5 billion.

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