Contract Solution Architects (Commodities)

Role: Contract Solution Architects x4

Project: Trading Platform Transformation

Industry: Commodities and energy trading

Location: London (hybrid 3 days per week)

Contract: 6 months rolling (5 year programme)

Rate: £800-900/d inside IR35

X4 Technology are partnered with a leading global energy trading firm on a flagship, multi-year transformation of its Crude & Products business. This VP-sponsored programme will transition Products Trading from a legacy ETRM to a modern, data-centric, event-driven architecture built around Endur v26, alongside a broader ecosystem of cloud-native data platforms and user experiences for traders, analysts, quants and operators. The target state shifts away from a monolithic ETRM landscape to a microservices-led, integration-first architecture - enabling clean, reliable, real-time data flows across trading and operations.

This is a high-priority, enterprise-scale transformation with strong funding, long-term commitment (5+ years) and significant architectural ownership across front-to-back trading systems. The client is hiring 4x Solution Architects across key workstreams:

• Endur Architect – deep Endur expertise (v26 preferred), covering architecture, grid setup, performance tuning, data segregation, scaling and integrations
• Integration Architect – designing a scalable event-driven ecosystem around Endur, leveraging Kafka and pub/sub patterns to eliminate point-to-point integrations
• Full Stack Architect – defining the wider application ecosystem, moving non-core functionality out of Endur into modern cloud-native services
• Database Architect – leading large-scale migration from Oracle (15TB+) to Azure SQL Server, covering architecture, performance, and long-term scalability

Requirements for the Solution Architects (Commodities)

These are hands-on architecture roles, not design-only positions. You will be expected to design, build and deliver end-to-end solutions across complex trading and data environments, working closely with engineering, trading, and platform teams.

• Strong experience designing and delivering complex, integration-heavy architectures
• Deep Azure knowledge, including Kafka, Azure Event Grid, Service Bus, related services
• Proven ability to implement solutions end-to-end (not just high-level design/oversight)
• Strong experience with cloud database architecture (Oracle and SQL Server in Azure environments)
• Ability to simplify complex trading landscapes and reduce monolithic dependencies
• Excellent stakeholder engagement across technical and business teams
• Commodities or energy trading experience (strong preference)
• Endur experience is beneficial but not essential

These are all 6-month rolling contracts on a programme with 5+ years of expected delivery ahead, offering £800-900/day (inside IR35) based hybrid in Central London (3 days per week).

If you’re a hands-on Solution Architect who thrives in complex trading environments and wants to shape a next-generation Endur-led platform at global scale, apply now for immediate consideration.