Sr Full Stack .NET Engineer/Architect - Commodity Trading

Blackstone Talent Group, an award-winning technology consulting and talent agency, is seeking a Sr Full Stack .NET Engineer/Architect - Commodity Trading to join our Client's team.

Role Overview

Resource will be responsible for collaborating with other engineers to make architectural design decisions and drive the software development effort for select components of Client's cloud-based software suite that supports commodity trading and scheduling.

Key Responsibilities

-Design, implement, and maintain functionally-rich, scalable and secure applications supporting the exchange of physical commodities (gas/oil).

-Collaborate closely with business and fellow IT engineers and architects.

-Assist in migrating from a monolithic multi-product architecture  to a nimble architecture which supports  client’s functional and operational needs.

Core Professional Skills

-6-8+ years .NET development.

-2+ years in architecture design roles, responsible for aspects of design for middle-tier logic/back-end data processing for a custom-built .NET software stack.

-Prides themself on top quality code, with demonstrated experience deploying/managing code in a high-stakes, 24/7 operational environment where code quality is paramount and failed code deployments to production are not tolerated.

-Energy industry experience, particularly in oil & gas trading space.

-Strong communication skills.

Technical Skills

-Proven experience in Microsoft technologies including C# and Web API.

-Proven experience with relational databases such as MySql, Postgres, and/or similar systems.

-Experience in designing and overseeing a database platform consolidation effort in order to streamline software architecture.

-Experience with platform upgrades from .NET Framework to .NET (Core).

-Proven experience with source control systems such as GitHub.

-Demonstrated understanding of architectural and integration design patterns

Other  

- Exceptional code quality and code documentation skills. Only accepts delivering high-quality code that is right the first time.

- Strong experience in the energy trading space, particularly natural gas energy trading and/or scheduling.

- Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.

- Ability to work collaboratively and influence stakeholders at all levels.

- A desire to learn new things, who accepts and enjoys challenges and is curious about “whys”.

- Ability to work in a mixed-platform environment using the following technologies is a plus: Kubernetes, containers, node.js, React, TypeScript.

Remote/Travel  

- Role is hybrid/remote. Ideally resource is in Houston, who is in the office 3 days a week (Tue/Wed/Thu) to collaborate with the engineering team and have access to the CTO. But Client will entertain remote resources with the right mix of skills and experience.

- 10% travel (to engineering HQ), Houston, TX if remote from the area.

Education & Experience  

 - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field OR substantial proven experience.

 - Minimum 6-8+ years of experience as a Microsoft developer, preferably in the gas/oil commodity trading industry.

Blackstone Talent Group is a wholly owned subsidiary of Blackstone Technology Group, a global IT services and software firm that implements technological solutions across commercial industry verticals and the US Federal Government. Blackstone's global talent augmentation practice was founded in 1998. Blackstone Talent Group has offices in San Francisco, Denver, Houston, Colorado Springs, and Washington, DC. We specialize in providing clients the best talent across a variety of industries and sectors.

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