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This role sits at the heart ofPre‑Tradeplatforms, combining deephands‑onengineering with people leadership and close engagement with trading and analytics stakeholders. This position plays a foundational role in strengtheningin‑housecapabilities and modernising market data scraping and ingestion infrastructure. It offers the opportunity to shape direction, build ahigh‑performinglocal team, and directly influence data reliability acrossfast‑movingtrading environments.
About the Role
ThePre‑TradeData Scraping & Operations Lead leads and grows ateam responsible for sourcing,validating, and operating market data pipelines that underpinPre‑Tradedecision‑making. The role blends technical execution, leadership, and operational ownership in ahigh‑availabilityenvironment. It ishands‑onby design and central to initiatives bringing critical scraping and operations capabilitiesin‑housewhile strengthening local engineering excellence.
You will:
1. Lead and develop anin‑housedata scraping and operations team
2. Coach developers and students entering the data scraping talent pipeline
3. Support hiring, onboarding, andcapability‑buildingto expand internalexpertise
4. Design, build, andmaintainscrapers, ingestion workflows, and validation routines
5. Provide architectural direction across thePre‑Tradetechnology stack, includingPython‑basedservices andevent‑drivenpipelines
6. Drive modernisation and consolidation of scraper frameworks and ingestion strategies
7. Ensure stable,accurate, andtimelydata ingestion across markets and asset classes
8. Balanceday‑to‑dayoperational support with delivery ofroadmap‑drivenenhancements
Success in this role is measured by improved data availability and scraper reliability, effective onboarding and development of new developers, and strong stakeholder satisfaction across Trading, Analytics, and Engineering. Delivering roadmap items related to scraper consolidation and ingestion modernisation, as well as building ahigh‑performing, cohesive local team that works seamlessly with offshore support, are key indicators of achievement.
About You
The ideal candidate is a technically strong and proactive leader who enjoysremainingclose to code while enabling others to grow. This person is comfortable operating inhigh‑pressureenvironments, communicates clearly with technical andnon‑technicalstakeholders, and takes ownership of both delivery and team development. A structured mindset and enthusiasm for continuous improvement are essential.
The ideal candidate has:
9. Stronghands‑ondevelopment experience using Python and C#/.NET
10. Experience with data ingestion pipelines, scrapers, or automation frameworksas well asoperational data quality andtime‑seriesvalidation
11. Familiarity with technologies such asClickHouse, Postgres, Kafka, and messaging systems
12. Understanding of cloud platforms, CI/CD pipelines, and observability practices
13. Proven experience leading and mentoring engineers whileremainingtechnically active
14. Exposure to market data, trading workflows, orhigh‑frequencyingestion environments
15. Knowledge of medallion architecture concepts such asBronze, Silver, and Goldlayers
16. Interest in applyingAI‑basedor agentic workflows to data ingestion or operational processes
About Centrica Energy
Centrica Energyoperatesat the forefront of European energy markets, supporting trading and optimisation activities across power, gas, and related asset classes. The organisation combines deep marketexpertisewith advanced technology platforms to enable fast,data‑drivendecision‑makingin highly dynamic environments. With a strong focus on engineering excellence, reliability, and modern data architectures, Centrica Energy continues to invest inin‑housecapabilities that strengthen operational resilience and innovation. Teams work closely with traders, quants, analytics, and product functions to deliver scalable solutions that support critical market operations around the clock.