IT Trading Lead

Sonnedix
Municipality of Madrid, Spain
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English

Job location

Municipality of Madrid, Spain

Tech stack

API
Algorithmic Trading
Cloud Computing
Data Streaming
System Availability
IT Architecture
Information Technology
Data Analytics
Cloud Migration

Job description

The IT Trading Lead takes end-to-end ownership of the IT systems supporting our trading activities. This is a key role at the intersection of technology and business, ensuring the reliability, security, and performance of mission-critical trading platforms. Acting as a bridge between Trading, Risk, Operations, and IT, the role provides leadership and direction in a fast-paced, time-sensitive environment, while aligning technology delivery with business priorities. In this position, you will lead the management and continuous evolution of trading systems, defining and executing the technology roadmap while ensuring the high availability and resilience of 24/7 platforms. You will oversee the delivery of complex IT projects related to market data, pricing, and risk, while managing incidents, driving root cause analysis, and implementing continuous improvement initiatives. You will also play a key role in vendor management, cybersecurity and compliance, and technology modernization initiatives such as cloud adoption, automation, and data streaming. Desirable skills, In line with EU pay transparency requirements, salary ranges will be shared with candidates in the EU before progressing to the next stage of the recruitment process, and always before interview. This range reflects the typical starting pay for new hires. Pay above this level may apply in specific circumstances based on experience, skills, or role scope.

Requirements

Do you have experience in Leadership?, * Strong leadership and team management capabilities, with proven experience leading technical teams

  • Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities in high-pressure environments
  • High level of ownership and accountability
  • Strong understanding of modern IT architectures, cloud technologies, APIs, and data-driven platforms
  • Strong stakeholder and vendor management skills, with a business-oriented mindset

We use English as our business language, please submit your CV in English.

Benefits & conditions

  • A commitment to flexibility - hybrid working, generous annual leave allocation with an additional four weeks of discretionary unpaid leave
  • A family first company - generous paid parental leave and support for carers
  • The ability to 'work from elsewhere', for up to six weeks in a year
  • Summer working hours
  • Financial, Social, Mental & Physical wellbeing support
  • The Sonnedix Academy - a range of training and development opportunities including professional development, management and leadership programs, technical training, essential skills, DEI, mentorship and much more
  • Dedicated learning paths, tools, and resources to help every colleague confidently use AI and digital tools in their work
  • Fantastic office environments
  • Social events, team building opportunities and One Team Network groups, which are employee-led groups, based on shared identities, interests, backgrounds and life experiences

About the company

Sonnedix is a global renewable energy company delivering 100% clean electricity through a diversified portfolio of solar, wind, and storage assets. With almost two decades of sustainable growth, we are committed to Powering a Bright Future, as we continue acquiring, developing, building, and operating renewable energy projects for the long-term, delivering innovative, tailored, and fully renewable energy solutions to our customers. We help you thrive at work and beyond: A people-first company, committed to offer flexibility, a family-first approach, wellbeing and training support, and - above all - team connection and community! We are tech-fluent by design: Technology isn't a support function, it's how we run. We deploy AI across the business and future-proof your career by investing in our people's digital fluency. We have nearly two decades of sustainable growth: Our successful track-record of nearly 2 decades is testament to our strong sustainable growth focus. We are a reliable partner and employer, for the long term! We are truly diverse and inclusive: A culture of listening to each other, educating ourselves, and implementing changes to improve and ensure every member of our One Team feels and knows they belong. Hear from some of our team about Sonnedix: https://www.sonnedix.com/careers What we offer: * One company, many careers - as the company grows, we offer the opportunity for you to develop your career with us

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