Integration Support Lead, Trading IT Ops
LyondellBasell ·
- Seniority
- Lead
- Employment
- Full time
- Category
- Support
- Experience
- 3+ years
LyondellBasell ·
LyondellBasell is a leader in the global chemical industry creating solutions for everyday sustainable living. With a nearly 70-year legacy that includes a Nobel Prize in Chemistry and our proprietary MoReTec recycling technology, LYB is enabling a more sustainable future for generations to come. LYB develops high-quality and innovative products for applications ranging from sustainable transportation and food safety to clean water and quality healthcare. LYB places high priority on diversity, equity and inclusion and is Advancing Good with an emphasis on our planet, the communities where we operate and our future workforce. We're addressing the global challenges of ending plastic waste, taking climate action, and supporting a thriving society, while generating value for our customers, investors, and society.
We are seeking an experienced Data & Integration Support Lead to ensure robust and seamless connectivity across critical trading, risk management, and financial systems. This role will own the reliability, performance, and accuracy of the complex data integrations that power our trading, risk, and analytics ecosystems.
This is a highly visible role that requires deep experience with integration frameworks, data pipelines, and trading‑specific data models (including complex ISO structures such as ERCOT). You will partner closely with the IT Business Interface team to ensure seamless dataflows across ETRM/CTRM platforms, market interfaces, analytics models, financial systems, and regulatory reporting tools.
General
• Serve as the primary lead for all trading system integrations, data pipelines, and market/ISO data models.
• Support, maintain, and troubleshoot interfaces between ETRM/CTRM platforms, risk and scheduling tools, financial systems, compliance applications, and third‑party data providers.
• Provide end‑to‑end ownership of integration incidents, including triage, root cause analysis, and permanent remediation.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to define integration requirements and develop scalable solutions.
• Maintain and optimize complex trading data models (e.g., ERCOT, ISO/RTO structures, forward curves, settlement data, pricing feeds).
• Monitor integration performance and proactively identify issues such as mapping failures, workflow breaks, data quality anomalies, latency, or messaging errors.
• Administer integration and middleware technologies including Azure Integration Services, message queues, API gateways, and ETL tools.
• Design and support scalable integration workflows that enable high‑volume trading, pricing, and risk calculations.
• Oversee integration‑related deployments, configuration changes, version upgrades, and regression testing.
• Maintain comprehensive documentation including integration diagrams, data flow maps, runbooks, and troubleshooting guides.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance automation, data integrity, observability, and system resilience.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, cybersecurity, and data‑governance controls across the integration landscape.
Area of Expertise, Requirements
• Deep understanding of front , mid , and back office trading data flows and how they interact across systems.
• Proficiency with:
o Integration frameworks (Azure Integration Services)
o Message queues and brokers (Kafka, RabbitMQ, Service Bus)
o SQL, data modeling, and database troubleshooting
o Log analysis and application observability tools (AppDynamics or similar)
• Proven ability to resolve integration issues quickly in high pressure, time sensitive environments.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting capabilities with a focus on data integrity and system reliability.
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills across trading, risk, operations, and IT groups.
• Experience with SOX, cybersecurity requirements, and regulated data exchange standards.
Education
• Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Engineering, Business, Finance, or a related field. Or 3+ years of relevant trading integrations experience, data pipelines, or ISO/market data models.
• Certifications in integration-specific tools (e.g., MuleSoft Certified Developer or equivalent).
• Advanced understanding of database systems, data pipelines, and cloud integration frameworks is a strong plus.
Work Experience
• 3+ years of experience designing, supporting, or optimizing integrations in energy trading, commodities, or financial markets.
• Minimum 3 years of experience supporting:
o ETRM/CTRM platform integrations (e.g., Entrade, Endur, Allegro, or similar systems)
o APIs, REST/SOAP services, enterprise messaging, and workflow engines
o ISO/RTO data models such as ERCOT, PJM, MISO, SPP (strong advantage)
o Market data and pricing integrations (ICE, CME, Snowflake, Databricks, Platts, etc.)
• Proficiency with SQL for data investigation and issue analysis
• Hands on experience supporting front, middle, and back office users, including traders, schedulers, risk, and settlements
• Strong background in incident management, root cause analysis, and working in high availability, high pressure environments
• Experience troubleshooting integrations, APIs, market data feeds, and batch/scheduled jobs
• Exposure to cloud environments (Azure/AWS)
• Experience participating in UAT, release management, and change control processes
• Familiarity with SOX, audit controls, and application access/entitlement workflow
LyondellBasell is proud to provide a competitive total compensation package designed to reward excellence and support the well-being of our employees. Our Total Rewards package includes equitable and market-competitive base pay as well as locally relevant incentives, fostering a culture of pay-for-performance that recognizes both individual and company achievements.
We extend the following benefits to *eligible employees:
Workplace Flexibility: The Company’s Global Remote Work Policy allows eligible employees to request to work remotely up to two full days per standard work week at an approved location other than the designated worksite or office, such as at a home office with managerial approval.
Comprehensive Health, Welfare, Life and Retirement Programs: Our comprehensive programs are aligned with local practices.
6% LYB match on 401(k) contribution
5% LYB cash balance pension plan accrual
Comprehensive Well-being Benefits: Programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social health, ensuring you receive the care you need, when you need it.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan: The LYB ESPP offers a 10% discount on LYB stock for eligible employees in Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, and US.
Educational Assistance Program: To encourage self-development by providing financial aid for approved educational activities voluntarily undertaken by employees.
Bravo Rewards Program: Recognizing outstanding employee contributions.
Robust Medical and Life Insurance Packages: Offering a variety of coverage options to meet individual needs.
Professional Development: Opportunities to learn and grow through training, mentoring, work experiences, community involvement, and team building activities.
Competitive Vacation Policies: Generous annual leave to support your work-life balance.
Global Adoption Policy: Support for employees expanding their families.
Matching Gifts Program: Enhance the impact of your charitable contributions to qualified organizations.
*Eligibility for certain benefits and rewards programs will vary based on your job status, work location and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreement and may be changed from time to time without notice, subject to applicable law.
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