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Pilot Company

Sr Developer, CTRM Applications

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In-Office
Houston, TX
Senior level
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Houston, TX
Senior level
Senior technical contributor designing, developing, supporting, and modernizing commodity trading, risk management, and retail pricing platforms. Lead complex projects, translate business requirements into technical designs, support production incidents, drive cloud/DevOps modernization, review vendor deliverables, and mentor junior staff while collaborating across business and technology teams.
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Company Description

Pilot Company is an industry-leading network of travel centers with more than 30,000 team members and over 750 retail and fueling locations in 44 states and six Canadian provinces. Our energy and logistics division serves as a top supplier of fuel, employing one of the largest tanker fleets and providing critical services to oil operations in our nation's busiest basins. Pilot Company supports a growing portfolio of brands with expertise in supply chain and retail operations, logistics and transportation, technology and digital innovation, construction, maintenance, human resources, finance, sales and marketing.

Founded in 1958 by Jim A. Haslam II and currently led by CEO Adam Wright, our founding values, people-first culture and commitment to giving back remains true to us today. Whether we are serving guests, a fellow team member, or a trucking company, we are dedicated to fueling people and keeping North America moving.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Military encouraged to apply.

Job Description

The purpose of this job is to serve as a senior technical contributor within the Energy Technology space, designing, developing, supporting, and enhancing commodity trading and risk management platforms as well as retail pricing applications operating in both on-premise and cloud implementations. This role partners closely with business stakeholders, technology leaders, vendors, and team members to deliver reliable, scalable, and secure technology solutions that support commercial trading operations.

  • Design, develop, test, deploy, and support complex enhancements for commercial trading, risk management, credit, and retail pricing applications.
  • Serve as a senior technical lead and contributor on complex projects and workstreams, providing technical analysis and guidance, design recommendations, and implementation support.
  • Translate complex business requirements into technical specifications, system designs, integrations, and development tasks.
  • Partner with business stakeholders, product owners, scrum masters, functional analysts, infrastructure, security, and other technology teams to define priorities, clarify requirements, and deliver reliable solutions.
  • Perform production support activities, including troubleshooting complex production incidents, performing root cause analysis, developing and implementing long-term corrective actions, orchestrating deployments, and occasional after-hours support as needed.
  • Advise and implement modernization efforts, including cloud adoption, automation, DevOps processes, CI/CD pipelines, and platform reliability improvements.
  • Help define and improve development standards, reusable patterns, documentation, automated testing, peer reviews, and secure coding practices.
  • Support vendor-delivered solutions by performing technical design reviews, validating deliverables, aiding implementation, and providing long-term production support.
  • Model behaviors that support the company’s common purpose and ensure guests and team members are supported at the highest level.
  • Provide project updates to development manager and perform project management responsibilities as needed.
  • Collaborate with stakeholders to identify project, operational, and technical risks and determine appropriate mitigation plans.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or other related scientific or technical discipline required; or demonstrated technical proficiency may be substituted for education requirements.
  • 5+ years of experience developing, supporting, or integrating enterprise applications.
  • 5+ years of experience supporting commodity/energy trading, retail pricing, or related commercial applications.
  • 2+ years of experience leading or managing technical projects, delivery priorities, or production support activities.
  • Advanced ability to analyze business processes and translate business needs into technical requirements, designs, and system changes.
  • Strong understanding of incident management, change management, release management, service requests, and production support practices.
  • Advanced proficiency in one or more development technologies such as .NET/C#, Java, AngularJS/Angular, SQL, APIs, or integration frameworks required.
  • Advanced proficiency with relational databases required; Microsoft SQL Server preferred.
  • Advanced proficiency with AWS, Terraform, Jenkins, DB Maestro, ActiveBatch, or similar cloud, source control systems, DevOps, release management, and automation tools required.
  • Advanced proficiency with Agile/Scrum delivery practices required.
  • Advanced understanding of commodities trading, front/middle/back-office processes, and experience supporting business environments requiring rapid context switching and demanding timelines required.
  • Advanced proficiency in building, enhancing, integrating, and supporting CTRM/ETRM systems such as RightAngle, Endur, Allegro, or similar platforms required.
  • Strong ability to assess system impact across small- and large-scale changes required.
  • Strong ability to balance project delivery, production support, technical debt, and operational priorities required.
  • Strong problem-solving and root cause analysis skills.
  • Strong ownership mindset with commitment to secure, reliable, maintainable, and well-documented solutions.
  • Ability to independently drive complex technical work to completion.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Ability to set priorities, multitask, meet deadlines, and resolve problems with a high sense of urgency.
  • Ability to mentor junior developers, provide technical guidance, and collaborate effectively with outsourced vendors.
  • Fluency in spoken and written English required.

Additional Information

  • Travel required: less than 5%.
  • General office work requiring sitting or standing for prolonged periods.
  • Ability to work a flexible weekly schedule.

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