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Job Title: RAD Automation

Duration: Contract

Location: Mississauga, ON.

Work in a high-performing team building strategic technology for a growing business.

Opportunity to use contemporary software development tools and techniques.

Contribute meaningfully to the outcome of the customer.

Based in Singapore, global commercial hub for Rio Tinto

About The Role

Our new Commercial Services & Digital team will streamline and guide how we invest in and harness technology for Commercial. This team will modernize and digitize our manual processes, addressing pain points for employees and focus on initiatives for improving customer experiences.

We see Commercial Services as the engine room with their focus on post deal tasks such as invoicing, trade finance, shipping and laytime.

Commercial Services & Digital is a unique opportunity to bring digital closer to the business, to create more synergies between teams and bring together business improvements to achieve business excellence.

We're looking for an experienced Software Engineer that can independently work with end-users to derive competitive-advantage and commercial differentiation with the use of technology in the commercial business. You'll work within the Commercial Services & Digital team which is accountable for delivering value to business groups within Rio Tinto Commercial. This role is a great opportunity for an accomplished engineer who takes pride in working closely with the business to solve problems, learn and pick up new technologies based on the needs of the organization, and level-up on existing expertise.

Reporting to the Digital Engineering and Analytic Manager, you will be:

Come ready to do the best work of your life and influence your team to do the same.

Be part of a business facing development team to deliver new solutions for the commercial business.

Converse directly with end users to quickly automate processes and translate domain-specific business logic to working tools.

Collaborate with other developers, product analysts, solution architect and testers as part of the wider team within Commercial Services & Digital team.

Contribute to analysis, design and development of systems, business processes, data, and interfaces.

Own all operational aspects of your code.

Support and enhance existing tools and applications utilized by commercial business.

Mentoring junior members of the team as well as within Commercial both in technical and functional aspect

What you will need for the role

To Succeed In This Role, You Will Have

Experience in programming in Python and/or .Net

Hands-on experience using low-code to no-code development tools and platforms (Microsoft Power Platform, Azure, RPA, Stonebranch etc.)

Investigate and analyze business processes, systems, and workflows.

Design prototype and improve existing solutions and processes, ensuring scalability.

Automate and optimize process to add value.

Ability to work effectively as a team player and build collaborative/partnership relationships across a global organization.

Collaborate with other developers and users to develop quick win solutions.

Domain experience in commodities trading, market risk or financial services or middle office technology team (nice to have)

Good knowledge of relational databases (SQL Server, Oracle, etc.)

Knowledge of at least one core software development language (.Net, C#, VB, JavaScript, HTML, CSS, React etc.)

Experience in using source control tools (GitHub, Azure DevOps, etc.)

Knowledge to Agile framework

It will also be beneficial if you have.

Experience in working with geographically disperse teams in a global organization.

Exposure of development and support in a trading floor environment.

Experience with Agile SDLCs, particularly Scrum and Kanban

Strong numerical skills, ideally with a numerate degree.