When you join EDF Trading, youâll become part of a diverse international team of experts who challenge conventional ideas, test new approaches, and think outside the box.
Energy markets evolve rapidly, so our team needs to remain agile, flexible, and ready to spot opportunities across all the markets we trade in power, gas, LNG, LPG, oil, and environmental products.
EDF Group and our customers all over the world trust that their assets are managed by us in the most effective and efficient manner and are protected through expert risk management. Trading for over 20 years, itâs experience that makes us leaders in the field. Energy is what we do.
Become part of the team and you will be offered a great range of benefits, which include (location dependent) hybrid working, a personal pension plan, private medical and dental insurance, bi-annual health assessments, corporate gym memberships, an electric car lease programme, childcare vouchers, a cycle-to-work scheme, season ticket loans, volunteering opportunities, and much more.
Gender balance and inclusion are very high on the agenda at EDF Trading, so you will become part of an ever-diversifying family of around 750 colleagues based in London, Paris, Singapore, and Houston. Regular social and networking events, both physical and virtual, will ensure that you always feel connected to your colleagues and the business.
Who are we? We are EDF Trading, part of the EDF Group - a world leader in low-carbon, sustainable electricity generation.
Join us, make a difference, and help shape the future of energy.
Job Description:
What our team does
TheFront OfficeITDeliveryteam looks after the Traders and Analysts. Weprovidea wide range of solutions for both commercialdecisionsupport and more tradition âITâ based activities.Generally, webuild in a Microsoft stack working closely with the traders/analysts wherever possible.Work ranges from a couple of weeks to several months in lengthandwe often find ourselves multitasking to fit in the more immediate demands. Some of the work requires excellent engineering skills, whilstothertasks needa better grasp of what drives values for the commercial desks.Â
The team encourages empowerment and accountability which sees us employ a flat organisational structure with an emphasis on getting the job done.Â
Position purpose
To carry out all required enhancement of theOptimisation and Trading Analytical Teamâs(OTAT)tools as part of the15 minuteproject
Main responsibilities
Implement new features and enhancements for several python-based front-office tools
Be responsible forend-to-end delivery of any change from analysis and solution design through to implementation and release
Provide post-deployment support, whererequired
Liaise with end users on a regular basis throughout the lifecycle of any change
Adhere to the companyâs best practices and guidelines for software development and DevOps
Document changes and test scenarios
Required Skills andExperience
Proven commercial development experience using python
Experience building Web APIsusing Flask, Fast API,Streamlitor any major Python framework
Experienceoptimizingand improving thegeneral performanceof Backend Applications
Experience usingandoptimizingSQL and NoSQL based databases.
DesirableSkills andExperience
Experience developing Excel VBA
Experience developing and deploying software in Kubernetes
Single Page Application experience in any major frameworke.g.Angular, React or Vue.
Experience deploying frontend and backend applications to Web Servers using CI/CD.
Experience automating build and release processes for software with Git and CI/CDpipelines(ideally using Azure DevOps)
Cloud based experience with any major Cloud Provider (Azure preferred)
Agile development (Scrum preferred)
Person Specification
Desire to learn and iterate quickly
Hands-on approach, flexible and positive attitude
Ability of working in a fast-paced environmentÂ
Passion for building quality systems
Willing to work as part of a team
Strong communicationskills
Hours of work:
8.30am â 5.30pm Monday to Friday,hybrid workingÂ
Occasional travel to Paris might berequired
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