When you join EDF Trading, you’ll 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, it’s 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.
What we do
The Front Office Delivery IT team looks after the Traders, Originators and Analysts bespoke IT requirements. We provide a wide range of solutions for both commercial Decision Support and more tradition ‘IT’ based activities, such as interfacing with third party systems for control/processes. Generally, we build in a Microsoft stack working closely with the traders/analysts wherever possible.
The team is streamlined and the work ranges from a couple of weeks to several months in length. Equally we often find ourselves multitasking to fit in the more immediate demands. Some of the work requires excellent engineering skills, while others a better grasp of what drives values for the commercial desks. The team encourages empowerment and accountability which sees us employ a flat organisational structure with an emphasis on getting the job done. The environment is friendly – and as a team we work to support each other.
Most systems are distributed solutions utilising Angular, WebAPI, C# and relational databases (Oracle or SQL Server), however we are bursting into more open source tech as needed.
What we are looking for
We have an opening for someone talented to join our commercial-facing Front Office IT Delivery team.
Ideally to thrive the skills we are look for are:
Experience required
Ideally experienced working at a top tier energy trading house, investment bank or a leading software house specialising in providing software based solutions.
Preferably having experience in building automated trade execution systems.
Technical requirements
These are the technical skills needed to do the job:
Ideally, the candidate should have knowledge in some of the following technologies:
Hours of work:
40 hours per week between Monday and Friday.
Hybrid (a combination of office and home working) is the normal practice.
EDF Trading is a leader in the international wholesale energy markets. We manage a portfolio of assets which give us the ability to source, supply, transport, store, blend and convert physical commodities around the world. These capabilities enable us to deliver essential asset optimisation services, risk management and wholesale market access to the EDF Group and our third-party customers, helping them to realise the value inherent in their asset portfolios.
EDF Trading is active in the electricity, natural gas, LPG, oil and environmental products markets. We are also active in the LNG and coal and freight markets via JERA Global Markets. We are one of the largest wholesale market traders in Europe for power and gas. In North America, we are one of the leading marketers of gas and power, one of the main providers of generation services for power generation companies and a leading energy retailer for large commercial and industrial customers.
We are a 100% owned subsidiary of EDF SA., one of the world’s biggest electricity generators and a leader in low-carbon production.
EDF Trading recognises the importance of attracting, retaining and developing diverse world-class professionals. We identify, foster and reward all talent, valuing and leveraging the diversity amongst our people to offer creative and innovative products and services to the EDF Group and our third-party customers. We have a culture that enables us to be forward thinking and agile and at EDF Trading, individuals can really make a difference. Everyone shares a common vision and a team spirit that encourages people to make things happen. EDFT is about working together, embracing the challenge and delivering exceptional customer service.
With offices in London (Headquarters), Paris, Houston and Singapore, we have a cosmopolitan mix of more than 35 nationalities from our global employee base of around 800 people.
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