EDF Trading

Senior Front Office Test Analyst

EDF Trading  •  London, GB (Hybrid)  •  1 day ago
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Job Description

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 our team does

The Front Office IT Delivery team looks after the Traders and Analysts. We provide a wide range of solutions for both commercial decision support and more tradition ‘IT’ based activities. Generally, we build in a Microsoft stack working closely with the traders/analysts wherever possible. Work ranges from a couple of weeks to several months in length and we often find ourselves multitasking to fit in the more immediate demands.

The team encourages empowerment and accountability which sees us employ a flat organisational structure with an emphasis on getting the job done.

The Analytics & Decision Support area focuses on development and support for analytics systems, trading decision support tools, data pipelines and services

Position purpose

  • Provide a testing service to support all projects enhancing the systems in the Front Office Analytics & Decision Support area of the business.
  • Play a role in helping to increase the level of test automation

Main responsibilities

  • Use, run, edit and where needed create automated scripts using appropriate technology (e.g. Playwright).
  • Produce test plans covering functional, integration, regression and smoke testing scenarios.
  • Take ownership of testing of new systems and enhancements including APIs and .NET Windows Services.
  • Validate data using SQL and ClickHouse.
  • Support system integration and user acceptance testing.
  • Support release cycles and execute smoke testing.
  • Be a driver of automation tests within the team.

Required Skills and Experience

  • Prior experience of evaluating automation potential and understanding test automation frameworks.
  • Full testing lifecycle experience including system, regression, integration and user acceptance testing.
  • Experience working in Agile teams. Familiarity with C#/.NET and scripting.
  • Strong SQL and data validation skills.

Desirable Skills and Experience

  • Experience with Windows Services.
  • Exposure to ClickHouse.
  • Experience in an energy trading or financial organisation

Person Specification

  • Must be a proactive self-starter and able to understand complex systems quickly.
  • Excellent communication skills.
  • Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
  • Highly motivated with strong attention to detail.
  • Able to prioritise effectively.

Hours of work:

8.30am – 5.30pm Monday to Friday, hybrid working

EDF Trading

About EDF Trading

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.

Photo: c. EDF

Industry
Oil, Gas & Mining
Company Size
501-1,000 employees
Headquarters
London, GB
Year Founded
1999
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