Developer & Business Analyst - Trading Systems

Actively contribute to the development of our core system by developing new features based on user requirements to meet our evolving business needs. Work closely with a wide range of users to identify & prioritize requirements and design technical solutions. Maintain & further improve system modules, including the ones you will help build but also existing ones. Provide business applications support and training to users on day to day issues. Running a systems integration with a company we’ve acquired.

Vitol is a leader in energy and commodities. Vitol produces, manages and delivers energy and commodities to consumers and industry worldwide. In addition to its primary business of trading, Vitol is invested in infrastructure globally, with $10+billion invested in long-term assets. Vitol’s customers include national oil companies, multinationals, leading industrial companies and utilities. Founded in Rotterdam in 1966, today Vitol serves its customers from some 40 offices worldwide. Revenues in 2023 were $400bn.

• University degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or an equivalent field

• Proven data modelling skills to translate business situations into data structures, proficiency in SQL

• At least 3 years’ experience in similar position(s), e.g. as a user-facing DB engineer

• Entrepreneurial drive, ability to work independently as well as in a team

• Proactive and user-focused “make it work” mentality with a genuine interest in the functional as well as technical aspects of each challenge encountered; comfortable with daily release cycle model

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Full proficiency communicating in English in a business context (verbally & in writing)

• Experience with PL/SQL (preferred) or a similar procedural DB programming language (e.g. T-SQL)

• Previous experience in the commodities and/or trading industry

• Practical experience with Oracle Forms builder

• Nice to have: experience with programming in C#, C++ or Python

• French language skills a plus (but not required)

• Office based role (1 day per week home office)