Python Developer

About the business
This well-known business is headquartered in Brisbane, has a core vision of continuing to play a vital role in the Queensland and National Electricity Market, whilst focusing on diversifying operations and revenue streams to adapt and thrive in a consistently changing energy landscape. 

The future of Energy is changing and leveraging technology is key to staying relevant and competitive. This is why the business is heavily focused on this future strategy. It will enable and empower you to make significant and relevant change.

The Role 

A key member of a medium sized team utilising a flat structure, you will assist in developing the technology strategy in the trading space and will function as a key intermediary between quantitative analytics and technology teams.
This involves acting as the SME and contributing towards implementing development standards and frameworks and migrating or re-building legacy applications using recommended technologies including Python, Snowflake and visualisation tools such as Tableau.

Some Key responsibilities will include:

• Provide technical development and support for critical systems in Energy Markets Technology and Commercial, aiding ongoing enhancements and new projects.
• Collaborate with quantitative analysts and traders to develop and support statistical and financial software solutions for risk modeling and market operations.
• Embed within the Energy and Financial Risk team on the trading floor, assisting in troubleshooting and deploying complex quantitative systems, and bridging between analytics and technology teams.
• Mentor analyst developers, prototype and develop software, support deployment, and contribute to technology strategy in the trading space.
• Design, enhance, and maintain solutions, support existing systems, lead new projects, implement development standards, and modernize legacy applications.

About You:

• University qualification in software engineering or a numerical discipline with strong programming component (e.g. statistics, mathematics, computational science, etc).
• Minimum 4yrs in a Development role using Python
• Intermediate quantitative knowledge including (but not limited to) numerical analysis, stochastic modelling and financial mathematics
• Certification in Database development highly desirable
• Ability to craft detailed technical manuals
• Ability to engage with stakeholders to gather requirements & apply business context to technical solutions

This rare opportunity to work in a large organisation at a group level will see you exposed to a range of stakeholders and offer you excellent L&D opportunities in the Energy trading space.

For further information, please contact Adam Taylor ***********@perigongroup.com.au or apply below