PL/SQL Developer
Vitol
Full-time
On-site
Geneva Geneva Switzerland
Vitol
Company Description
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.
For more information: vitol.com
Job Description
We have developed our own Commodity Trading Risk Management (CTRM) system that covers all aspects of our business activities across the globe: from trade entry through middle-office with P&L reporting and price risk management down to invoicing and for whichever commodity we are trading: electricity, renewables, gas, crude oil, refined products, biofuels, or carbon certificates. Vitol is unique in the energy trading world in making our CTRM the core of our business processes that everyone at Vitol works with, often on a daily basis.
As a member of the CTRM team, located in Geneva, Switzerland, you will:
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
As we are working as one united team that covers all the functions of our CTRM, the projects you will be involved in may be as diverse as:
Modelling cash-for-product loan repayments in our Finance P&L
Building a valuation engine for non-linear complex options that we trade
Running a systems integration with a company we’ve acquired
Our core technologies, including PL/SQL and Oracle Forms Builder, are still an important part of what we do, and they have enabled the Vitol success story. When you join, you will work with our established technologies to get familiar with the data model and business logic, and quickly start adding value to our business. For those interested, we will also create opportunities further down the line to be part of this important technology migration.
Qualifications
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)
Qualifications and skills that will help you stand out
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
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)
Additional Information
Our Geneva office
Our office is located very centrally, 5 minutes from the main train station and 1 minute from the lake. The office has a rooftop lunch area, with views over the lake and Alps. We organize regular activities to enable our people to meet colleagues from other teams in an informal setting, and to celebrate special achievements.
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.
For more information: vitol.com
Job Description
We have developed our own Commodity Trading Risk Management (CTRM) system that covers all aspects of our business activities across the globe: from trade entry through middle-office with P&L reporting and price risk management down to invoicing and for whichever commodity we are trading: electricity, renewables, gas, crude oil, refined products, biofuels, or carbon certificates. Vitol is unique in the energy trading world in making our CTRM the core of our business processes that everyone at Vitol works with, often on a daily basis.
As a member of the CTRM team, located in Geneva, Switzerland, you will:
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
As we are working as one united team that covers all the functions of our CTRM, the projects you will be involved in may be as diverse as:
Modelling cash-for-product loan repayments in our Finance P&L
Building a valuation engine for non-linear complex options that we trade
Running a systems integration with a company we’ve acquired
Our core technologies, including PL/SQL and Oracle Forms Builder, are still an important part of what we do, and they have enabled the Vitol success story. When you join, you will work with our established technologies to get familiar with the data model and business logic, and quickly start adding value to our business. For those interested, we will also create opportunities further down the line to be part of this important technology migration.
Qualifications
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)
Qualifications and skills that will help you stand out
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
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)
Additional Information
Our Geneva office
Our office is located very centrally, 5 minutes from the main train station and 1 minute from the lake. The office has a rooftop lunch area, with views over the lake and Alps. We organize regular activities to enable our people to meet colleagues from other teams in an informal setting, and to celebrate special achievements.