Quant Modeling Analyst - Oil

TotalEnergies; Genf; On-site; CHF 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

TotalEnergies, basé à Genève, recherche un analyste quantitatif pour rejoindre l’équipe Front Innovation Tools (FIT). Vous développerez et livrerez des modèles et des outils numériques destinés aux desks de trading Oil, Gas et Power, en collaboration avec les équipes market analysis et IT.

Vous maîtrisez Python ou C++, l’intégration continue (TFS/AWS) et vous avez une appétence pour les outils IA comme Claude Code.

Qualifications

• Diplômé d'un Master quantitatif ou d'une école d'ingénieurs avec spécialisation en mathématiques, physique, data engineering ou finance quantitative.
• Expérience dans des projets informatiques importants utilisant des outils d'intégration continue (TFS ou AWS).
• Bon niveau de programmation en Python ou C++.
• Connaissance des outils IA en coding (Claude Code) serait un plus.
• Expérience sur un desk de trading ou en marché des matières premières serait un plus.
• Bonnes compétences en communication et esprit proactif, capable de prendre des initiatives.
• Capacité à travailler dans un environnement en évolution avec pression et urgence.

Responsibilities

• Modélisation de pricing d'options en utilisant les bons modèles de volatilité et mise à jour des valeurs centrales.
• Structuration de produits financiers et analyse des risques des payoffs.
• Dashboarding pour visualiser le risque et les prix en temps réel et simuler les positions.
• Surveillance du risque de crédit sur les dérivés sans CSA.
• Optimisation logistique: blending outils, simulation de cargos.
• Maintenance CI/CD et collaboration avec Cyber et Infra.

Skills

Communication

Can-do attitude

Initiative

Teamwork

Pressure handling

Education

Master quantitatif ou diplôme d'ingénieur (Maths/Phys/Data/Finance)

Tools

Python

C++

TFS / AWS CI

Job description

Contexte et environnement

Desired Start Date : January 2027

Take your first steps into a fulfilling career and join our Front Innovation Team as a quantitative analyst.

Are you looking to grow your career in the vibrant world of energy trading?

Do you have an engineering or quantitative finance background with good programming skills?

If yes, we would love to see your profile!

To support TotalEnergies’s ambitions, the Front Innovation Tools team (FIT) is looking to hire their next quantitative analyst.

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TotalEnergies has developed a strong expertise in oil, biofuels, natural gas and electricity trading. Trading entities are based in Geneva, Paris, Dubai, Athens, Houston and Singapore.

TotalEnergies installed its European trading hub across in Geneva, which now bring together very large teams around trading activities: TotalEnergies Trading & Shipping (T&S) and TotalEnergies Gas and Power (TGP).

Activités

You will be part of the FIT team, a team of 9 members, sitting on the trading floor. The FIT team is responsible for the development and delivery of models and digital tools for the Oil and Gas trading desks. It is the entry point for all trading desks, whether they are physical or paper and works closely with the market analysis, risk departments and IT. FIT team is part of a global department encompassing all market analysis and modelling on power, gas and oil markets. The topics, FIT team covers are the following:

• Option pricing models . Use the adequate volatility models to be able to price all type of options available on the financial markets. Work on fitting models and regularly update the central system with the market values.
• Structuring . Provide adequate financial products together with marketing based on clients’ needs. Analyse the risks of various payoffs. Detect optionalities in physical assets or physical transactions.
• Dashboarding . Provide traders with visual tools that enable them to synthesize their risk, view live market prices and/or simulate their position.
• Credit risk monitoring . Measure the potential risk taken when trading derivatives instruments with counterparts with which there is no CSA agreement. Measure the return on risk taken with these counterparts.
• Logistics Optimisation . Blending tools, automatic update of tank levels, cargo simulation.
• CICD . Continuous maintenance of our IT Ecosystem. Mastery of deployment tools, work in coordination with Cyber, Infra …

The tools developed by the team are used daily by traders and maintained by FIT. A strong understanding of our architecture, a genuine interest in IT topics and a commitment to users’ needs are essential to succeed in the team. FIT works closely with the DDIT department and with a dedicated DDIT-FO team. Key IT challenges for the coming year include integrating AI agents into online tools and addressing cybersecurity requirements.

The main programming languages used are Python, C++ and VBA. Depending on users’ needs, the tools delivered to traders range from Excel spreadsheets to complex web applications.

The trading floor is a high pace, challenging environment, requiring agility, sharpness and rigour. Good communication, teamwork, multi-tasking are also essential skills.

We are committed to meet the energy needs of a growing population and we are committed to the energy transition. The volatility of the energy trading markets requires excellence in risk management and a culture of innovation. We are fully embracing the digital revolution.

Our people flourish in an environment that promotes expertise, entrepreneurship spirit, agility and a purpose-driven culture, generating boundless opportunities to learn, grow and achieve collaborative success.

Reinforcing the competencies of our people is a key pillar of our culture: we train our people to ensure their development and we pledge to encourage safety in all our actions.

We look for passion, ambition and open-mindedness. While we evolve in a demanding industry that requests to be always on the edge, we cultivate a friendly workplace where our people feel good, where team spirit and respect guide our daily routine, where the diversity of our people and their skills create a nourishing experience for all of us.

Profil du candidat

• You are graduated from of a quantitative Master or an engineering school with majors in Mathematics, Physics, Data Engineering or Quantitative Finance.
• Experience in large IT projects using continuous integration tools such as TFS or AWS is a plus. You have worked in python or C++ and enjoy programming.
• Good usage of AI tools used in coding such as Claude Code would be a plus.
• Previous experience on a trading floor or in the commodities market would be a plus.
• You have good communication skills, a can-do attitude and proactively take initiatives
• You know how to work in an evolving environment where pressure and urgency are daily occurrences