Quantitative Analyst

Cititec; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Cititec, with a global commodities trading partner, seeks a Quantitative Analyst who blends a strong quantitative toolbox with energy market interest. You’ll work close to the trading desk, building fundamental models, digging into market data, and developing tools with direct trading impact.

You will have a Master’s in a quantitative field, 3+ years in gas trading, and strong Python skills to back-test trading strategies and ensure data integrity across North American markets.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in finance, economics, or related quantitative field.
• 3+ years of gas trading experience.
• Strong quantitative modeling skills (statistics, econometrics, applied mathematics, physics).
• Strong Python programming skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain quantitative models of North American natural gas fundamentals.
• Develop quantitative tools and analysis to support trading strategies with traders and software developers.
• Back-test and validate models and trading strategies.
• Maintain data quality and integrity for trading models and analytical tools.
• Document methodologies and interfaces clearly.
• Research and refine systematic trading strategies across North American natural gas markets.

Skills

Quantitative modeling

Python

Econometrics

Statistics

Applied mathematics

Physics

Gas trading

Education

Master's degree in finance or economics

Job description

Cititec are working with a global commodities trading firm who ar egrowing out their presence in natural gas within North American markets. They are looking for a Quantitative Analyst who’s ready to combine a strong quantitative toolbox with a genuine interest in energy markets. You’ll work close to the trading desk, building fundamental models, digging into market data, and developing tools and strategies with direct trading impact.

What you’ll do

• You’ll build and maintain quantitative models of North American natural gas fundamentals, such as supply-demand models
• Develop quantitative tools and analysis to support and refine algorithmic natural gas trading strategies, working closely with traders and software developers.
• Conduct back-testing and validation of models and trading strategies to assess performance, robustness and reliability.
• Maintain and improve the quality and integrity of data used within trading models and analytical tools.
• Take ownership of model documentation, ensuring methodologies, functionality and interfaces are clearly documented.
• Research, develop and refine new systematic trading strategies across the North American natural gas markets.

What you bring

• A master’s degree in finance, economics, or another related quantitative field
• 3+ years of experience working in a similar position within gas trading
• Excellent skills in quantitative modeling (e.g., statistics, econometrics, applied mathematics, physics)
• Great programming skills, preferably in Python