Junior Trading Analyst - Energy
Launch your career at the heart of energy trading.
As a Junior Trading Analyst, you'll play a vital role in supporting our Power & Gas trading teams by transforming complex market and trading data into meaningful insights that drive smarter, faster decisions.
You'll combine data analytics, automation, and operational expertise to improve the quality, accessibility, and governance of critical trading data, while helping shape the future of our trading operations.
If you're analytical, curious, and passionate about using data to solve real-world challenges, this is an exciting opportunity to build your career in a fast-paced, commercially driven environment.
How will I spend my time in this role?
· Maintain and validate high‑quality trading and market data across front, middle, and back‑office systems, ensuring accuracy, consistency, and timeliness;
· Support traders through deal entry, validation, nomination and pricing support across all products, ensuring trades are captured correctly and on time;
· Use Python and SQL to analyse, clean, transform, and reconcile trading datasets, supporting daily reporting, checks, and controls;
· Assist in the development and maintenance of automated reports, dashboards, and data pipelines to support trading, risk, and performance monitoring;
· Work with modern data platforms (e.g. Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, or equivalent) to query and analyse structured trading and market data;
· Produce clear, reliable data outputs and summaries to support trading activity, performance review, and internal reporting requirements.
What skills/experience do I need to be successful?
· Experience working with structured datasets, including use of python/SQL;
· Strong numerical and analytical skills, ideally supported by an academic record in mathematics, economics, engineering, data science, or similar.
· Familiarity with data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Azure Synapse, or equivalent.
What sets us apart?
Global Impact: With offices in the UK, US, Spain and Australia, and plans for further expansion, you'll be part of a dynamic, globally-minded team, with opportunities to explore new markets and make a difference on a global scale.
Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion: We celebrate our diverse culture and value individuals irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality, or ethnicity. Join a team where diversity is not just welcomed but celebrated as a key driver of growth and innovation.


What does hybrid working mean to us?
Hybrid working typically means 2 days in the office location listed on this advert and 3 days working at home each week. Some occasional travel to our other offices may be required.
What happens next?
Once we receive your application, it will be reviewed by a human – no bots here! The average process typically takes around 2-3 weeks, with 2 stages of video interviews using Teams. However, this can vary depending on the role. We may invite you for a face-to-face meeting or require only 1 video interview. If you have any questions or need support, our Recruitment Team is here to assist you.
Ready to join us on our journey to digitise, decarbonise, and localize the future of energy? Apply now.
We're committed to making the application process easy and comfortable. Let us know how we can help you with any reasonable adjustments that can be tailored to your needs. At the bottom of each of our adverts you can find one of our recruitment teams' contact details. Please reach out so we can discuss with you further.
- Department
- Trading
- Locations
- SmartestEnergy Limited - London office - Canary Wharf
- Monthly salary
- £35,000 - £43,000
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Remote Status
- Office