EDF Trading
Platform Operations Manager
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When you join EDF Trading, you’ll become part of a diverse international team of experts who challenge conventional ideas, test new approaches, and think outside the box.
Energy markets evolve rapidly, so our team needs to remain agile, flexible, and ready to spot opportunities across all the markets we trade in: power, gas, LNG, LPG, oil, and environmental products.
EDF Group and our customers all over the world trust that their assets are managed by us in the most effective and efficient manner and are protected through expert risk management. Trading for over 20 years, it’s experience that makes us leaders in the field. Energy is what we do.
Become part of the team and you will be offered a great range of benefits, which include (location dependent) hybrid working, a personal pension plan, private medical and dental insurance, bi-annual health assessments, corporate gym memberships, an electric car lease programme, childcare vouchers, a cycle-to-work scheme, season ticket loans, volunteering opportunities, and much more.
Gender balance and inclusion are very high on the agenda at EDF Trading, so you will become part of an ever-diversifying family of around 750 colleagues based in London, Paris, Singapore, and Houston. Regular social and networking events, both physical and virtual, will ensure that you always feel connected to your colleagues and the business.
Who are we? We are EDF Trading, part of the EDF Group - a world leader in low-carbon, sustainable electricity generation.
Join us, make a difference, and help shape the future of energy.
Job Description:
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Information Technology
Position Purpose
Lead the Platform Operations function responsible for the reliable, secure, and cost-effective operation of EDF Trading's core technology infrastructure.
The role owns the operational lifecycle of compute, virtualization, storage, backup, network services, operating systems, data centre infrastructure, and core platform services. It is accountable for ensuring infrastructure services meet availability, performance, resilience, and cybersecurity requirements while supporting the firm's engineering, trading, data, and corporate technology platforms.
The position drives automation, infrastructure-as-code adoption, operational simplification, and technology lifecycle management, enabling Platform Engineering to provide stable foundations for application delivery, data platforms, AI workloads, and business-critical services.
Main Responsibilities
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- Lead the Platform Operations team responsible for compute, virtualization, storage, backup, network services, operating systems, patch management, and core infrastructure platforms.
- Own operational performance, availability, capacity, and resilience of infrastructure services across on-premise, co-located, and cloud-hosted environments.
- Establish infrastructure standards, operational procedures, and engineering practices that promote automation, repeatability, and operational excellence.
- Drive adoption of Infrastructure-as-Code, configuration management, and infrastructure automation, reducing manual effort and operational risk.
- Manage infrastructure lifecycle, including hardware refresh, vendor supportability, patching, and vulnerability remediation.
- Ensure robust backup, recovery, disaster recovery, and business continuity capabilities are designed, tested, and maintained.
- Own infrastructure operational readiness, monitoring, capacity management, and service reporting.
- Lead infrastructure-related major incidents, ensuring rapid recovery and implementation of long-term corrective actions.
- Manage supplier relationships for infrastructure technologies, data centres, connectivity providers, and managed service partners.
- Establish cost transparency and optimisation initiatives across infrastructure services without compromising resilience or service quality.
- Collaborate closely with the other IT teams to provide integrated platform services.
- Build and develop a highly capable operational engineering function with a culture of ownership, automation, and continuous improvement.
- Develop and maintain resilience, disaster recovery, and business continuity capabilities.
- Manage third-party suppliers, contracts, licensing, and the Platform Operations budget.
- Build team capability through coaching, knowledge sharing, succession planning, and continuous learning.
Experience Required
- Significant leadership experience managing enterprise infrastructure and operations teams within a complex, business-critical environment.
- Demonstrable ownership of large-scale infrastructure estates spanning cloud, private cloud, and traditional infrastructure technologies.
- Experience supporting highly available trading, financial services, or other mission-critical environments.
- Proven track record delivering infrastructure modernisation, automation, and operational transformation programmes.
- Experience managing operational risk, resilience testing, incident management, and disaster recovery activities.
- Strong supplier-management experience including major technology vendors, cloud providers, and outsourced service partners.
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Technical Requirements
- Knowledge of Windows and Linux server platforms (both physical and virtual), including lifecycle, patching, hardening, and operational support considerations.
- Experience with enterprise storage, backup, and recovery services, supporting resilience, data protection, and disaster recovery objectives.
- Strong network infrastructure capability, including Cisco technologies, secure connectivity, segmentation, routing, switching, and monitoring.
- Understanding of Entra ID and identity services, including authentication, access control, and hybrid identity integration.
- Advanced Azure knowledge, including hybrid integration with on-premise platforms, identity, networking, resilience, and operational management.
- Knowledge of Kubernetes and container platforms used to support scalable and automated application delivery.
- Knowledge of Zscaler or equivalent cloud security platforms supporting secure connectivity, zero trust access, and internet protection.
- Good understanding of IT security controls and tooling across vulnerability management, access control, monitoring, endpoint protection, and incident response.
- Practical experience with Infrastructure as Code and configuration management, supporting automation, consistency, version control, and controlled change.
- Familiarity with Citrix and end-user computing platforms supporting secure access and resilient desktop services.
Person Specification
- Proven ability to lead, develop, and motivate technical teams, setting clear expectations while building capability, accountability, and a strong service culture.
- Sound judgement and structured problem-solving in complex operational environments.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to influence technical and non-technical stakeholders.
- Calm, disciplined prioritisation under pressure, particularly during incidents or competing delivery demands.
- Business-aligned strategic thinking, connecting infrastructure choices to resilience, security, cost, and service outcomes.
- Continuous improvement mindset, with a practical interest in automation, standardisation, and emerging technologies.
Hours of Work:
8.30am – 5.30pm / 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday
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