Placement
About Us
Engelhart was founded in 2013 by BTG Pactual Group as a commodities trading company. Our business model is “asset light” and highly diversified – giving us the ability to adapt effectively and nimbly to changing market conditions. We have assembled successful multidisciplinary teams, leveraging advanced fundamental analysis with deep quantitative and weather research capabilities. Our activities are underpinned by strong risk management practices and by powerful technology and operational excellence. We have exceptional teams with diverse global backgrounds and decades of experience, and are driven by a highly collaborative culture, across products and competencies.
In 2024, Engelhart acquired Trailstone, a global energy trading and technology company. The acquisition provides us with new expertise, analytics and proprietary technology which is being used to provide risk management and optimisation services to help maximise the value of our clients’ renewable power. The acquisition also expanded Engelhart’s capabilities into physical natural gas across North America, a critical fuel to support the energy transition.
Our talented and experienced individuals work together according to its four company values: be bold, be collaborative, be proactive, be your best.
About the Role
This 13-month sandwich placement offers a penultimate-year undergraduate the opportunity to gain hands-on experience in Application Support within the commodities trading industry. The role provides practical exposure to the systems and applications that underpin a trading-led business, supporting both in-house developed platforms and third-party vendor solutions in a live production environment.
You will work closely with the Application Support team and partner with users across the firm to help investigate, resolve, and prevent system issues. The role is designed to build a strong foundation in application support, incident management, and system troubleshooting, while developing technical, communication, and problem-solving skills in a fast-paced, real-world setting. With structured support and mentoring, you will gain insight into how technology enables trading operations and how IT teams support critical business processes.
Please note that to be eligible for consideration, candidates must be enrolled on a sandwich year degree and available to commence their placement in July 2026. This will be a full-time role, owning the following responsibilities:
- Assist with diagnosing, troubleshooting, and resolving application and system issues, including internally developed software and third-party vendor solutions, under the guidance of senior team members.
- Log, track, and update incidents, service requests, and enhancements using existing tools and processes, ensuring accurate and timely information is recorded.
- Provide regular progress updates to business users and escalate issues appropriately when required.
- Support collaboration with internal and external IT teams to help investigate and resolve cross-system issues.
- Contribute to maintaining and improving application support documentation, ensuring it is clear, accurate, and up to date.
- Support testing activities related to system changes, upgrades, and fixes, following established procedures and best practices.
- Learn and apply application support processes, standards, and best practices as part of ongoing development.
About You
You are a curious and analytically minded student with a strong interest in technology, systems, and how applications support critical business processes within a commodities trading environment. You are detail-oriented, enjoy problem-solving, and take pride in delivering reliable support that helps business users work effectively. You are keen to learn, comfortable working as part of a team, and motivated by the opportunity to develop your technical and professional skills in a real-world setting.
Education, Experiences and Skills
- Currently studying towards a Computer Science (or related) undergraduate degree and eligible to undertake a full-time, on-site 13-month UK sandwich placement as part of your degree and available from July 2026.
- A keen interest in IT systems, application support, and problem-solving in a business environment.
- Competent using Structured Query Language (SQL) to work with data.
- Competent in debugging or fixing code in languages like Java, Python, Powershell or VBA.
- A proactive and curious approach, with a willingness to learn and take initiative when supported.
- Good communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to communicate clearly with colleagues at different levels of seniority and locations.
- A collaborative, team-oriented mindset, with a willingness to support others and ask for help when needed.
- An organised approach to work, with attention to detail and the ability to manage tasks and priorities effectively.
- Flexible and adaptable, with the ability to learn new systems and technologies quickly.
In addition, the following criteria is not required, but highly desirable for this role:
- Prior experience in a corporate environment.
- Ability to help solve issues, finding both the root cause problem and providing tactical workarounds.
What We Offer
- 25 days of annual holiday entitlement, excluding UK public holidays.
- Comprehensive dental, health and life assurance.
- 9% employer paid pension contributions.
- Supplemental benefits including salary sacrifice options and interest free transport season ticket loans.
- A hybrid working schedule, with one day per week working remotely.
- Access to complimentary drinks and snacks from our two in-office kitchens.
- A discounted gym membership for our in-house luxury health club.
We believe in inclusivity and are therefore dedicated to ensuring all employees – across gender identity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, life experience, background and more – feel welcome and included in the company. We promote diversity because we believe it is essential to our ability to think holistically.
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Locations
London
