EIB Trainee - Information Systems Directorate - Collateral & Market Data Management Unit - based in Luxembourg

This position is based at our Luxembourg headquarters and require regular office presence. The EIB offers you the opportunity to live and work in a truly international and multi-cultural environment.

The EIB, the European Union's bank, is seeking to recruit for Information Systems Directorate (IS) – Business Solutions Department (BSD) - Finance Division (FD) - Collateral & Market Data Management Unit (C&M), at its headquarters in Luxembourg: TRAINEE

Duration: 5 months (fixed start date: 1st March/April 2026)

(With possible extension up to 6 months if required by University)

Please note that, as marked on our Webpage, only applications from nationals of the Member States of the European Union, as well as citizens from countries that have been officially granted candidate status to join the EU, can be considered (Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia, Turkey and Ukraine).

Candidates whose Erasmus+ programme overlaps with the duration of the traineeship will not be considered.

Please note that you are requested to limit your applications to a maximum of three traineeship publications. We will only consider and retain the first three applications submitted.

Objective of the traineeship

The Objective Of This Traineeship Is Twofold

• First, to contribute to the continuous improvement of the automated testing landscape in the market data domain within the bank. Key focus will be on the increase of automated testing coverage (by adding new asset types to the existing scope), technical evolution and optimisation of the existing testing infrastructure, and support with the definition of robust processes around automated test scheduling, executing, monitoring, and reporting.
• Second, to enhance operational intelligence for decision making by integrating machine learning techniques and tools for model training and predictive analytics in the market data domain, leveraging on the bank's large market data sets.
  
  

Responsibilities

You will support the automation of market data testing:

• Review and enhance existing test cases and scripts in close collaboration with project and operational resources on IT and business side.
• Create new test cases and scripts together with subject matter experts.
• Improve existing technical testing infrastructure (using Python, Azure DevOps, Kafka, and REST), guided by an internal solution architect.
• Support refinement of automated test procedures and reporting in collaboration with a specialized test and defect manager.
  
  

Furthermore, You Will Contribute To The Initial Setup Of (predictive) Market Data Analytics In Close Collaboration With Internal IT Staff (leveraging On Internal Tooling Or Amazon Web Services Services)

• Establish a scalable data pipeline to ingest, process, and analyse large volumes of market data, suitable for robust model training, to gain analytics insights.
• Apply machine learning techniques tailored to market data to gain predictive insights and allow market behavior forecasting.
• Support operationalization of predictive analytics workflows by embedding model outputs into decision making.
  
  

Academic Qualifications And Professional Skills

• Final year of studies or University degree in Computer Science, Physics, Mathematics, Engineering, Quantitative Finance, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience in machine learning and (big) data analytics would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of Python and SQL, standard data analytics packages utilising Python, Kafka, REST, Azure DevOps would be an advantage.
• Knowledge of market data (bond prices, FX & interest, volatilities) would be an advantage.
• Excellent knowledge of written and spoken English. Knowledge of other EU languages would be an advantage.
  
  

Competencies

Find out more about EIB core competencies here

By applying for this position, you acknowledge the importance of maintaining the security and integrity of the Information of the EIB Group. In case of selection for the position you agree to comply with all measures (policies, controls, document classification and management) implemented by the EIB Group to prevent unauthorized disclosure of any information or any damage to the EIB Group reputation.

We are an equal opportunities employer, who believes that diversity is good for our people and our business. We encourage all suitably qualified and eligible candidates to apply regardless of their gender identity/expression, age, racial, ethnic and cultural background, religion and beliefs, sexual orientation/identity, disability or neurodiversity.

Applicants with specific needs are encouraged to request reasonable accommodations at any stage during the recruitment process. Please contact the EIB Traineeship Recruitment team [email protected] who will ensure that your request is handled.

Your Application May Be Used For Another Campaign.

Please note that deadline for application is on the November 18th, 2025.

More information on our EIB Traineeship Programme and Provisions for In-service training can be consulted on our EIB website; https://www.eib.org/en/about/careers/categories/traineeship-and-graduate.htm