Business Analyst – Power Trading

Job Title: Business Analyst – Power Trading
Location: Downtown Houston, TX – 5 day a week schedule onsite
Duration: 6+ Months- Contract to hire
Rate: $50-55-60/hr on W2 or $60-65-70/hr on C2C to their own Inc or 1099- Conversion Salary $110K plus full benefits package (matching 401K; Paid parking and two weeks paid PTO time off per year that is accrued each month)
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Summary:
The Business Analyst – Power Trading will support the business in the drafting of business/functional requirements for use by software engineering and third-party system providers, to participate replacing actual in-house ETRM.

Duties:

– Will interface between the business/users and software engineering teams or third-party system providers, define requirements, and contribute to the delivery of solutions for, and together with, the business.
– Ensure the quality of deliveries and that business expectations are realized and provide general support to the business.
– Ensure continuity by documenting, training, and sharing knowledge with business and other IT members of the organization.
– Act as an interface to the business and ensure an understanding of the business objectives and priorities, and be proactive in proposing value-adding solutions to the business
– Configure the system via the GUI for business readiness (setup / workflow / template)
– Work with the business to define business/functional requirements and ensure business validation of such requirements and consistency with the systems landscape.
– Work with the technical team, including software/application engineers, on solutions design and delivery
– Work with the vendor team, when it comes to core development managed externally
– Prepare and execute test plans, and ensure compliance with user/business/functional specifications and IT control framework
– Work closely with BA’s and other IT resources from across the Trading IT organization, especially in the context of migration
– Leverage on your general knowledge to propose business process improvement
– Prepare project plans and other change initiatives, which may be as part of a team, and contribute to the implementation of such projects
– Liaise with the business on all aspects of service delivery and promote IT solutions delivered
– Manage a backlog of change requirements and assist in their delivery
– Provide user support and assist with the resolution of incidents and problems

Requirements:
– 3+ years of work experience in a utility or a commodity trading environment, and preferably with knowledge of the energy markets
– Strong interest in IT and technology, and experience of software engineering and application management
– Ability to manage multiple activities simultaneously and to work under pressure, good communication and organizational skills, and attention to detail
– Experience of Project Management, DevOps and Agile delivery methodologies, and requirements engineering is desirable
– Knowledge of front to back system flows and trade lifecycles including understanding of different physical and derivatives instruments and their respective risks and P&L measures

Education
– Educated to degree level in an IT, technology or engineering discipline

Interested candidates email your resume to alex@amtexenterprises.com