ETRM Systems Analyst: Trade Lifecycle & Data

Vaco; Brentwood (TN); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco by Highspring seeks a Business Analyst I to support an energy trading and risk management platform (ETRM). Onsite in Houston, TX, you will aid traders and operations, document processes, and translate business needs into actionable specs for IT teams.

You’ll develop testing and onboarding materials and help manage system interfaces and data quality. You will learn the commodity trading domain, while building skills in data validation, requirements gathering, and user support in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in an analytical field (physics, math, stats, finance, economics, engineering, CS, information systems) or equivalent.
• Strong quantitative and problem-solving abilities; comfort with numbers and formulas.
• Clear written and verbal communication for technical and non-technical audiences.
• Solid Excel skills with lookups and pivot tables; handling large data sets.
• Willingness to learn the commodity trading business and ask questions.

Responsibilities

• Learn end-to-end trade lifecycle and how the ETRM platform supports each step.
• Provide day-to-day application support; triage, document, and resolve issues.
• Investigate data questions using SQL; validate volumes and prices across systems.
• Document current-state processes with procedures, maps, and glossaries.
• Gather and write requirements; translate business needs into specs for developers.
• Support testing; create test cases and track defects to closure.
• Assist with onboarding, security, and training materials.
• Support system interfaces and scheduled jobs; monitor and troubleshoot basic issues.
• Contribute to implementation, upgrade, and post-go-live support projects.

Skills

Bachelor's degree in analytical field

Strong quantitative skills

Strong written and verbal comms

Excel (lookups, pivots)

Willingness to learn commodity trading

Education

Bachelor's degree in analytical field

Tools

SQL

Excel

Job description

Vaco by Highspring seeks a Business Analyst I to support an energy trading and risk management platform (ETRM). Onsite in Houston, TX, you will aid traders and operations, document processes, and translate business needs into actionable specs for IT teams.

You’ll develop testing and onboarding materials and help manage system interfaces and data quality. You will learn the commodity trading domain, while building skills in data validation, requirements gathering, and user support in a fast-paced