Market Operations Senior Analyst

Key Capture Energy; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Key Capture Energy is seeking a Market Operations Senior Analyst to help hedge strategies and optimize dispatch for the battery fleet. The role is remote and reports to the Senior Manager of Market Analysis, with travel up to 15%.

You will use quantitative methods and programming to support hedging and market optimization across the fleet. The ideal candidate has 3+ years in energy analytics, a strong grasp of daily energy market operations, and is proficient in Python, SQL, and data

Qualifications

• 3+ years in energy industry or analytics with hedging operations background preferred.
• Strong understanding of daily energy market operations.
• Bachelor's degree in engineering, math, economics, CS, or related field; Master's preferred.
• Interest in clean energy and power markets.
• Experience programming in Python; optimization exposure a plus.
• Experience handling large data sets.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain algorithmic hedging strategies to support physical BESS operations and maximize portfolio value.
• Lead the build-out of automated power market bidding/trading strategies using Python and SQL and champion new feature development to drive PNL improvements.
• Support the day-to-day management of company assets, including via bid submission, code debugging and on-call responsibilities.
• Understand factors impacting electricity prices and collaborate with the team to improve price forecasts, bidding and hedging models.
• Analyze and manipulate datasets in MS SQL Server. Collaborate with the development team to support analytics infrastructure.
• Identify gaps in analytical reports and dashboard tools and build new Power BI dashboards to transform data into information for market decisions.
• All other duties as required.

Skills

Python programming

Energy industry analytics

Data handling / large datasets

Self-starter

Time management

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering, math, economics, CS, physics, finance or related field

Tools

MS SQL Server

Power BI

Job description

Job Title:Market Operations Senior Analyst	Department:Market Operations
Reports to: Senior Manager of Market Analysis	Effective Date:October2026
Location:Remote	Travel:Up to 15%

POSITION PURPOSE:
This is a full-time, exempt positionreporting to the Senior Manager of Market Analysis. The Market Operations Senior Analyst will use quantitative reasoning, problem solving, operations research methods, and programming skills to assist the market operations team in hedging strategies (physical and financial products) and optimizing battery energy storage system dispatch across the Key Capture Energy fleet.

Responsibilities may include developing algorithmic hedging and energy trading strategies, strategizing day-to-day power market operations, troubleshooting market operations in real-time, building/editing mathematical models that represent battery energy storage system operation, building reports summarizing performance of trading strategies, and direct analytical or coding projects. The ideal candidate is a create problem solver with the technical skills to independently manage projects from the brainstorm phase through to a final work-product with limited oversight.


KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Build and maintain algorithmic hedging strategies to support physical BESS operations and maximize portfolio value.
• Lead the build-out of automated power market bidding/trading strategies using Python and SQL and champion new feature development to drive PNL improvements.
• Support the day-to-day management of company assets, including via bid submission, code debugging and on-call responsibilities.
• Understand factors impacting electricity prices and collaborate with the team to improve price forecasts, bidding and hedging models. Development and assess new models as necessary to improve PNL.
• Analyze and manipulate datasets in MS SQL Server. Collaborate with the development team to support the build-out of necessary infrastructure for analytics work.
• Identify gaps in analytical reports and dashboard tools and build new Power BI dashboards that transform data into information that informs market decisions and fills identified needs.
• All other duties as required.

WORK EXPERIENCE & REQUIREMENTS:

• 3+ years of energy industry or analytical experience; IPP or utility experience with a background in hedging physical operations preferred.
• Strong fundamental understanding of daily energy market operations in various jurisdictions.
• Bachelor's degree in: engineering, math, economics, computer science, chemistry, physics, finance, business, or related field; Master's degree preferred
• Interest in clean energy and power markets
• Experience programming in Python or other mathematical programming languages. Exposure to mathematical optimization a plus.
• Experience working with large data sets a plus.
• Very motivated self-starter
• Strong organizational and time-management skills

Physical Requirements:

• Prolonged periods of sitting at a desk and working on a computer