Senior Technical Business Analyst

Boston Energy Trading and Marketing LLC; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in energy trading seeks a Senior Analyst to optimize and support enterprise applications. The role requires collaboration with various stakeholders and technical expertise in ETRM and Bid-To-Bill applications. Ideal candidates will have a strong background in energy markets and system integration, along with programming skills in Python and C#. Join a dynamic team to enhance trading and risk management processes through innovative solutions.

Qualifications

• 3-5 years of information technology experience.
• Strong knowledge of ETRM/Energy Trading platforms.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with stakeholders to analyze business needs.
• Contribute to system implementations and optimizations.
• Provide subject matter expertise during project phases.

Skills

ETRM/Energy Trading

System Integration

Data Management

API Integration

Troubleshooting

Programming

SQL

Debugging

Education

Bachelor's degree in information systems

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science

Bachelor's degree in Business

Tools

PCI GenManager

Adapt2

PowerOptix

Azure Functions

Azure Storage

DevOps

Poetry

Anaconda

Job description

This senior analyst will contribute to the administration, optimization, and support of key enterprise applications within the domains of Energy Trading, Power Generation/Scheduling, Risk Management and Operational Management. The analyst will ensure that these mission-critical applications align with business processes, are efficiently integrated, and meet the strategic needs of the organization. This role will collaborate closely with stakeholders, cross-functional teams, and vendors to provide both technical and functional expertise.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with asset managers, risk managers, compliance officers, and other technology teams to analyze business needs and translate them into technical configurations
• Contribute to system implementations, upgrades, and optimizations for ETRM and Bid-To-Bill applications. Identify and recommend areas for improvement to enhance performance, efficiency, and compliance
• Provide subject matter expertise (SME) to customers and stakeholders during project phases such as requirements gathering, system testing, user acceptance testing (UAT), and post-go-live support. Manage the application side of large-scale projects, ensuring systems are prepared for high-demand periods and aligned with evolving business needs.
• Offer development and configuration support for an ETRM application and translate them into technical configurations (trading lifecycle, risk analysis), Bid-To-Bill (bid submission, scheduling, settlement processing, invoice generation)
• Administer and support ETRM applications to Bid to Bill, manage commodity trading, risk assessment, and compliance processes
• Support data migrations and ensure integrity between various systems
• Design and maintain data workflows and automation between ETRM and Bid-To-Bill systems to streamline integrations, business processes, and improve data accuracy
• Develop and implement process improvements in trading, risk management and project management through automation and better use of technology
• Create test cases, execute system and user acceptance testing and identify defects to ensure quality of the implemented solution
• Assist traders by providing insights, generating reports, and resolving application-related issues
• Develop, implement, and test APIs for integration with multiple platforms
• Write clear quality code for software and applications and perform test reviews
• Detect and troubleshoot software issues
• Provide input on software development projects

Required Qualification

• Bachelor's degree in information systems, Computer Science, Business, or a related field.
• 3-5 years of information technology experience
• Strong knowledge of ETRM/Energy Trading platforms with emphasis in the Power industry and energy markets.
• Experience with Bid-To-Bill risk platforms (PCI GenManager/Adapt2/PowerOptix preferred).
• Strong understanding of system integration, data management, and API integration between specialized applications and enterprise systems.
• Proficiency with programming languages like Python, C#
• Experience with SQL, database management, and reporting tools.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills
• Willing to learn new skills and modules

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Agile approaches to software delivery.
• Experience with relational databases highly desired.
• Familiarity with Azure services including Logic Apps, Azure Functions, Azure Storage, DevOps.
• Experience with Python package management systems such as Poetry or Anaconda.