Business Analyst, Power Trading Systems, Gas & Power Trading IT (Contractor)

TotalEnergies•Houston, TX

35d

About The Position

TotalEnergies Gas & Power Trading (TGP) and its affiliates are expanding and developing quickly in support of the company's transition to power. Most notably, the acquisition of a range of energy assets, from renewable sources such as wind and solar, to batteries and CCGT's. For trading this implies significant growth in trading volumes, a larger geographical footprint and an urgency for process automation, which has many implications for IT. The Physical & Intraday Trading team will support the Short-Term Power and Asset Trading functions with high performant trading and related systems, including automated/algorithmic trading capabilities and forecasting/optimization services. In this context TotalEnergies is willing to switch actual ETRM to more modern and cross asset platform. In this role, you will be expected to support the business in the drafting of business/functional requirements for use by software engineering and third-party system providers, to participate to the Orchestrade project aiming at replacing actual in-house ETRM. You will contribute to testing and quality assurance processes. Act as an 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 member of the organization.

Requirements

2-3 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
Educated to degree level in an IT, technology or engineering discipline
Fluent in English; competency in French is advantageous

Responsibilities

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 and strategy of Trading IT
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