Senior Front Office Appliaciton Support – Power Trading

Talan • Houston, TX

11d

About The Position

We are looking for a seasoned Front Office Support professional with deep expertise in the North American power markets, ideally including ERCOT. This senior resource will play a central role in the Orchestrade Go Live, acting as the primary technical and functional contact for traders, quants, and risk teams. The ideal candidate is autonomous, reliable, and comfortable working under pressure, with the ability to navigate complex issues, stabilize the platform during migration, and support high priority trading operations in real time..

Requirements

• 10+ years experience in front office support, trade support, or application support in energy trading
• Strong knowledge of North American power markets, with a preference for ERCOT
• Previous ETRM experience (such as Orchestrade, Endur, Allegro, RightAngle, etc.)
• Strong technical foundation: SQL, Linux or Unix, Scripting knowledge (shell, Python is a plus)
• Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced trading environment
• Strong communication skills and ability to interact with senior trading staff
• Proven experience managing incidents, priorities, and time critical operations

Nice To Haves

• Direct experience with Orchestrade
• Python
• Cloud exposure (AWS or Azure)
• Experience supporting real time trading activities, telemetry, or scheduling workflows

Responsibilities

• Provide senior level support to front office users, including traders and schedulers
• Ensure stability of the trade lifecycle from trade capture to end of day processes
• Troubleshoot complex technical and functional issues across the ETRM landscape
• Work closely with traders on pricing, market data, positions, and real time operational topics
• Monitor and validate PnL, risk exposures, and position data
• Coordinate with global teams (development, QA, infrastructure, data)
• Drive root cause analysis and long term remediation
• Document processes, support procedures, and best practices
• Act as a mentor and escalation point for junior and mid level support analysts
• Contribute to Go Live readiness, hypercare, and post implementation stabilization

Benefits

• 401(k) retirement plan with company matching
• 15 days of paid vacation per year at hire and up to 27 according to seniority (annual untaken vacation days are cashed out)
• 8 paid holidays + 5 sick days + 2 personal days per year
• Company health, dental, and vision insurance plans + FSA
• Voluntary STD and LTD
• Commuter/transit benefits

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees