Business Analyst Senior, Power Trading Systems, Gas & Power Trading IT
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Job description
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.
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 Power Trading System team will support all Power related functions with high availability system, including trade capture, market data, Risk & PnL computation, settlement, regulatory, confirmation, invoicing, accounting & treasury functions.
In this context TotalEnergies is willing to switch actual ETRM to more modern and cross asset platform., + 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 / pricing…)
- 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
- Autonomous & rigorous
Service Delivery & Support
- 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
Requirements
- 5 years of work experience in a utility or a commodity trading environment, and preferably with knowledge of the energy markets
- Preferable ETRM knowledge: Orchestrade, Calypso, Murex, Endur…
- 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 risk system flows and trade lifecycles including understanding of different physical and derivatives instruments and their respective risks and P&L measures
- Knowledge of back office and finance process would be an advantage
- Educated to degree level in an IT, technology or engineering discipline
- Fluent in English & French