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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Front Office Analyst Developer - **Company:** TechSpace Solutions Inc. - **Location:** Chicago, IL, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Amazon Web Services, Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, Big Data, Spreadsheets, Cloud Computing, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Human-Computer Interaction, Python (Programming Language), Microsoft SQL Server, Power BI, Reverse Engineering, SQL Databases, Systems Integration, Workflow Management Systems, Vba Programming Language, Plotly, Dataiku, Data Pipelines - **Published:** June 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/a3606cfd-63c6-4c41-a654-cae5cc0ae320 ## About the Role * 5+ years of hands-on trading-floor experience in analytics, risk, or front-office technology. * Background in energy or commodities trading, with understanding of price data, curves, fundamentals, and market analytics. * Strong working knowledge of Python (essential). * Practical experience with Excel/VBA, SQL, and large-scale data sets. * Experience with Power BI, Plotly, and ideally Dataiku. * Familiarity with APIs, data pipelines, and integrating multiple data sources. * Strong communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills. * Comfortable operating in a fast-paced front-office environment with frequent context switching. * Degree in a quantitative or analytical discipline (e.g., Engineering, Maths, CS, Finance). Desirable Skills: * Experience in commodity trading analytics, supply/demand modelling, or risk systems. * Exposure ETL concepts and workflow orchestration. * Awareness of AWS, SQL Server, or cloud-based analytics platforms. * Experience with Excel add-ins is useful but not required. Personality & Working Style: * Empathetic communicator with strong rapport-building capability trusted by traders and technologists alike. * Curious, proactive, and solution-oriented with a strong sense of ownership. * Thrives in a hybrid role spanning training, analysis, support, and light engineering. * Confident representing Chicago s needs to global product groups. ## Description * We are seeking an experienced Front Office Analyst Developer with at least 5+ years of trading-floor experience to act as the primary bridge between our commercial trading desks in Chicago (and Houston) and our global Trading Analytics Technology teams in London and Pune. * This role is critical in driving product adoption, supporting front-office analytics workflows, gathering user feedback, and ensuring our trading teams are equipped with the tools and training they need. You will combine strong analytical and engineering skills with excellent user interaction, product evangelism, and stakeholder management. * To maintain strong trading-floor presence, this is an office-based role Monday Thursday every week., * Become a super-user of Trading Analytics technology products and platforms, with deep knowledge of their capabilities, limitations, and best-practice workflows. * Deliver structured training, onboarding sessions, res, and tailored coaching to Chicago and Houston users. * Promote upcoming features, releases, and enhancements, ensuring the front office understands and adopts new capabilities. * Serve as the first point of contact for high-touch trading workflows, escalating appropriately to global technology teams. Front Office Analysis & Light Engineering: * Build small-scale analytical utilities and workflow enhancements using Python, Excel/VBA, and SQL. * Pull, analyze, and visualize large data sets including price, forward curves, fundamentals, and market data via SQL, Dataiku, APIs, and internal marts. * Create dashboards and analytical tools using Power BI, Plotly, and other visualization frameworks. * Reverse-engineer existing spreadsheet logic and help migrate critical workflows into more stable, maintainable solutions. * Build lightweight integration utilities between local tools and global technology platforms and products. Cross-Location Collaboration: * Act as Chicago s representative to global product teams in London and Pune, building a strong network of engineers, analysts, and product owners. * Provide clear, structured feedback on user demand, pain points, and workflow gaps to influence the product's roadmap. * Participate in agile ceremonies standups, planning, refinement to help translate user needs into actionable requirements. * Document workflows, solution approaches, design sketches, and acceptance criteria evidence. ## Related Videos - [Alibaba Big Data and Machine Learning Technology](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/37-alibaba-big-data-and-machine-learning-technology) - [Python Data Visualization @ Deepnote (w/ PyViz overview)](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/113-python-data-visualization-deepnote-w-pyviz-overview) - [Replacing Excel with SAP APIs & Python validation](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1944-replacing-excel-with-sap-apis-python-validation) - [PySpark - Combining Machine Learning & Big Data](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/44-pyspark-combining-machine-learning-big-data) - [Solving the puzzle: Leveraging machine learning for effective root cause analysis](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1518-solving-the-puzzle-leveraging-machine-learning-for-effective-root-cause-analysis) - [Microservices architecture as a key element in building trading systems for global finance markets](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1196-microservices-architecture-as-a-key-element-in-building-trading-systems-for-global-finance-markets) ## Related Articles - [Data Analyst Salary in the UK](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/278-data-analyst-salary-in-the-uk) - [Making Data Warehouses Fast: A Developer’s Story](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/107-making-data-warehouses-fast-a-developer-s-story) - [The Most Popular IT Jobs on the Market](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/376-the-most-popular-it-jobs-on-the-market) - [Coffee with Developers - Maria Apazoglou - Making AI understandable for all in production](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/475-coffee-with-developers-maria-apazoglou-making-ai-understandable-for-all-in-production) - [Highest Paying Tech Companies for Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/220-highest-paying-tech-companies-for-developers) - [Why Upskilling And Reskilling is Important For Developers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/428-why-upskilling-and-reskilling-is-important-for-developers)