IT Business Analyst – Gas Trading

Working as a business analyst, you would be responsible for the identification and documentation of business requirements for Gas Operations in transforming from existing ETRM Aligne to Endur. Gas Operations processes also need to be mapped and transformed to the new eco system. You will be playing a key role in the design of this transformation. You will be working closely with business, IT stakeholders and technical teams to determine feasible solution options. You would actively manage the requirements through the end-to-end solution delivery lifecycle to developing handover and expertise to the support team.

Your role will vary depending on your project(s), typically you would perform the following

• Translate business requirements into functionality and assess the risks, feasibility, opportunities, and business impacts of various solution options.
• Outline the scope of IT delivery and provide a high-level solution design.
• Responsible for Gas Ops System configuration and process improvement.
• Assess and model processes, data flows, and technology to understand the current value and issues, and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Propose designs / solutions which contribute to project delivery performance and co-ordinate input to devise project test strategy
• Take responsibility for training colleagues on business process flow.
• Interact with multiple IT delivery partners to understand software limitations, deliver application designs, and ensure that business requirements, use cases are handled in Agile manner
• Building relationships with key stakeholders, keeping them informed, managing expectations, develop trust, respect, and credibility
• Able to link technical solutions with business strategy when working with business partners.
• Serves as an SME for specific tools, techniques, or business areas. Share knowledge to wider team.
• Coaching and mentoring of the junior members of the business analysis team
• Generating innovative approaches to existing problems or new opportunities

What we need from you

• Typical Years of Experience:  5-15+ years total IT experience, 5-10+ years IT BA Experience.
• University degree or equivalent.
• Experience of energy trading markets, with a strong understanding of UK and European Gas markets, including gas networks, Storages, balancing, scheduling, capacity, transportation, pricing, position, P&L and exposure management.
• Experience and strong understanding of Transmission System Operations, Distribution System Operations and Physical Gas Flow.
• Proficient Technical knowledge including Databases, Data Analysis, SQL and Power BI
• A working knowledge of different trading instruments, including: OTC transactions – Including forwards, storage, swing deals, swaps, and simple options
• Exchange traded futures & options lifecycle including cascading.
• Practical experience in Gas Operation Systems like MTS, CodeRunner, GMSL and EuroRunner. Experience in application configurations.
• Hands-on experience with ETRM Systems, particularly Aligne and Endur.
• Detailed knowledge of at least one of the following functional areas:
• Front Office – complex deal modelling, pricing, P&L and exposure management
• Middle Office – Market Risk and Risk Valuation
• Back-Office – Confirmations and Settlements processes and/or accounting processes
• Track record of end-to-end project lifecycle delivery as a BA
• Experience working in Agile project Delivery
• Strong BA experience including capturing business problems, value drivers and functional/non-functional requirements
• Translate business requirements into functionality and assess the risks, feasibility, opportunities, and business impacts of various solution options 
• Demonstratable stakeholder management skills
• Team player and able to collaborate, proactively communicates and shares understanding and experience within a team 
• Keeps up-to-date knowledge of the energy industry and energy trading  
• Comfortable talking to business users and can translate business needs into tangible user stories or requirements 
• Clear communicator and able to work in a multicultural/lingual environment