Consulting ETRM Systems Analyst

Puget Sound Energy is looking to grow our community with top talented individuals like you!  With our rapidly growing, award winning energy efficiency programs, our pathway to an exciting and innovative future is now.

 

PSE's Energy Supply Merchant team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open Consulting ETRM Systems Analyst position!

Specific details regarding the work arrangements for this position will be discussed in further detail during the interview process.

Job Description

Serves as a strategic technical leader, designs and directs enterprise-wide automated systems solutions to address complex business challenges across multiple organizational areas. Provides consultation on system design, technology selection, and implementation strategies while establishing standards and best practices for development methodologies. Leads cross-functional teams in large-scale system transformations, driving strategic IT budget planning and capital investment decisions, and serves as a subject matter expert for business strategy alignment. Directs vendor relationships and external development efforts, establishes enterprise system standards, and mentors internal teams while ensuring organizational technology initiatives align with long-term business objectives and industry best practices.

Upholds the safety compliance standards inherent in PSE’s operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities. Promotes and supports a culture of total safety.

Demonstrates commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct.  Ensures duties are performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations.

Job Responsibilities

• Provides technical expertise for multiple application technologies that span lines of business and impact software, data, network/communication, and computing platform technologies.
• Researches and collaborates with Business Partner, Business Systems Analyst, Resource Managers, and Architects in tactical and long-term road-mapping, RFI, RFPs and new/enhanced system capabilities to ensure alignment of business and IT requirements.
• Proactively involved in developing an overall IT strategy via direct experience in tactical projects and specific user requirements.
• Responsible for the identification of gaps in the business processes. Engages in security/authorization set-up, user documentation, data interface design, data migration and reconciliation.
• Operates as a key participant at the departmental level in line organization initiatives, tactics and strategies to act as a liaison from the line organizations to IT for continued development of the internal systems.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in finance, information systems, or other closely related field; or an equivalent combination of education and/or experience.
• Eight (8) years of work experience to include four (4) years as a quantitative analyst, systems analyst/support, or trader in the energy industry.
• Four (4) years of direct work experience as a systems administrator or developer for at least one energy trading and risk management software (PCI, OATI, Endur, Allegro, SunGard, FIS, TriplePoint, etc).
• Familiarity with Python, JAVA, or SQL.
• Experience working with end user groups to define application needs and identify feasible solutions. 
• Experience facilitating interactive design and functional specification sessions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and conceptual skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal skills with the ability to express complex technical concepts in business terms. 
• Excellent technical writing and system documentation skills.
• Extensive knowledge of multiple functional environments, active business processes, business areas, as well as industry.
• Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to motivate others and model a customer-focused service attitude.
• Excellent organizational skills, with the ability to meet objectives and effectively multi-task.
• Ability to work effectively without direct supervision in a fast-paced, multitasking environment.

Desired Qualifications

• Advanced degree in a quantitative field.
• Direct systems/administrative experience with PowerCosts, Inc. (PCI) ETRM software and solutions.
• Ten (10) years of energy industry experience, preferably in a systems analyst, quantitative analyst, or trading role.
• Familiarity with electricity and natural gas trading and risk management operations and systems.
• Knowledge of western natural gas and power markets.

Additional Information

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