Senior IT Business Analyst

Job Summary

Reporting to the Business Technology Manager the Senior Information Technology Business Analyst will be responsible for the following:

Essential Functions

• Interacting daily with user community infrastructure team developers and managers to support the marketing applications resolve issues and recommend strategic application growth.
• Identifying and addressing operational financial and technological risks within the business
• Building and maintaining relationships with key stakeholders
• Acting as a liaison between business and IT groups
• Create or maintain necessary technical user and system documentation
• Develop and document business solutions for issues / enhancements. Drive business and functional requirements and work with developers to derive technical requirements.
• Serve as ETRM system expert providing support as required for business operations
• Demonstrate subject matter expertise to deliver practical solutions to the Natural Gas Trading business.
• Work with business to define key reporting requirements and to ensure consistency in reporting solutions
• QA; test system configuration and development changes and document test results
• Provide timely reporting of outstanding issues to the business and senior management
• Other duties as assigned.

Education/Certification/Experience

• BS degree in MIS/CIS/CSE or equivalent experience
• Requires a Minimum 8 years of experience in supporting trade capture and risk management systems in Financial or Energy industry sectors
• Experience with Natural Gas and other traded commodities
• ION/Openlink Endur platform experience and gMotion expertise required
• Endur V14 and higher
• Proficient in database querying capabilities using SQL
• Experience with Project Management and methodologies to successfully implement technology solutions

Additional Knowledge Skills Abilities and Personal Characteristics

• Competencies
  1. Business and Financial Acumen: Understand the impact actions and decisions have on the bottom line of the enterprise.
  2. Coaching and Development: Develop others capabilities to empower them to reach their potential.
  3. Collaboration: Eliminate boundaries and drive common goals.
  4. Connecting Listening and Sharing: Maintain open active twoway communication.
  5. Customer Focus Through Service: Understand and exceed the expectations of internal and external customers.
  6. Enterprise Mindset: Act in a way that is best for the company as a whole.
  7. Results Orientation: Reject the status quo find opportunities to improve and drive outstanding business results.
  8. Steadiness: Demonstrate strength poise and an appropriate presence.

Physical Requirements

• Able to effectively communicate orally and in writing utilizing clear and concise language.
• Able to perceive and understand verbal communication in person as well as over communication devices such as telephone or mobile phone.
• Able to visually perceive information on a personal computer monitor or laptop screen for extended periods of time.
• Capable of operating a personal computer whether it is a desktop or laptop for extended periods of time to create compose and review documents and spreadsheets.
• Competent in operating office equipment including but not limited to telephones mobile phones photocopiers scanners and calculators.
• Able to reach grasp and manipulate items necessary to perform job tasks.
• Able to remain in a stationary position for extended periods of time as required by job responsibilities.
• Proficient in speaking reading and comprehending the English language.
• Able to exert up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a minimal amount of force frequently to lift carry push pull or otherwise move objects.

Working Conditions

• Able to work in a fastpaced office environment with a highvolume workload including the possibility of working beyond standard hours and on nights/weekends to meet deadlines.
• Able to work indoors in an office environment regardless of whether it is an open office cubicle or private office.
• Able to travel occasionally possibly overnight and to attend meetings and conferences when required.

Symmetry Energy is an Equal Opportunity Employer.All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion gender gender identity sexual orientation national origin age disability veteran status or any other classification protected by federal state or local law. If you are an individual with a disability and need accommodation to complete the application please email us at