IT Business Analyst - Houston, United States - Trafigura Group

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IT Business Analyst – Allegro & Power & Natural Gas

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locations

Houston, United States of America

time type

Full time

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Posted 2 Days Ago

job requisition id

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Main Purpose:

We require an accomplished business analyst with in-depth experience of completing detailed business process analysis and requirement gathering to enable the delivery of complex software development projects.

Within this role, the candidate will be responsible for understand and verifying business cases for change, completing business process analysis, and defining business and functional requirements.

This will be executed across multiple projects within the trading division.

The candidate will manage relationships and expectations with business stakeholders and sponsors and support development and test teams throughout the entire delivery lifecycle.

Knowledge Skills and Abilities,

Key Responsibilities:
Must have 5+ years experience of Allegro system implementation with natural gas and/or power

Proven ability to act as a bridge between the business and development team located in other offices, translating business concepts into requirements that are implementable.

Expected to have 7+ years' experience of requirements analysis in a commercial environment
Extensive knowledge and experience in some or all of the following areas:

Excellent understanding of natural gas trading and/or power trading
Profit and loss, position and risk management (physical & paper)
ETRM system implementation, design and configuration
Experience with adapting existing systems to new businesses and strategies
Experience in data analytics and database SQL knowledge
Awareness of software development lifecycle and testing principles
Proficient in business analysis techniques and ability to utilize reporting tools (e.g. Qlikview, Business Objects) to provide information for decision analysis
Ability to take a systematic & analytical approach to problem solving & pay close attention to detail

Demonstrable the ability to drive business process changes, challenging current business practices and working with key business process personnel
Experience of a variety of software development methodologies (e.g. continuous integration, iterative development)
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong academic background – excellent degree from a top tier university is required in a subject that demonstrates the need for logical thinking, precise understanding and clear articulation
Key

Responsibilities
Develop and maintain working relationships with business stakeholders
Primary responsibility is the determination & clear articulation of business requirements for our North America trading business
Responsible for clearly articulating target business processes and the business requirements and functional design to enable change.
Work with the functional architecture team to determine the design of a solution, including screen design & usability to optimise business processes
Detail story elaboration to enable the system implementation, configuration and/or development
Support development teams to ensure a solution meets its business requirements.
Support quality assurance teams to ensure a solution meets its business requirements.
Support change management and training teams to prepare business stakeholder for process and functional change.
Provide third line support for production issues.

Key Attitudes / Competencies:
Delivery focus
Team worker, mentorship of junior analysts
Good communicator & engaging
Ability to make decisions & thrive in a fast paced environment

Key Relationships and Department Overview:
Reporting into Lead Business Analyst for applicable business lines

About Us

At the heart of global supply, Trafigura connects vital resources to power and build the world.

Through our Metals and Minerals, Oil & Petroleum Products and Gas, Power and Renewables, commercial divisions, we use infrastructure, logistics and financing to connect producers and consumers, using our deep understanding of the markets we serve to make supply more efficient, secure and sustainable.

We are accelerating our investments in renewable energy, including hydrogen, ammonia and other low-carbon energy technologies required for the transition to a low

carbon future. We are committed to responsible business practices and we

work with our stakeholders to improve environmental and social standards, bringing greater trust and transparency to global supply chains.

A career at Trafigura offers a gateway to working on some of the most exciting challenges of a rapidly changing world – from helping to optimise supply chains to developing infrastructure and new markets.

In a culture that is founded on openness and energy, our people work as part of a multinational, globally connected team and thrive in a fast-paced environment where they can nurture and commercialise bold ideas.

Everyone has a voice and is empowered to collaborate across geographies and disciplines to help shape our business and the wider world.

We know the importance and value of diversity in our business and we invest in attracting, developing and retaining talent from all backgrounds.

Founded in 1993, Trafigura is one of the largest independent employee-owned commodities groups in the world with

over 12,000

people

working across more than 60 offices. The Trafigura

Group owns global multi-metals producer Nyrstar; fuel storage and distribution company Puma Energy; and joint ventures Impala Terminals, a port and logistics provider, and Nalo Renewables, investing in wind, solar and battery storage projects.

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