Aligne Specialist - Business Analyst - Power/Energy
Summary
The Business Analyst supports a power/energy client transitioning from Aligne to Orchestrade, acting as a technical and functional expert for FIS Aligne ETRM. Daily tasks include troubleshooting, system support, stakeholder coordination, and platform upgrades across trading, risk, and accounting teams.
Location: Houston, Texas, (Hybrid – at least 3 days onsite/week)
Visa Sponsorship: We offer sponsorship under specific treaty-based U.S. work visas, including TN and E-2 (for eligible Canadian, Mexican, and French citizens). We do not support or transfer other visa types (e.g., H-1B).
We are looking for an Business Analyst - Power/Energy - Aligne Specialist to join our team as a consultant and support one of our clients in the power and energy industry.
The consultant will play a key role in supporting the transition from Aligne to Orchestrade, providing day to day production and operational support throughout the implementation.
As a functional and technical subject matter expertise for the FIS Aligne Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) platform, the consultant will act as a primary liaison between frontend commercial trading desks, middle-office risk management, backend financial accounting, and internal IT delivery teams. The position is responsible for day-to-day production support, system configuration, functional specifications mapping, and driving critical platform transformations or version upgrades.
Responsibilities
- Troubleshoot system, process, and data issues and escalate complex issues when needed
- Support users across Front Office, Middle Office, Back Office, and Accounting
- Assist with User Acceptance Testing including test execution and defect tracking
- Maintain reference data, configuration items, and system documentation
- Coordinate meetings, workshops, stakeholder follow ups, and project activities
- Track project tasks, status updates, requirements, changes, and key decisions
- Prepare meeting agendas, capture notes, and follow up on action items
- Support the Senior Business Analyst with business analysis and validation activities
- Contribute to training materials and user support documentation
- Platform Expertise: Direct hands-on configuration, implementation, or heavy upgrade experience with FIS Aligne.
- Commodity Knowledge: Deep structural understanding of North American power, natural gas, NGLs, renewables, or refined product markets.
- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem solving skills
- Experience with UAT coordination, defect tracking, data analysis, and system validation
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and work effectively with different stakeholders
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
- Experience working in Agile or project based environments is a plus
- Bachelors degree in Business, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Company’s Benefits
At Talan, we invest in our employees' well-being and empower them with benefits, including:
- 💵 Competitive salary between USD $120 000 - US$150 000
- 💸401(k) retirement plan with company matching
- 🌴15 days of paid vacation per year at hire and up to 27 according to seniority (annual untaken vacation days are cashed out)
- 📴8 paid holidays + 5 sick days + 2 personal days per year
- ❤️🩹Company health, dental, and vision insurance plans + FSA
- 🦺Voluntary STD and LTD
- 🚍 Commuter/transit benefits
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
