Aligne Specialist - Business Analyst - Power/Energy

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.