Aligne Specialist - Business Analyst - Power/Energy

About the role

Talan is seeking a 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 expert 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

Qualifications

• 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

Pay

• Competitive salary between USD $120,000 – $150,000

Benefits

• 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