COMPANY DESCRIPTION
About the Company
JERA Global Markets (JERAGM) is a leading utility-backed seaborne energy trader specialising in LNG, coal and freight. A joint venture between majority shareholder JERA Co., Inc. and EDF Trading, JERAGM's shareholders are among the world's major utilities.
JERAGM operates one of the largest energy portfolios in the world which gives it an in-depth understanding of the way local, regional and international energy markets behave. Its in-depth knowledge and market insights enable us to capture trading opportunities, optimise portfolios, create value and enhance security of supply for our customers.
Headquartered in Singapore, JERAGM has a global talent pool of close to 300 people across offices located in four strategic locations: Singapore, Japan (Tokyo), the UK (London) and the US (Baltimore).
JERAGM is strongly capitalised with over US$500 million in paid up capital and a total equity of US$4 billion. JERAGM has retained its A+ Stable rating from R&I, attributable to a robust business model and solid financial base.
DESIGNATION : IT Business Analyst, Data, SG
RESPONSIBILITIES
Position Description:
The IT Business Analyst Data is a role reporting to the Lead IT Business Analyst Data within the Data Team in the JERAGM IT Department.
JERAGM is investing in Data and Analytics to enable a more data driven approach to commercial decision making, risk management and operations. As part of this, the Data Team is leading delivery of a modern data platform using Azure Databricks. The team is delivering new capabilities across the business, including:
A central warehouse of trade, valuation, and risk data
A central hub for sharing market fundamentals for commodity markets
Pipelines for scraping, ingesting and analysing internal, public and licensed data
Processes and tools for data governance and discovery
A reporting tool for EOD P&L Attribution
Analytics and visualisation tailored to JERAGM business user needs
The Data Team is based in Singapore and is made up of:
A technical team reporting to the Data Engineering Manager responsible for integration, data engineering and software engineering / release management
A business and data analysis team reporting to the Lead Business Analyst Data responsible for functional analysis, governance and reporting / analytics
The IT Business Analyst Data will be part of a Singapore team serving the needs of JERAGM users across all global locations. They will have responsibilities in the following areas:
3rd Line Support:
Helping users with questions and 3rd line support
Capturing issues and changes in the IT JIRA ticketing system
Hands-on support for users in Data, Reporting and Analysis:
Helping users setup and use the Data platform
Undertaking hands-on work to support end-users and then escalating to more technical members of the team when they reach the limit of their knowledge, e.g.
Explaining key datasets (e.g. data loaded from ETRM systems)
Analysing data with tools, such as DataBricks, SQL, Python (Pandas, pySpark) and Powerquery
Helping users setup and access data in end-user tools in Python, Excel or PowerBI
Creating Power BI datasets and dashboards to wrangle and visualise data
Creating DataBricks Notebooks to process and visualise data
Delivering reports or analytics using source control and CI/CD pipelines where these are recommended by IT for the end-user teamsActing as Data Steward:
Building a relationship with Data Owners in the business
Coordinating and administering JERAGM Data Governance processes
Supporting setup and administration of role based access control across different components
Supporting maintenance of data catalogues
Documenting and communicating platform capabilities and data catalogue updates
Supporting users in finding data and using self-service data discovery tools
Supporting periodic review of data usage and recommend changes or maintenance
Supporting periodic reviews of access control and using this to recommend changes or maintenance
Helping improve Data Governance processes and tools over timeBusiness Analysis for Small Change and Projects:
Working with the users to understand and prioritise their needs, creating prototypes, worked examples or mock-ups where this helps clarify their functional requirements
Performing hands-on system or data analysis to define system requirements
Designing and implementing reports and solutions to fulfil the functional and system requirements
Documenting user requests and system changes in JIRA
Working with other members of the IT Team to breakdown, design and estimate changes
Acting as Product Owner in agile delivery teams delivering changes
Performing testing and running UAT
Supporting release planning and go-live
Creating user documentation and providing training
The IT Business Analyst Data is required to be proactive in engaging with users and other members of the Data team in a collaborative and open manner. They must be able to communicate effectively when explaining business concepts and associated technical requirements. They must be comfortable running meetings and workshops across groups made up of users and technical teams. They will be required to be a self-starter and effective at working independently.
Their analysis work must be structured and methodical, at the same time as taking a pragmatic approach to problem solving. They must have good written skills and will be required to create documentation as part of delivering changes or creating knowledge bases to improve the efficiency of the team.
They must have a blend of technical, business and communication skills that allows them to establish themselves as a peer to Trading and Middle Office Analysts as well as Analyst Developers within IT. They must have a passion for technology and a desire to have a hands-on role helping JERAGM business users better exploit and manage data.
QUALIFICATIONS
Experience Required:
Bachelor's degree in numerate subject or equivalent professional qualification
5 years experience as an IT Business Analyst, Analyst Developer or FO/MO Analyst within a trading house, investment bank, or through a tier-1 vendor/consultancy
Experience of a Commodities Trading business and working with an ETRM application (e.g. Allegro, Endur, Aspect) and data (e.g. trade, operations, market data, valuation and risk)
Experience working with data, analysis and BI tools (e.g. SQL, PowerQuery, Excel, Python, DataBricks, SnowFlake, Power BI, Tableau etc.)
OTHER INFORMATION
Person Specification:
Highly analytical with methodical approach and strong attention to detail
Adaptable with ability to work independently and as part of a team
Confident and effective communicator with professional and approachable manner
Self-starter with pragmatic approach to problem solving and delivery-mindset
Ability to work under pressure in Trading environment
Passion for technology and a desire to help JERAGM better exploit and manage data
