Front Office Application Support – Energy Trading

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Talan

Houston, TXHYBRIDPERMSENIOROPS

ETRM Role Details

ETRM Packages: Endur, Allegro, RightAngle, Orchestrade
Commodity Focus: Power, Gas

Job Description

Talan is an international consulting group in innovation and transformation through technology. For 20 years, Talan has been advising companies and administrations. The group supports them and implements their transformation and innovation projects internationally.

Present on five continents, the group achieved a turnover of 600 million euros in 2023 than 5,000 consultants and aims to exceed the one billion € turnover mark by 2025. The group puts innovation at the heart of its development and intervenes in areas related to the technological changes of large groups, such as Artificial Intelligence, Data Intelligence, Web3, Metaverse, Blockchain or IoT.

Job Description

  • Location: Houston, Texas (Hybrid – at least 3 days onsite/week)*
  • Visa Sponsorship: Talan does not sponsor U.S. work permits or employment visas.*

As part of a major

Orchestrade Go-Live

, the Front Office is strengthening its local support team. We are hiring a

Trade Support Junior Analyst

to work closely with

traders, quants, and senior technical teams

in a fast-paced

energy trading environment

(Power & Gas).

This role will

complement an existing senior resource

and requires a

hands-on, structured, and resilient

professional with strong technical fundamentals and Front Office exposure.

Key Responsibilities

  • Provide

Front Office trade support

for

Power and Gas desks

during and post-migration to Orchestrade

  • Monitor

trade lifecycle, positions, and PnL consistency

across systems (ETRM, market data, downstream consumers)

  • Perform

daily production checks

, identify discrepancies, troubleshoot issues, and

escalate time-critical incidents

when required

  • Support traders on

trade capture, pricing, system usage, and workflows

  • Ensure

smooth End-of-Day processes

and intraday controls

  • Coordinate with
  • *Development

, QA, and Infrastructure**

teams on defects, fixes, and enhancements

  • Contribute to

documentation, runbooks, and knowledge transfer

  • Act as a

first point of contact

for Front Office operational and system issues

Qualifications

Required Skills & Experience:

  • 2–15 years

of experience in

Front Office Trade Support, Application Support, or Production Support

within energy or financial markets

  • Strong

technical foundation

:

  • SQL
  • Linux / Unix
  • Shell scripting
  • Experience with an

ETRM platform

(Orchestrade, Endur, Allegro, RightAngle, etc.) is a strong plus

  • Exposure to

US Power and/or Gas markets

(even limited experience acceptable)

  • Proven ability to work

under pressure

in a trading floor environment

  • Strong

communication skills

and

executive presence

Nice to Have:

  • Python
  • AKS / Kubernetes
  • AWS
  • Previous experience in an

Energy Trading or Financial Front Office

  • Orchestrade experience from

Europe or Finance

, even with limited US market exposure

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