Business Analyst

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About Us

Aquilon was founded with the idea of bringing efficiency and transparency to the wholesale energy industry through innovative technology solutions. By working side-by-side with traders, settlement analysts, and financial professionals, Aquilon has developed a Software as a Service solution, Energy Settlement Network (ESNTM), for wholesale energy participants to reconcile all their transactions through one platform. 

Aquilon looks for individuals that demonstrate an entrepreneurial spirit and curiosity. Potential candidates can expect a fast-paced, fun, and challenging work environment surrounded by passionate and talented team members and industry experts. 

Position Summary

The Business Analyst will work closely with the Product team and internal stakeholders to formulate a business vision for improvement and new feature projects. This individual will be responsible for owning the requirements process and act as the communication and collaboration between the business and IT.

We are looking for someone who is highly inquisitive and curious. Knowledge of the industry is not as important as the demonstrated ability and willingness to proactively figure out and learn the process.

Essential Functions and Duties

  • Work with key project stakeholders and business people to formulate and document the business vision and scope of projects, including initial requirements for the development team.
  • Translate requirements and results between development team and project stakeholders, ensuring understanding at all points of the process.
  • Break down technical and architectural complexities so that project stakeholders can easily understand any technical issues.
  • Spell out project details and requirements including requirements and wireframes, testing scripts, release notes, and user guides.
  • Test and validate requirements.
  • Represent project stakeholders throughout the process.

Required Skills / Qualifications

  • 3+ years in a Business Analyst role.
  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems or related field preferred.
  • Some knowledge of either the energy trading industry, and/or the settlements process.
  • Strong analytical experience and understanding technology processes of information and data.
  • Experience identifying and modeling process, data, business rules, and test requirements.
  • Experience facilitating requirements sessions, scoping projects, writing use cases, and improving business processes.

Preferred Skills

  • Experience in the energy industry – specifically, experience executing process improvement or automated parts of the power settlement process.
  • Technical experience or training in computer science related fields.
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Location

Our Lisle office is easily accessible from I88 and is walking distance from the train station. We're close to many restaurants and have ample parking.

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