Principal IT Business Systems Analyst
Position Specific Description
NextEra Energy Resources is seeking a highly skilled Principal Business Systems Analyst to join our Information Technology organization supporting our Trading & Risk Management (TRM) business. In this role, you will partner closely with mid-office stakeholders to enhance the systems that power our energy trading operations. You will play a critical role in shaping technology solutions that improve credit exposure, collateral management, daily margining, and regulatory reporting across a diverse portfolio of commodities.
This position is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of business strategy and technical execution, and who understands the fast-paced, detail driven nature of energy trading.
Key Responsibilities
Business Partnership & Requirements
Serve as the primary liaison between TRM business users and IT delivery teams.
Lead requirements gathering sessions with credit, collateral, and compliance stakeholders.
Translate complex business needs into clear, actionable functional and technical requirements.
Evaluate and document current-state processes; design future-state workflows that improve efficiency, accuracy, and control.
Systems Analysis & Solution Design
Support and enhance trading and risk platforms (e.g., ETRM systems, reporting platforms).
Analyze system behavior, data flows, and integration points across trade capture, scheduling, settlements, and risk.
Partner with architects and developers to design scalable, resilient solutions aligned with enterprise standards.
Create functional specifications, data mapping documents, and interface requirements.
Project Delivery & Change Management
Lead multi team, multi system initiatives from concept through deployment, ensuring alignment with enterprise priorities.
Drive requirements definition, solution design, testing strategy, and implementation planning for complex TRM enhancements.
Mentor and guide other analysts, promoting best practices in analysis, documentation, and stakeholder engagement.
Communicate program status, risks, and impacts to executive stakeholders with clarity and confidence
Operational Support & Continuous Improvement
Provide senior level oversight for production support of mid office applications, ensuring stability and timely issue resolution.
Conduct deep dive investigations into discrepancies, data anomalies, and risk calculation issues.
Identify and champion opportunities to automate manual processes, reduce operational risk, and enhance system performance.
Stay ahead of industry trends in energy trading, risk analytics, and regulatory developments to inform future strategy.
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Finance, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
8–12+ years of experience in business systems analysis with significant exposure to mid office or risk functions in energy trading, commodities, or financial markets preferred.
Experience with cloud architectures, APIs, microservices, and modern data platforms.
Strong command of SQL, data modeling, and complex system integration patterns.
Proven ability to lead cross functional initiatives and influence senior stakeholders.
Exceptional communication skills with the ability to simplify complex concepts for diverse audiences.
Strong understanding of mid office processes: credit exposure, collateral management, compliance, SOX regulations, credit ratings, deal confirmations, counterparty management.
Extensive experience with ETRM/CTRM platforms (e.g., Endur, Allegro, RightAngle, FIS, or similar).
Prior leadership or mentorship experience within an IT or risk organization.
Agile program leadership experience.
Job Overview
This job analyzes business processes and practices and identifies technology opportunities. Employees in this job design and implement information technology solutions to meet customer needs and business goals and strategies.
Job Duties & Responsibilities
Demonstrates a strong familiarity with business processes that are in their area of business focus
Establishes and manages effective customer relationships with users of business, financial and operations systems, as well as technical team members
Applies advanced analytical skills within functional area to decompose work into manageable value-based units
Responds to requests, identifies conflicts, and makes recommendations where needed
Devises or modifies procedures to solve complex problems
Uses knowledge of business processes to identify interdependencies and functional gaps
Builds strong working understanding of the technical solution being delivered and analyzes and determines failure points in the solution
Contributes to the application testing process (directly or to support end users)
Creates and updates documentation, as appropriate, for selected project framework
Maintains a familiarity with market trends in technology
Performs other job-related duties as assigned
Required Qualifications
High School Grad / GED
Bachelor’s or Equivalent Experience
Experience: 6+ years
Preferred Qualifications
None
