Senior Allegro Technical Consultant

Essentia, an EPAM company, is a Houston-based consulting firm focused on partnering with energy and commodity trading clients to maximize the return on investment from commodity trading & risk management systems. Since our founding in 2016, our commodities practice has grown to 85 full-time consultants within the broader 55,000 employee family that comprises EPAM. With an experience-laden team and hyper-focus on the client, we are proud of our record of taking clients From Start to Success and our 100% reference ability.

Essentia is looking for a senior level technical consultant to join our ever-growing Allegro practice. Technical consultants are responsible for designing, coding, testing and implementing product customization and interfaces while mentoring other team members. We are seeking ambitious and energetic applicants who are eager to learn and to help us expand.

We value your knowledge and perspective and prioritize personal and career development.

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Responsibilities

• Collaborate with and take guidance from the project manager or principal consultant on work assignments
• Participate in, contribute to, and potentially assist with facilitation in requirements gathering sessions with the client
• Assume hands-on project implementation duties including design, documentation (notes, specifications), configuration & coding, testing, deployment
• Manage up via proactive communication to the project manager or principal consultant of status of assigned responsibilities and any challenges, or roadblocks encountered
• Participate in and support design decisions on customizations or interfaces between the CTRM platform and other systems
• Present the project’s technical solution to internal staff and client representatives
• Support and adhere to implementation best practices in one or more technical development areas of Allegro in all technical design specifications custom coding and testing deliverables
• Provide guidance to other technical consultants
• Follow Essentia and/or client documentation standards for all deliverables
• Provide production support of Allegro for the client’s business needs

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or greater in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance, Accounting, Economics, or a directly related IT field
• 10 years’ experience in Software Design and Development and/or deployment
• Experience in the commodities field or working with an ETRM/ or CTRM system and/or a Bid to Bill software system
• Minimum 5 years direct experience working with Allegro in designing, coding, configuring, testing, and debugging reports, plugins, and interfaces in client environments
• Preferred direct experience working with Allegro in designing, coding, configuring, testing, and debugging reports, plugins, and interfaces in client environments
• Strong Object-Oriented Skills
• Experience working with at least one object-oriented languages such as C# .NET, C
• SCRUM/Agile/Waterfall development methodology experience preferred
• Experience working with Integrated Development environments such as Visual Studio
• Experience in user interface design and implementation following standard integration patterns
• Experience with .Net windows forms
• Experience with source control and continuous integration tools (GIT, TFS, Confluence, Bamboo) and issue tracking systems (Jira) is required
• Experience with MS SQL or Oracle is required; strong understanding of relational database concepts
• Familiarity with cloud technologies (Azure and AWS)
• Good written and oral communication skills
• Experienced and skilled user of office productivity tools such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint
• Experience writing technical specifications
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Must be self-motivated, independent, resourceful and one who is capable of being objective and giving/taking constructive feedback
• Ability to work onsite at client locations as needed

We offer

• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (Subsidized)
• Health Savings Account
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
• Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (Company Provided)
• Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)
• Employee Assistance Program
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
• Matched 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
• Paid Time Off
• Legal Plan and Identity Theft Protection
• Accident Insurance
• Employee Discounts
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Stock Purchase Program

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our clients, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.
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EPAM will not provide new H-1B visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates with existing transferable H-1B status may be considered.