Energy Analyst II

Energy Analyst II

Location: Denver, CO 

Position Type: Full-time, Permanent 

Work model: Currently Remote.  Once we find an office in the Denver area, we will be Hybrid. (Only candidates based in Colorado will be considered)

Industry: Commodities & Energy 

Report To: Head of Commercial Analytics

Salary range:  $80,000 - $90,000 per year

Founded in 1995, Zema Global Data Corporation empowers organizations to simplify complexity, reduce risk, and make faster, more confident decisions that drive measurable results. Over the past two years, Zema Global has accelerated its growth through strategic investment and acquisition to strengthen our global leadership.  Together we’re helping our customers gain a Decisioning Advantage – one bold idea at a time.  With a presence across global energy, commodity, and financial markets, Zema Global empowers customers to simplify complexity, reduce risk, and make faster, more confident decisions that drive measurable results. 

At Zema Global, we Think Big, Make It Happen, and Win as One. We thrive on collaboration, creativity, and respect, united by a shared drive to innovate and deliver meaningful impact for our customers and communities.  If you’re inspired by solving complex challenges and contributing to a culture that values purpose and performance, we invite you to join us. 

cQuant.io, a Zema Global company, is a fast-growing, cloud-native, Software as a Service platform that is revolutionizing the way energy companies access and use quantitative models to drive their businesses forward, from supporting the renewable transition to optimizing the traditional generation that enables it. cQuant’s analytical offerings are built specifically for energy companies and span a broad array of industry verticals including electricity production (thermal, renewable, and storage), retail energy, energy trading, gas procurement and transportation, risk management, portfolio optimization, and others. 

Together, Zema Global and cQuant.io are transforming the future of energy analytics through technology, talent, and teamwork.

POSITION OVERVIEW:

cQuant is seeking an Energy Analyst II to assist with software implementations, ongoing customer support, and maintenance/enhancements related to the analytical models within its web-based energy analytics platform.

The Energy Analyst II will interface directly with cQuant’s users, helping to instill best practices in quantitative modeling for portfolios amid the energy transition and enabling these users to realize maximum value from the cQuant solution. The Energy Analyst II will also work closely with various other departments within cQuant, including sales and marketing, quantitative development, and platform software, to assist in development, validation, quality assurance, and documentation of new energy-focused analytical products and features. The direct client-facing nature of the role will require the successful candidate to demonstrate both strong technical and problem solving abilities as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills. Nature of the role will require the successful candidate to demonstrate both strong technical and problem solving abilities as well as excellent written and verbal communication skills. 

If you are passionate about the energy industry and want to be at the forefront of the quantitative analytics enabling the energy transition, we want to hear from you! 

 KEY RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Configuring, calibrating, and validating cQuant’s analytical models within implementation projects and/or ad hoc engagements. 
• “Wrangling” energy and financial data. 
• Providing direct analytical support to existing and/or prospective clients. 
• Troubleshooting/debugging software failures. 
• Developing reporting dashboards and visualizations for integration into cQuant’s production software. 
• Writing documentation for existing analytical functionality. 
• Training cQuant users on existing functionality and best practices. 
• Performing testing and QA of cQuant’s models and analytical feature enhancements. 
• Implementing automated error checks and data validation for existing models. 
• Generating client-facing reports in R or Microsoft Excel. 

The successful candidate will be highly self-motivated and work well within a close-knit and dynamic team of bright and driven analytical software professionals. Work is fast-paced and results oriented, with little room for error or re-work, and the ideal candidate will excel in this environment. 

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

• Master’s degree in a quantitative discipline (Mathematics, Applied Mathematics, Statistics, Physics, Economics/Quantitative Economics or other) or a Bachelor’s degree along with 2+ years of relevant wholesale electric power industry experience in a quantitative role. 
• Strong grasp of statistics and time series analysis (probability distributions, regression models, stochastic processes).
• Demonstrate familiarity with R (preferred) or Python (accepted) code development and maintenance, with particular emphasis on troubleshooting/debugging and resolving runtime errors.
• Be highly detail oriented and know how to validate their own work to ensure accuracy.
• Display a genuine passion for analytics, data, and software engineering while maintaining a user-centric mindset with emphasis on the end-user experience.
• Be familiar with wholesale energy industry concepts including renewable and thermal generation, battery storage, deal structuring, etc.
• Be conversant in basic financial structures including swaps/forward contracts, European options, and other elementary financial derivatives.
• Have experience developing software/analytical models with an eye toward code maintainability and robustness.
• Have at least a working knowledge of the R programming language for both analysis and data visualization.

Why Join us?

• Be part of a rapidly growing company revolutionizing energy analytics, shaping how data drives decision-making across the energy and commodities markets.
• Work with cutting-edge technology alongside a team of industry experts who are redefining market intelligence.
• Significant opportunity to make a measurable impact on product strategy, revenue growth and customer success, with clear paths for career advancement.
• Join a company culture that values innovation, collaboration and customer-centric thinking, giving you the autonomy to drive meaningful change.

How to Apply?
If you're excited about this opportunity, send us your application highlighting your qualifications and experience relevant to the role and we'll get back to you as soon as possible (we only accept CVs in English).

We appreciate all applications, but only shortlisted candidates will be contacted for further consideration. Thank you for your interest. And strictly no agency calls or agency CV submissions.

We’re looking forward to seeing how you can make an impact with us!