Senior Programmer Analyst

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to user community. Strong technical knowledge of SQL, applications supported as well as functional business knowledge.
• Ability to manage small projects.
• Independently work with user department personnel to identify and resolve problems.
• Coordinate problem resolution with application software vendor.

• In-depth understanding of the business functions incumbent supports (Examples: Production Accounting, Field Operations, Oil and Gas Accounting or Land).

• Design and develop custom solutions following SDLC/PM methodologies to analyze, design, develop, test and deploy solutions.
• Work with Manager, Applications to prepare project charters and plans including cost and time estimates necessary to obtain approval for projects.
• Analyze existing applications to propose enhancements to application software vendors.
• Prepare and assist user personnel to execute test plans.

• Utilize a service desk management system to track support incidents accurately documenting troubleshooting steps and resolutions.
• Prepare and deliver concise, accurate status reports. Strong communicator.
• Prepare and deliver thorough Staff Meeting reports depicting summary of overall activities and highlights of assigned projects.
• Prepare and deliver discussions on selected topics to corporate wide audiences at COGC Technical Conference and/or Vendor User Conferences.

• 7+ years of experience with MS SQL (including stored procedures, SSIS packages, TRS, etc.).
• 2+ years of Power BI/Spotfire power user level experience.
• Other programming languages a plus.

• Technology forward thinker. Stay abreast of application offerings impacting the software/department that the incumbent supports.
• Attend vendor presentations and user conferences to identify items of benefit to COGC.

• Prepare, manage and execute project plans for assigned projects.
• Manage vendor cost and time for assigned projects.

• 7+ years professional experience required.
• 5+ years of upstream Oil & Gas application knowledge of Production Accounting and/or Field Operations required.
• Analytic thinking that can quickly grasp complex data and process relationships.
• Strong desire for collaboration, learning.
• Solid knowledge of Microsoft SQL concepts such as views, stored procedures, SSIS packages and SSRS.
• Ability to independently prioritize and handle multiple job assignments.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to interface effectively with managers and corporate and regional personnel.
• Basic understanding and able to execute project management concepts.
• Ability to manage a small to mid-size projects using external resources including scope, effort and cost management.

Four‑year degree in Information Systems or Business Administration preferred with minimum of two‑year degree required.

• This is a hybrid position in the Houston Corporate office. Ability to be in office at least 2 days per week.
• Minimal travel potential between Citation field offices.