Associate Configuration Analyst

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PSE's IT Application Solutions team is looking for qualified candidates to fill an open Associate Application Configuration Analyst position!

Conducts independent research across business units to identify and resolve operational issues while driving strategic process improvements. Performs comprehensive functional analysis, requirements definition, application module configuration, and systematic testing to ensure optimal system performance and business alignment.

Formulates and defines comprehensive business scope and objectives through rigorous research methodologies and fact‑finding initiatives, combined with deep understanding of industry standards and business requirements. Leverages this knowledge to develop or modify complex business processes that enhance operational efficiency and support organizational goals. Analyzes business and user needs to document detailed requirements, troubleshoot existing system logic challenges, and implement necessary revisions to ensure seamless functionality and user experience.

Works comprehensively across all phases of systems analysis while evaluating the strategic business implications of technology applications within the current operational environment. Facilitates collaborative processes to gather and establish detailed business requirements, and may participate in critical hardware/software selection and vendor evaluation processes. Participates actively in project initiation phases by defining high‑level requirements and contributing to the development of business strategies, objectives, and key organizational drivers.

Takes full responsibility for conducting system prototypes, developing comprehensive functional specifications, executing data and function mapping initiatives, and configuring transaction and control tables to support business operations. Maintains thorough understanding of complex business processes and workflows to enable effective analysis of business requirements and development of innovative solutions that enhance organizational functions. Identifies and resolves critical gaps in business processes while managing security and authorization setup, creating user documentation, designing data interfaces, and overseeing data migration and reconciliation activities.

Actively participates in the installation and performance tuning of system modifications, as well as implementing data archiving protocols to maintain optimal system performance. Ensures strict compliance with Sarbanes‑Oxley Act requirements and other applicable regulatory standards, maintaining the highest levels of operational integrity and risk management throughout all business analysis activities.

Upholds the safety compliance standards inherent in PSE's operating and/or field procedures related to work responsibilities. Promotes and supports a culture of total safety.

Demonstrates commitment to conduct business honestly, ethically and consistent with our core values and Code of Conduct. Ensures duties are performed in accordance with all regulatory compliance obligations.

• Diagnoses problems, develops and implements environment solutions with oversight from Sr. Configurators.
• Basic understanding of relevant business processes so that they can be modeled in internal systems.
• With supervision, configures simple to moderately complex application components based on functional requirements in specialized technical environments.
• Provides support to Business Analyst or Sr Configurator in the coordination, facilitating interactive analysis and design sessions with representatives of business line and functional units.
• Understands scope and process to gather/establish business requirements of new developments to meet changing business needs.
• Accepts direction and supervision from team members, as required during the development cycle of assigned projects.
• Helps organize user training programs.
• Understands the overall IT strategy…