Ascend Analytics is an innovative software and consulting company at the forefront of the renewable energy transition. Our software solutions provide decision analytics for power traders, risk analysts, resource managers, developers and financiers. Ascend provides a collaborative work culture involving frequent interaction with clients, where individual initiative and creativity are highly valued. Interactions with senior management happen daily, and hard work never goes unnoticed. &nbsp; We take pride in being an equal opportunity employer and are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive environment for all employees. Ascend Analytics is headquartered in Boulder, Colorado - we are open to remote work for some positions. We are always interested in connecting with highly qualified candidates. If you are committed to addressing today&rsquo;s energy challenges, please submit your application today!

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Driving renewable energy transition with cutting-edge decision analytics for the power sector.

Manager or Senior Manager, BatterySIMM, Boulder  About Ascend Ascend Analytics’ climate technology software and services provide critical insights to power the energy transition. The company’s products enhance critical power supply decisions from short-term operating strategies to long-term investment and resource planning. Ascend’s solutions serve as the core analytic infrastructure for electric utilities, independent power producers, electric retailers, and financiers of energy infrastructure. To learn more about Ascend, please visit us at www.ascendanalytics.com.     Your Impact at Ascend Analytics We are seeking an experienced Manager or Senior Manager, BatterySIMM, to join our team in Boulder, Colorado. You will be responsible for serving Ascends clients, leading Analysts and coordinating activities around Ascend's SaaS BatterySIMM platform.  BatterySIMM is a comprehensive data and analytics platform for storage and hybrid project valuation and site optimization. Utilizing Ascend's 20+ year nodal sub-hourly price forecasts, BatterySIMM software determines the value of storage at specific locations by performing complete dispatch simulations.    Job Responsibilities <ul><li>Help clients make strategic decisions in the development and financing of their energy assets</li><li>Build a reputation as an expert in electricity markets with clients and their counterparties in financing transactions</li><li>Perform quantitative analysis and assimilate complex information into readily understood reports and presentations </li><li>Devise new approaches to represent results that provide support for decision analysis </li><li>Develop analyst staff to their full potential and foster employee retention  </li><li>Identify and eliminate efficiency constraints by advising on opportunities for systemization and automation  </li><li>Adeptly and confidently handle client matters, even if difficult, quickly escalating as needed  </li><li>Ensure work product and analytic initiatives are delivered in a timely fashion through task management and prioritization</li><li>Manage the progress of multiple projects simultaneously</li><li>Demonstrate high agility in response to shifting dynamics across the team and company priorities </li><li>Advance client uses of Ascend's BatterySIMM and Market Intelligence platforms </li></ul> Required Qualifications <ul><li>BS or MS in Engineering, Economics, Applied Mathematics, or a related quantitative field</li><li>4+ years' experience in US power markets or other energy industry consulting and/or SaaS software environment</li><li>Talent in managing customer relationships</li><li>Authentic, clear, and effective oral communication</li><li>Demonstrable history or ability in mentorship and leadership; Experience guiding/overseeing the work of junior colleagues</li><li>Proven track record of previous successful project management experience; </li><li>Highly organized and able to balance competing priorities with confidence and sense of urgency</li><li>Expertise across the technical, economic, and policy aspects of energy </li><li>Familiarity with programming techniques for data processing and analysis in any language (R, python, etc) and strong skills in Microsoft Excel</li><li>Strong interpersonal skills, collaboration/teamwork skills, and work ethic </li></ul>Preferred Qualifications <ul><li>Master’s Degree, preferably with a focus on Energy</li><li>Experience performing independent research</li><li>2+ years managing 3+ persons</li><li>Experience developing high performing teams</li><li>Experience in continuous improvement initiatives </li></ul>Compensation: $130,000 - $220,000 (total compensation)Negotiable based on qualifications and experience. Ascend highly values our employees and often pays above industry average.  We offer flexible work hours in a relaxed environment with opportunities for advancement and excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, parental leave, dependent care spending account, and a 401k plan.   We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Ascend Analytics is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information or other applicable legally protected characteristics.    Ascend Analytics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at <a href="mailto:recruiting@ascendanalytics.com">recruiting@ascendanalytics.com</a>

(Senior) Manager, BatterySIMM

Senior Integration Engineer, Boulder, CO OR Remote within U.S. for well qualified candidates  About Ascend Ascend Analytics’ climate technology software and services provide critical insights to power the energy transition. The company’s products enhance critical power supply decisions from short-term operating strategies to long-term investment and resource planning. Ascend’s solutions serve as the core analytic infrastructure for electric utilities, independent power producers, electric retailers, and financiers of energy infrastructure. To learn more about Ascend, please visit us at www.ascendanalytics.com.    Your Impact at Ascend Analytics We are seeking a n Senior Integration Engineer with a strong background in third-party integrations to join our SmartBidder team. The SmartBidder team is growing quickly and is directly impacting the clean energy transition by helping Ascend’s clients realize the value of renewable energy and storage projects.  As Senior Integration Engineer, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the smooth integration of our software with external systems that manage renewable energy assets, interface with energy markets, and provide key data needed to optimize energy market participation. Additionally, you will provide exceptional client support and insights regarding technical integrations during the onboarding process for new SmartBidder clients, lead testing before go-live, and provide ongoing support for these integrations after go-live.  Job Responsibilities<ul><li>Collaborate with clients and third-party engineers alongside Ascend analysts, customer success, and engineers to ensure proper hand-off from sales to implementation and to understand and deliver end-to-end technical implementations of key integrations that align with client requirements </li><li>Scope, design, develop, and implement integrations with third-party solutions and data providers</li><li>Troubleshoot issues and evaluate new requirements as they arise, proposing effective solutions and best practices</li><li>Develop a common framework for integrating third-party software and regularly execute a comprehensive test plan for integrations that use this framework  </li><li>Drive internal API, alerting, and QA design and development to improve efficiency, efficacy, stability, and risk management associated with third-party integrations</li><li>Maintain comprehensive documentation of implemented solutions, configurations, and troubleshooting procedures</li><li>Partner with the customer success team to project-manage integration work and help maintain tracking of implementation progress and status for communication to customers</li><li>Participate as primary technical support for platform as part of teams’ weekly support rotations</li><li>Own deployment of individual new releases as part of team’s rotation for managing new releases </li></ul>Required Qualifications<ul><li>Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.</li><li>4+ years experience in implementing third-party integrations and/or as a technical sales resource for a software product</li><li>Strong proficiency in Python</li><li>Extensive experience with data structures and API schemas, including an understanding of API design philosophies and patterns including common communication protocols (SOAP, REST) and data formats (JSON, XML).</li><li>Understanding of security requirements of integration work</li><li>Tenacity to navigate ambiguity and gather clear requirements from third-parties</li><li>Ability to flexibly work on multiple workstreams in parallel based on sometimes tight and shifting client timelines  </li><li>Familiarity with project management to stay organized and manage, track, and communicate progress internally and externally </li></ul>Preferred Qualifications<ul><li>Familiarity with SCADA systems</li><li>Familiarity with Azure environments and Microsoft DevOps</li><li>Background in energy and/or electricity markets </li></ul> Compensation: $105,000 - $135,000           Negotiable based on qualifications and experience. Ascend highly values our employees and often pays above industry average. We offer flexible work hours in a relaxed environment with opportunities for advancement and excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, parental leave, dependent care spending account, and a 401k plan.  We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Ascend Analytics is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information or other applicable legally protected characteristics.  Ascend Analytics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at <a href="mailto:recruiting@ascendanalytics.com">recruiting@ascendanalytics.com</a>

Senior Integration Engineer

Python Software Engineer, Boulder, Colorado OR Remote within U.S. for well qualified candidates  About Ascend Ascend Analytics’ climate technology software and services provide critical insights to power the energy transition. The company’s products enhance critical power supply decisions from short-term operating strategies to long-term investment and resource planning. Ascend’s solutions serve as the core analytic infrastructure for electric utilities, independent power producers, electric retailers, and financiers of energy infrastructure. To learn more about Ascend, please visit us at www.ascendanalytics.com.       Your Impact at Ascend Analytics As a Python Software Engineer at Ascend Analytics, you will be part of a collaborative team advancing software solutions and analytics to support the clean-tech power revolution. Your strong software engineering skills will support mission critical decision analytics for renewable and battery storage power providers around the globe. Job Responsibilities <ul><li>Design and write clean, scalable, production code (our backend team primarily works in Python, and our frontend team works primarily in JavaScript) </li><li>Refactor code for improved performance, stability, and scalability </li><li>Develop automatic tests (such as unit and integration tests) and deployment scripts </li><li>Implement systems for collecting, storing, and working with data at scale </li><li>Work with our team of analysts and data scientists to integrate and generalize prototype mathematical and data science models within production software </li><li>Communicate clearly and effectively (orally and in writing) with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders </li><li>Contribute to scoping and design discussions </li><li>This position involves working collaboratively both within your software team and outside with the front-end software engineers, data scientists, and technical sales team. The software development team follows an agile scrum process, and all team members are expected to contribute to technical design reviews, implementation strategies, operational system support, and sprint planning. </li></ul> Required Qualifications <ul><li>BS or MS in Engineering, Computer Science, Data/Information Science, Physics, Operations Research, Statistics, Economics, or Power Systems </li><li>1+ years as a back-end software engineer </li></ul> Preferred Qualifications <ul><li>Demonstrated academic or professional software coding experience in one or more of the following languages: Python, Ruby, .NET, Java, C++, C#, Kotlin, Rust, or Javascript, including object-oriented design </li><li>Familiarity with data processing in Python (including Pandas, Numpy, Sympy, Scikit-Learn) is strongly preferred </li><li>Experience designing and developing full-stack applications and RESTful web services </li><li>Familiarity or exposure to cloud computing platforms and ecosystems, e.g., Azure, AWS, and containerization, e.g., Docker </li><li>Data Science, including statistics, machine learning, and data visualization </li><li>Referential databases, such as SQL Server, Oracle, or PostgreSQL </li><li>Ability to communicate with impact and confidence, both orally and in writing </li><li>Strong interpersonal skills, teamwork skills, and work ethic </li><li>Knowledge of wholesale electricity markets; passion for renewables and storage </li><li>Experience with code review, architecture, development, and promotion processes </li></ul> Compensation: $90,000 - $130,000 (note that we are open to both Junior and Mid-Level candidates)        Negotiable based on qualifications and experience. Ascend highly values our employees and often pays above industry average.  We offer flexible work hours in a relaxed environment with opportunities for advancement and excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, parental leave, dependent care spending account, and a 401k plan.   We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Ascend Analytics is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information or other applicable legally protected characteristics.    Ascend Analytics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at <a href="mailto:recruiting@ascendanalytics.com">recruiting@ascendanalytics.com</a>

Python Software Engineer

IT Support Specialist, Boulder, CO  About Ascend Ascend Analytics’ climate technology software and services provide critical insights to power the energy transition.. The company’s products enhance critical power supply decisions from short-term operating strategies to long-term investment and resource planning. Ascend’s solutions serves as the core analytic infrastructure for electric utilities, independent power producers, electric retailers, and financiers of energy infrastructure. To learn more about Ascend, please visit us at www.ascendanalytics.com.   Your Impact at Ascend Analytics As an IT Support Specialist, you will support Ascend day-to-day operations, both local and remote, including direct support for individual employees and their workstations in Windows and Microsoft Office environments as well as IT help desk issues.   We are seeking talented individuals with the flexibility to juggle many tasks at once and triage issues as they arise. We are looking for a team player that is also comfortable working on their own on projects and issues when needed. Job Responsibilities <ul><li>Assist with onboarding of new employees and user training on PC applications </li><li>Set up, configure, and maintain Windows laptops  </li><li>Identify and resolve PC hardware and software related failures and issues  </li><li>Update inventory of PC’s and manage software updates to remote PC’s  </li><li>Handles tasks for project installs and helps define project tasks and task completion times </li><li>Upgrade software components and install OS upgrades as required.  </li><li>Troubleshoot difficult problems to resolution quickly and to industry standard best practices </li><li>Other responsibilities as assigned by direct manager </li></ul>Required Qualifications <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Science, or related field, OR  Equivalent combination of education and experience with some formal training.  </li><li>2 years of full-time work experience with a relevant post-secondary program certificate, OR  Experience with Microsoft Windows (10 &amp; 11) and Microsoft Office products   </li><li>Detailed understanding of Admin Portal for Microsoft Office 365 including Dynamics CRM (Customer Relationship Management)  </li><li>Strong discipline working within a standardized ticketing system and documenting resolutions to those tickets </li><li>Technical documentation skills for company-facing how to and instructional processes </li><li>Discipline to follow established methodology while seeking ways to improve the process </li><li>Strong customer service focus and ability to interact at all levels within the organization. </li><li>Ability to prioritize multiple assignments, take initiative, and problem-solve with minimal supervision in a fast-paced environment </li><li>Excellent oral and written communication skills, attention to detail </li><li>Work well both independently and as part of a team    </li><li>High personal ethics, professional presentation </li></ul> Preferred Qualifications <ul><li>Motivation to work in the renewable energy space </li></ul> Compensation &amp; Benefits: $65,000 – $85,000      Total compensation based on qualifications and experience. Ascend highly values our employees and often pays above industry average. We offer flexible work hours in a relaxed environment with opportunities for advancement and excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, parental leave, dependent care spending account, and a 401k plan. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Ascend Analytics is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information or other applicable legally protected characteristics.  Ascend Analytics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at <a href="mailto:recruiting@ascendanalytics.com">recruiting@ascendanalytics.com</a>.

IT Support Specialist

Energy Optimization Engineer, Boulder, CO, or Remote within the U.S.  About Ascend Ascend Analytics’ climate technology software and services provide critical insights to power the energy transition. The company’s products enhance critical power supply decisions from short-term operating strategies to long-term investment and resource planning. Ascend’s solutions serve as the core analytic infrastructure for electric utilities, independent power producers, electric retailers, and financiers of energy infrastructure. To learn more about Ascend, please visit us at www.ascendanalytics.com.   Your Impact at Ascend Analytics We are looking for a Energy Optimization Engineer with a strong commitment to energy system modeling to join our team in Boulder, CO (remote work possible from other locations). You make cross-functional contributions to energy optimization, and will be responsible for advancing software solutions and analytics to support the clean-tech power revolution. Your strong analytical skills and ability to develop innovative problem-solving solutions will support mission critical decision analytics for renewable and battery storage power providers around the globe.     Job Responsibilities <ul><li>Solve complex analytic problems to make mission critical decisions for energy supply by:  </li><li>Translating requirements into model formulation   </li><li>Implementing forecasting and optimization models for operation and valuation of renewable resources and battery storage   </li><li>Developing both prototype models and production software   </li><li>Supporting existing commercial software and production systems   </li><li>Optimization techniques including: computational stochastic optimization, decision making under uncertainty, simulating high penetrations of wind and solar energy, optimizing generation under uncertainty, unit dispatch and transmission modeling, modeling of hydroelectric storage systems, and planning and control of electric battery storage.  </li></ul>Required Qualifications <ul><li>Master's in electrical engineering, Computer Science, Operations Research, Economics, Power Systems, or related disciplines  </li><li>1+ year experience in an energy optimization focused role in industry or academics  </li><li>1+ year of general Software Development experience </li><li>Optimization methods and commercial solvers (e.g., GAMS, Goroubi, CPLEX, Xpress)  </li><li>Ability to communicate with impact and confidence, both verbally and in writing  </li><li>Strong interpersonal skills, teamwork skills, and work ethic  </li></ul>Preferred Qualifications <ul><li>PhD in Electrical Engineering, Computer Science, Operations Research, Economics, Power Systems, or related disciplines.   </li><li>Familiarity with relational database platforms (Oracle, MS SQL, Postgres)   </li><li>Interest in learning about and deploying novel software solutions   </li><li>Prior knowledge of, or strong interest in learning about wholesale electricity markets  </li><li>Python and relevant libraries (e.g., NumPy, Pandas, SciPy)  </li></ul>Compensation: $100,000 - $150,000            Negotiable based on qualifications and experience. Ascend highly values our employees and often pays above industry average.  We offer flexible work hours in a relaxed environment with opportunities for advancement and excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, parental leave, dependent care spending account, and a 401k plan.   We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Ascend Analytics is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information or other applicable legally protected characteristics.    Ascend Analytics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at <a href="mailto:recruiting@ascendanalytics.com">recruiting@ascendanalytics.com</a>

Energy Optimization Engineer

<h2>Director of Engineering (SmartBidder)</h2>Boulder, CO About AscendAscend Analytics’ climate technology software and services provide critical insights to power the energy transition. The company’s products enhance critical power supply decisions from short-term operating strategies to long-term investment and resource planning. Ascend’s solutions serve as the core analytic infrastructure for electric utilities, independent power producers, electric retailers, and financiers of energy infrastructure. To learn more about Ascend, please visit us at <a href="https://www.ascendanalytics.com">www.ascendanalytics.com</a>.    Position Overview  This role is to lead the engineering team for SmartBidder, a market-leading SaaS product that optimizes energy market bids for energy storage and renewable resources in real-time, helping our customers realize the value that these projects can bring to the energy transition. This position requires supporting and organizing individuals across a wide-range of disciplines, including data science, machine learning, optimization, external integrations, UI/UX, and web services to deliver a high-availability, low-latency cloud software solution that is capable of operating real-world assets within tight market timelines. SmartBidder operates in an evolving, high-growth market at the forefront of renewable energy deployment, so implementing effective team processes, growing the team, and evolving system architecture to scale with the platform’s growth will be key drivers of success that this role will directly influence.   Job Responsibilities  <ul><li>Efficiently and effectively manage a large team with diverse skill sets and levels of experience with clear goals, expectations, and areas of growth, identifying new organizational patterns and processes that help us to learn and iterate faster as we respond to customer needs </li></ul><ul><li>Advise, review, develop, and approve architectural designs that evolve our technical stack so that it is appropriately performant, observable, extensible, and easy to deploy and maintain over time </li></ul><ul><li>Inform design and development across the platform’s customer-facing components, including forecasting, optimization, and user interface </li></ul><ul><li>Work with product management and energy analysts to effectively triage customer requests, evaluate new business opportunities, and ensure we're building new infrastructure with the future in mind </li></ul><ul><li>Drive efficient release processes that ensure quality, resiliency, and efficient delivery of value to customers </li></ul><ul><li>Mentor and encourage engineers to step up and beyond their current responsibilities to foster a culture of continuous learning and knowledge sharing to ensure long-term individual growth and retention </li></ul><ul><li>Cultivate a fundamental understanding of energy markets and our interfaces with external systems to enable us to support new markets as more and more renewables and battery resources are connected to the energy grid around the world.  </li></ul><ul><li>Communicate with external customers as needed to inform development decisions, support technical implementations, and understand customer needs and user experience </li></ul><ul><li>Grow the team to effectively meet the demands of a growing customer base  </li></ul><ul><li>Assist team in triaging and resolving technical support issues  </li></ul> Required Qualifications <ul><li>5+ years of technical management experience   </li></ul><ul><li>8+ years of experience as a back-end or full stack software engineer </li></ul><ul><li>BS or MS in Engineering, Computer Science, Data/Information Science, or related fields   </li></ul><ul><li>Strong skills/proficiency in Python and at least one other programming language i.e. Java, C#, Ruby, Rust, Julia </li></ul><ul><li>Familiarity with data processing libraries (e.g., Pandas, Numpy, Scikit-Learn) </li></ul><ul><li>Willingness to directly contribute to codebase as needed </li></ul> Preferred Qualifications   <ul><li>Full-stack application design and RESTful web services development </li></ul><ul><li>Exposure to cloud computing platforms (e.g., Azure, AWS) and containerization (e.g., Docker) </li></ul><ul><li>Knowledge of data science, statistics, and machine learning </li></ul><ul><li>Familiarity with Azure DevOps </li></ul> Compensation: $200,000 - $250,000 total comp         Negotiable based on qualifications and experience. Ascend highly values our employees and often pays above industry average. We offer flexible work hours in a relaxed environment with opportunities for advancement and excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, parental leave, dependent care spending account, and a 401k plan.  We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Ascend Analytics is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information or other applicable legally protected characteristics.   Ascend Analytics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at <a href="mailto:recruiting@ascendanalytics.com">recruiting@ascendanalytics.com</a>.

Director of Engineering (SmartBidder)

Director of Energy Analytics and Trading, Boulder, CO About Ascend  Ascend Analytics’ climate technology software and services provide critical insights to power the energy transition. The company’s products enhance critical power supply decisions from short-term operating strategies to long-term investment and resource planning. Ascend’s solutions serve as the core analytic infrastructure for electric utilities, independent power producers, electric retailers, and financiers of energy infrastructure. To learn more about Ascend, please visit us at www.ascendanalytics.com.      Your Impact at Ascend Analytics   The Director of Energy Analytics and Trading will lead a team of analysts and support leading-edge decision analysis for Ascend SmartBidder customers operating storage and renewable assets in wholesale power markets. You will help clients understand power market dynamics and partner with them to develop bidding strategies that best respond to evolving market conditions while delineating and aligning to their desired risk-return profile. You will independently lead analysis to provide deeper insight into market participation, market rules, and more to help drive differentiated performance for our customers.   You will help develop and mentor a team that independently and proactively identifies opportunities for analytical insight, coaching them through the analysis and refinement of results into client-ready communications, contributing to our culture of ownership and innovation. One must exhibit high levels of leadership and professionalism at all times, including in client engagements. We are seeking talented individuals with a serious commitment to energy analytics and the evolution of the grid towards greater renewable and storage penetration.    Job Responsibilities   <ul><li>Lead a team of analysts to provide quantitative analysis, market insights, and client support to optimize resource bidding in live operations   </li><li>Provide clients with clearly-communicated expertise in the areas of wholesale market participation, market rules, and risk management   </li><li>Devise new approaches to represent results that provide support for decision analysis   </li><li>Assimilate complex information into readily understood reports and presentations for internal, client, and external use  </li><li>Support clients through onboarding of their asset and navigating questions of ISO protocols  </li><li>Contribute to identification and scoping of new capabilities, optimization approaches, market rule requirements, etc. for power market operations and bid optimization  </li></ul>   Required Qualifications   <ul><li>Bachelors degree economics, engineering, or energy-relevant disciplines   </li><li>8+ years of energy industry experience, including knowledge of deregulated power market operations such as physical and financial trading, scheduling, energy management, and energy marketing  </li><li>Demonstrated track record of working with clients and teams to deliver unique insight  </li><li>Strong interpersonal skills, teamwork skills, and work ethic to develop trust with clients  </li><li>Excellent oral and written communication skills   </li><li>Understanding of energy modeling system and methods   </li><li>Ability to prioritize multiple assignments and problem-solve with minimal supervision   </li><li>Passion for power markets and helping drive the energy transition  </li></ul>   Preferred Qualifications   <ul><li>Familiarity with trading and/or scheduling specifically for batteries, renewables, or hybrid assets    </li><li>Experience in risk management  </li><li>Deep knowledge of power market operating protocols, rules, and stakeholder processes  </li><li>Proficient in excel and Python for supporting clients with our software and analyzing large data sets  </li><li>Demonstrated experience in project and/or people management preferable   </li><li>Graduate degree; economics, engineering, and energy-relevant disciplines preferable  </li></ul>Total Compensation: $225,000 - $300,000                 Negotiable based on qualifications and experience. Ascend highly values our employees and often pays above industry average. We offer flexible work hours in a relaxed environment with opportunities for advancement and excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, parental leave, dependent care spending account, and a 401k plan.  We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Ascend Analytics is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information or other applicable legally protected characteristics.   Ascend Analytics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at <a href="mailto:recruiting@ascendanalytics.com">recruiting@ascendanalytics.com</a> .

Director of Energy Analytics and Trading

Database Administrator, Remote  About Ascend Ascend Analytics’ climate technology software and services provide critical insights to power the energy transition. The company’s products enhance critical power supply decisions from short-term operating strategies to long-term investment and resource planning. Ascend’s solutions serve as the core analytic infrastructure for electric utilities, independent power producers, electric retailers, and financiers of energy infrastructure. To learn more about Ascend, please visit us at www.ascendanalytics.com.     Your Impact at Ascend Analytics As a Database Administrator at Ascend Analytics, you will be part of a collaborative team advancing software solutions and analytics to support the clean-tech power revolution. Your strong software engineering skills will support mission critical decision analytics for renewable and battery storage power providers around the globe. If you want to help shape a new future of a cleaner, most cost-effective energy supply and work for an industry-leading software company with dedicated and talented people passionate about our future, this could be a great fit. Ascend is a fast growing and profitable company with opportunity for advancement. Job Responsibilities <ul><li>Design and write clean, scalable, production code with a focus on OLAP and RDBMS systems </li><li>Refactor code for improved performance, stability, and scalability </li><li>Implement systems for collecting, storing, and working with data at scale </li><li>Work with our team of developers, analysts and data scientists </li><li>Communicate clearly and effectively (orally and in writing) with both technical and nontechnical stakeholders </li><li>Contribute to scoping and design discussions </li><li>This position involves working collaboratively both within your software team and outside with the front-end software engineers, data scientists, and technical sales team. The software development team follows an agile scrum process, and all team members are expected to contribute to technical design reviews, implementation strategies, operational system support, and sprint planning. </li></ul> Required Qualifications <ul><li>Bachelor's degree (B. A./ B. S.) from four-year College or University in CS, Physics, Mathematics, or other technical field </li><li>Strong understanding of Data Warehouse/Solution Design and Dimensional Modeling </li><li>Strong understanding of Data Warehousing and OLAP defining, developing, and delivering data and analysis </li><li>Relational Databases </li><li>Multidimensional Databases  </li><li>Microsoft SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS)  </li><li>Oracle/PostGreSQL RDBMS </li><li>Proficiency in OOPs </li><li>Visual Studios Data Tools  </li><li>Complex SQL Language  </li><li>MDX Language </li></ul> Preferred Qualifications <ul><li>Strong background in programming related to applied mathematical, engineering, and physical sciences  </li><li>Performance computing, including distributed and parallel computing technologies </li><li>Oracle and PL/SQL </li><li>Power BI experience </li><li>Ability to communicate with impact and confidence, both orally and in writing </li><li>Strong interpersonal skills, teamwork skills, and work ethic </li><li>Knowledge of wholesale electricity markets; passion for renewables and storage </li><li>Experience with code review, architecture, development, and promotion processes </li></ul>Compensation: $100,000 - $130,000                 Negotiable based on qualifications and experience. Ascend highly values our employees and often pays above industry average.  We offer flexible work hours in a relaxed environment with opportunities for advancement and excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, parental leave, dependent care spending account, and a 401k plan.   We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Ascend Analytics is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information or other applicable legally protected characteristics.    Ascend Analytics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at <a href="mailto:recruiting@ascendanalytics.com">recruiting@ascendanalytics.com</a>

Database Administrator

Senior Manager of Energy Analytics and Trading, Boulder, CO About Ascend  Ascend Analytics’ climate technology software and services provide critical insights to power the energy transition. The company’s products enhance critical power supply decisions from short-term operating strategies to long-term investment and resource planning. Ascend’s solutions serve as the core analytic infrastructure for electric utilities, independent power producers, electric retailers, and financiers of energy infrastructure. To learn more about Ascend, please visit us at www.ascendanalytics.com.     Your Impact at Ascend Analytics   The Energy Analytics Manager will lead a team of analysts and support leading-edge decision analysis for Ascend SmartBidder customers operating storage and renewable assets in wholesale power markets. You will help clients understand power market dynamics and partner with them to develop bidding strategies that best respond to evolving market conditions while delineating and aligning to their desired risk-return profile. You will independently lead analysis to provide deeper insight into market participation, market rules, and more to help drive differentiated performance for our customers.   You will help develop and mentor a team that independently and proactively identifies opportunities for analytical insight, coaching them through the analysis and refinement of results into client-ready communications, contributing to our culture of ownership and innovation. One must exhibit high levels of leadership and professionalism at all times, including in client engagements. We are seeking talented individuals with a serious commitment to energy analytics and the evolution of the grid towards greater renewable and storage penetration.    Job Responsibilities   <ul><li>Lead a team of analysts to provide quantitative analysis, market insights, and client support to optimize resource bidding in live operations   </li><li>Provide clients with clearly-communicated expertise in the areas of wholesale market participation, market rules, and risk management   </li><li>Devise new approaches to represent results that provide support for decision analysis   </li><li>Assimilate complex information into readily understood reports and presentations for internal, client, and external use  </li><li>Support clients through onboarding of their asset and navigating questions of ISO protocols  </li><li>Contribute to identification and scoping of new capabilities, optimization approaches, market rule requirements, etc. for power market operations and bid optimization  </li></ul>   Required Qualifications   <ul><li>Bachelors degree economics, engineering, or energy-relevant disciplines   </li><li>6+ years of energy industry experience, including knowledge of deregulated power market operations such as physical and financial trading, scheduling, energy management, and energy marketing  </li><li>Demonstrated track record of working with clients and teams to deliver unique insight  </li><li>Strong interpersonal skills, teamwork skills, and work ethic to develop trust with clients  </li><li>Excellent oral and written communication skills   </li><li>Understanding of energy modeling system and methods   </li><li>Ability to prioritize multiple assignments and problem-solve with minimal supervision   </li><li>Passion for power markets and helping drive the energy transition  </li></ul>   Preferred Qualifications   <ul><li>Familiarity with trading and/or scheduling specifically for batteries, renewables, or hybrid assets    </li><li>Experience in risk management  </li><li>Deep knowledge of power market operating protocols, rules, and stakeholder processes  </li><li>Proficient in excel and Python for supporting clients with our software and analyzing large data sets  </li><li>Demonstrated experience in project and/or people management preferable   </li><li>Graduate degree; economics, engineering, and energy-relevant disciplines preferable  </li></ul>Compensation: $175,000 - $225,000                 Negotiable based on qualifications and experience. Ascend highly values our employees and often pays above industry average. We offer flexible work hours in a relaxed environment with opportunities for advancement and excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, parental leave, dependent care spending account, and a 401k plan.  We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Ascend Analytics is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information or other applicable legally protected characteristics.   Ascend Analytics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at <a href="mailto:recruiting@ascendanalytics.com">recruiting@ascendanalytics.com</a>

Senior Manager of Energy Analytics and Trading

Senior Manager of Business Development Boulder, Colorado OR Remote within U.S. for well qualified candidates  About Ascend Ascend Analytics’ climate technology software and services provide critical insights to power the energy transition. The company’s products enhance critical power supply decisions from short-term operating strategies to long-term investment and resource planning. Ascend’s solutions serve as the core analytic infrastructure for electric utilities, independent power producers, electric retailers, and financiers of energy infrastructure. To learn more about Ascend, please visit us at www.ascendanalytics.com.    Your Impact at Ascend Analytics We are looking for a Senior Manager of Business Development who is passionate about clean energy and an aspiring leader in business development for the electric energy industry. As Director of Business Development at Ascend, you will drive sales and business development activities, interacting with Software Services and Consulting to promote the accomplishments and value-added unique capabilities of Ascend software relative to the competition.   Job Responsibilities  <ul><li style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Manage campaigns to reach prospective clients including electric utilities, community choice aggregators, financial firms, regulators, and independent power producers  </li><li style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Manage sales funnel through forecasting, account resource allocation, account strategy, and planning </li><li style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Develop presentation materials and proposals clearly articulating Ascend’s unique value proposition  </li><li style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Effectively communicate relative advantages of our modeling platform to capture the energy transition </li><li style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Manage presentations of analytic software solutions to support valuation, power supply planning, and operations in a highly proficient and professional manner </li><li style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Work with business leads for Ascend’s Portfolio Risk Management &amp; Planning offerings to maximize opportunities to speak to prospects and support performing product demonstrations </li><li style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Find RFPs, manage response process, including proposal drafting, and coordinate activities  </li></ul>Required Qualifications  <ul><li style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">5+ years of business development and/or sales experience with a strong record of success, preferably in the energy or finance industry  </li><li style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Bachelor’s degree or higher  </li><li style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Ability to identify, prospect, and contact high-level decision makers in large energy companies and to cultivate those relationships  </li><li style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Ability to coordinate and collaborate with business leads to maximize growth potential  </li><li style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to interpret complex analytic solutions into value propositions   </li><li style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Ability to develop collateral materials that concisely translate the distinguishing factors of our services  </li><li style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Ability to prioritize and act independently within a rapidly growing, dynamic organization  </li><li style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Professional presentation; positive “can do” attitude; passion for clean energy market transformation   </li></ul>Preferred Qualifications  <ul><li style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Proven business development experience in the area of renewables and energy storage  </li><li style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Strong academic performance and demonstrated interest in STEM-related studies  </li><li style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Knowledge of Salesforce or other related systems  </li><li style="font-family:helvetica , arial , sans-serif;">Advanced degree; MBA a plus </li></ul>Compensation: $120,000 - $200,000 (range reflects on-target total earnings)                 Negotiable based on qualifications and experience. Ascend highly values our employees and often pays above industry average. We offer flexible work hours in a relaxed environment with opportunities for advancement and excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, parental leave, dependent care spending account, and a 401k plan.  We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Ascend Analytics is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information or other applicable legally protected characteristics.   Ascend Analytics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at <a href="mailto:recruiting@ascendanalytics.com">recruiting@ascendanalytics.com</a>

Senior Manager of Business Development

Welcome to Ascend Analytics! Our general interest application is designed for individuals eager to join our innovative team, even if a perfect role isn't available at the moment. We believe in fostering talent and recognizing potential beyond conventional job postings. By submitting your application, you're expressing interest in becoming part of our dynamic community and contributing to our mission of revolutionizing analytics. While specific openings may not align with your skills today, your application helps us understand your unique talents and aspirations, paving the way for future opportunities. You may hear back from our team if an opportunity arises that matches your skills and interest.About Ascend Ascend Analytics’ climate technology software and services provide critical insights to power the energy transition. The company’s products enhance critical power supply decisions from short-term operating strategies to long-term investment and resource planning. Ascend’s solutions serve as the core analytic infrastructure for electric utilities, independent power producers, electric retailers, and financiers of energy infrastructure. To learn more about Ascend, please visit us at www.ascendanalytics.com. Our ValuesAscend's culture continues to evolve with its growth. By articulating a corporate culture of values, we can more fully embrace a work environment that reflects our values and achieve our corporate goals. Ascend promotes a culture of teamwork, inclusion, work-life balance, creative thought, and learned ideas.  We strive to embrace the following seven pillars:  1. Respect - We demonstrate respect for our colleagues and customers in all our interactions  2. Collaboration - We approach all projects and customer implementations in a win-win, solution-based manner  3. Precision - We are accurate in all our communications, development, and actions  4. Innovation - We will continually seek new solutions that meet the ever-changing customer environment  5. Accountability - We will be accountable in all our actions and commitments  6. Customer-focus - We recognize that each customer has a unique set of requirements, and we will ensure that we provide the highest level of support for the duration of the relationship.  7. Diversity and Inclusion - We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees, irrespective of their race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information or other aspects of their personal identity CompensationCompensation is determined based on specific roles. As this is a general interest inquiry we are not able to specify compensation. Should our team follow up with you about a specific opportunity we will be sure to share a job description and pay range.We offer flexible work hours in a relaxed environment with opportunities for advancement and excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, parental leave, dependent care spending account, and a 401k plan.  We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Ascend Analytics is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information or other applicable legally protected characteristics.   Ascend Analytics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at recruiting@ascendanalytics.com

General Interest

Welcome to Ascend Analytics! Our general interest application is designed for individuals eager to join our innovative team, even if a perfect role isn't available at the moment. We believe in fostering talent and recognizing potential beyond conventional job postings. By submitting your application, you're expressing interest in becoming part of our dynamic community and contributing to our mission of revolutionizing analytics. While specific openings may not align with your skills today, your application helps us understand your unique talents and aspirations, paving the way for future opportunities. You may hear back from our team if an opportunity arises that matches your skills and interest.About Ascend Ascend Analytics’ climate technology software and services provide critical insights to power the energy transition. The company’s products enhance critical power supply decisions from short-term operating strategies to long-term investment and resource planning. Ascend’s solutions serve as the core analytic infrastructure for electric utilities, independent power producers, electric retailers, and financiers of energy infrastructure. To learn more about Ascend, please visit us at www.ascendanalytics.com. Our Energy Analyst RolesAscend frequently hires to expand our Energy Analyst team for various products. Our Energy Analysts apply and build skills like quantitative modeling, decision analysis, market intelligence and forecasting, and strategic planning for energy analytics. Typical Job Responsibilities <ul><li>Perform quantitative analysis combining technical considerations, economic factors, market rules, and regulatory/policy developments. </li><li>Validate and troubleshoot models with meticulous attention to detail. </li><li>Understand, research, present, and justify market forecasts and underlying assumptions.  </li><li>Provide expertise to clients in analytic modeling in areas like risk management, asset valuation, and resource planning by communicating results and modeling approaches effectively. </li><li>Synthesize complex information into understandable reports, visualizations, and presentations. </li><li>Take ownership of projects, ensuring timely completion. </li><li>Leverage analytical tools using Excel, Python, or R for market forecasting and analysis. </li><li>Work independently and collaboratively as needed to achieve objectives. </li><li>Other duties as assigned. </li></ul>Typical Required Qualifications <ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative field, such as economics or engineering with evidence of strong academic performance. </li><li>Strong quantitative analytical skills, including the use of Excel and existing knowledge or the ability to learn the basics of coding in software packages such as SAS, Python or R. </li><li>Strong interpersonal skills, teamwork skills, and work ethic. </li><li>Excellent verbal and written communication skills. </li><li>Ability to prioritize multiple assignments and problem-solve with minimum supervision.  </li><li>Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail. </li></ul> CompensationCompensation is determined based on specific roles. As this is a general interest inquiry we are not able to specify compensation. Should our team follow up with you about a specific opportunity we will be sure to share a job description and pay range.We offer flexible work hours in a relaxed environment with opportunities for advancement and excellent benefits, including medical, dental, vision, short- and long-term disability, parental leave, dependent care spending account, and a 401k plan.  We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. Ascend Analytics is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information or other applicable legally protected characteristics.   Ascend Analytics is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or an accommodation due to a disability, please contact us at recruiting@ascendanalytics.com

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