Systems Engineer

Koch Ag & Energy Solutions LLC (KAES) is seeking a Systems Engineer to join the Koch Energy Services (KES) Natural Gas Trading team in Wichita, Kansas.

In this role, you will support IT and business operations by ensuring reliable, accurate, and optimized system performance.

You will collaborate with business users, analysts, and software engineers to deliver effective system solutions and promote best practices for managing KES' data assets.

Your contributions will directly enhance the efficiency of key business functions.

This position works cross-functionally with teams in Trading, Logistics, Risk Management, KAES Data Analytics, and other IT groups across KAES to meet critical data needs that support diverse business opportunities.

The ideal candidate has experience implementing modern cloud-based data architectures, an entrepreneurial mindset, strong communication abilities, and excellent critical thinking skills.

Our Team

KES ranks among the top 10 gas marketers in North America, managing the procurement, distribution, and oversight of over 5 billion cubic feet of natural gas daily.

This scale offers IT professionals abundant opportunities to develop their skills and pursue diverse career paths.

Join our IT team to work on cutting-edge initiatives such as the Eleox consortium, AI integrations, and innovative energy solutions.

We are committed to continuous learning and provide strong support for professional growth.

As a KAES Systems Engineer, you will focus on aligning technology with business priorities, lead projects that enhance capabilities, minimizing inefficiencies, and unlock revenue opportunities, all while driving strategic change for our customers.

A Day in the Life Typically Includes:

• Manage relationships with Developer Leads, Technical Leads, Application Support, and DBAs while independently collaborating across technical teams and driving system discussions with vendors and consultants.

• Strategize new initiatives to optimize ETRM performance and address technical debt.

Facilitate communication between the ION team and users regarding issues and updates.

• Evaluate hardware capacity and provide upgrade suggestions based on thorough utilization assessments.

Expertise in system maintenance and configuration is required to develop detailed documentation of past issues and solutions, supporting future team collaboration.

• Modernize Platform Maintenance involves continuous performance management, data purging, system monitoring, and tuning.

It also includes hardware load balancing and an increased hardware footprint to accommodate growth, along with the maintenance of grid engines, licenses, and servers.

What You Will Need

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience in system analysis, or process analysis experience, or development experience

• Experience leveraging cloud platforms such as Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Microsoft Azure

• Experience with Agile/Scrum methodologies ...