Location: Houston (Hybrid – at least 3 days onsite/week)
Visa Sponsorship: We offer sponsorship under specific treaty-based U.S. work visas, including TN and E-2 (for eligible Canadian, Mexican, and French citizens). We do not support or transfer other visa types (e.g., H-1B).
We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer with strong Energy Trading expertise to support a major client in designing and delivering cloud-based data solutions. This role combines hands-on data engineering, product ownership, and stakeholder collaboration to drive scalable solutions and business efficiency.
Key Responsibilities:
Data Engineering & Cloud Solutions:
- Design, develop, and optimize cloud-based data pipelines, ETL/ELT workflows, and data models using Python and SQL.
- Ensure data quality, performance, reliability, and seamless integration across systems.
Product Ownership & Business Collaboration:
- Collaborate with Energy Trading, Assets, Operations, and IT teams to translate business needs into technical solutions.
- Own and prioritize product backlogs, roadmaps, and releases while managing stakeholder expectations.
Data Strategy & Governance:
- Improve data architecture, governance, and cloud platform capabilities.
- Apply best practices in Agile delivery, CI/CD, data quality, documentation, and continuous improvement.
- Bachelor degree in Computer science, Engineering, Energy, Finance or Quantitative finance
- 5+ years of experience in Data Engineering, including cloud-based data pipelines and integration.
- 2+ years of experience in Energy Trading, Energy Markets, Asset Management, or Energy Operations.
- Strong hands-on programming experience with Python and SQL.
- Experience with cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Strong understanding of ETL/ELT, data modeling, workflow orchestration, and API integrations.
- Experience with data quality, governance, metadata, and data lineage.
- Demonstrated ability to manage business requirements, product backlogs, and delivery roadmaps.
- Experience collaborating directly with business stakeholders and cross-functional technical teams.
- Strong communication, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working with energy trading data, commodity markets, or Energy Trading and Risk Management (ETRM) systems.
- Familiarity with power and gas markets, trading positions, pricing, P&L, or asset-related data.
- Experience with modern cloud data platforms, data warehouses, or lakehouse architectures.
- Knowledge of Agile delivery methodologies and DevOps practices.
- Experience supporting enterprise-scale data transformation initiatives.
Company’s Benefits
At Talan, we invest in our employees' well-being and empower them with benefits, including:
- 💸401(k) retirement plan with company matching
- 🌴15 days of paid vacation per year at hire and up to 27 according to seniority (annual untaken vacation days are cashed out)
- 📴8 paid holidays + 5 sick days + 2 personal days per year
- ❤️🩹Company health, dental, and vision insurance plans + FSA
- 🦺Voluntary STD and LTD
- 🚍 Commuter/transit benefits
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.