Senior Data Engineer – Energy Trading & Cloud (Hybrid)

Talan; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) retirement plan with company-m配

15 days of paid vacation per year at 1

Up to 27 vacation days per year (sen3)

8 holidays + 5 sick days + 2 personal"

Health, dental, and vision insurance +

Voluntary STD and LTD

Commuter/transit benefits

Job summary

Talan is seeking a Senior Data Engineer with strong Energy Trading expertise in Houston. The role blends hands-on data engineering, product ownership, and stakeholder collaboration to design cloud-based data solutions and drive business efficiency.

Responsibilities include building data pipelines, ensuring quality, and collaborating with Trading, Operations, and IT teams to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in CS, Engineering, Energy, Finance or related field.
• 5+ years of Data Engineering experience, incl. cloud data pipelines.
• 2+ years in Energy Trading, Energy Markets, Asset management.
• Strong Python and SQL programming.
• Experience with AWS, Azure, or GCP.
• Strong understanding of ETL/ELT, data modeling, and API integrations.
• Experience with data governance and data lineage.
• Ability to manage product backlogs and delivery roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• 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.
• Improve data architecture, governance, and cloud platform capabilities.
• Apply best practices in Agile delivery, CI/CD, data quality, documentation, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Python

SQL

AWS

Azure

GCP

ETL/ELT

Data Modeling

API Integrations

CI/CD

Agile delivery

Energy Trading

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Energy, Finance or Quantitative finance

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent experience

Tools

Airflow

Job description

Talan is seeking a Senior Data Engineer with strong Energy Trading expertise in Houston. The role blends hands-on data engineering, product ownership, and stakeholder collaboration to design cloud-based data solutions and drive business efficiency.

Responsibilities include building data pipelines, ensuring quality, and collaborating with Trading, Operations, and IT teams to translate business needs into scalable technical solutions.