Senior Data Integration Developer

Socket.dev; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary USD 120000-165000

401(k) retirement plan

Vacation days 15–27 per year

Holidays and sick days

Job summary

Talan in Houston is seeking a Senior Data Integration Developer to own and enhance the data integration ecosystem for an Energy Trading client. You will manage 300+ pipelines, 150+ reports, and collaborate with Front/Middle Office, Risk, and Operations.

You will design and optimize ETL, SSIS, SQL queries, and data warehouses while supporting ingestion from diverse sources. The role emphasizes ownership and a path toward a future trading platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Computer science, Engineering, Finance or Quantitative finance
• 8+ years of relevant development/data integration experience, ideally in a senior capacity.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, SSIS, ETL, and data integration.
• Strong experience working with on-premise Microsoft technologies.
• Experience with data warehousing, data ingestion, database development, and production support.
• Python development experience.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and database skills.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership within a small technical team.
• Strong communication skills and ability to interact directly with business stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and troubleshoot ETL and data integration pipelines.
• Build and support SSIS / SQL Server Integration Services solutions in an on-premise Microsoft environment.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, views, and database processes.
• Support data ingestion from market, pricing, weather, broker, ISO, trade, and transactional data sources.
• Maintain downstream data warehouses supporting historical reporting, KPIs, dashboards, and analytics.
• Investigate production issues, failed data pipelines, and data discrepancies.
• Support integrations between FIS Aligne and upstream/downstream systems.
• Work directly with business users across trading, risk, settlements, and operations.
• Contribute to Python-based data processing, automation, and integration solutions.
• Take ownership of critical systems while the organization continues its migration toward its future trading platform.

Skills

ETL pipelines

SQL Server

SSIS

Python

Data integration

Data warehousing

Troubleshooting

Communication

Education

Bachelor degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Finance or Quantitative finance

Tools

SQL Server Management Studio

On-premise Microsoft technologies

Job description

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 looking for a Senior Data Integration Developer to support a business-critical Energy Trading and Risk Management environment for one of our key energy clients

The role sits within a small technical team supporting FIS Aligne, a legacy on-premise ETRM platform, and its broader data ecosystem. The successful candidate will take significant ownership of the platform's integrations, data pipelines, databases, and downstream applications.

The environment supports approximately 300+ data pipelines, 150+ reports and dashboards, 4–6 custom applications, and 250 business users across Front Office, Middle Office, Market Risk, Settlements, and other operational teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, maintain, and troubleshoot ETL and data integration pipelines.
• Build and support SSIS / SQL Server Integration Services solutions in an on-premise Microsoft environment.
• Develop and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, views, and database processes.
• Support data ingestion from market, pricing, weather, broker, ISO, trade, and transactional data sources.
• Maintain downstream data warehouses supporting historical reporting, KPIs, dashboards, and analytics.
• Investigate production issues, failed data pipelines, and data discrepancies.
• Support integrations between FIS Aligne and upstream/downstream systems.
• Work directly with business users across trading, risk, settlements, and operations.
• Contribute to Python-based data processing, automation, and integration solutions.
• Take ownership of critical systems while the organization continues its migration toward its future trading platform.

• Bachelor degree in Computer science, Engineering, Finance orQuantitative finance
• 8+ years of relevant development/data integration experience, ideally in a senior capacity.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft SQL Server, SQL, SSIS, ETL, and data integration.
• Strong experience working with on-premise Microsoft technologies.
• Experience with data warehousing, data ingestion, database development, and production support.
• Python development experience.
• Strong troubleshooting, analytical, and database skills.
• Ability to work independently and take ownership within a small technical team.
• Strong communication skills and ability to interact directly with business stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience within energy trading, commodities, or ETRM environments.
• Understanding of concepts such as P&L, positions, trade types, market data, pricing data, and front-to-back trading workflows.
• Experience with FIS Aligne is highly desirable but not required.
• Experience with other ETRM platforms such as Openlink / Endur is also relevant.
• DBA / database administration experience is a strong plus.

Company’s Benefits

At Talan, we invest in our employees' well-being and empower them with benefits, including:

• Competitive salary betweenUSD $120000- US$165000
• 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.

Talan is an international group that supports its clients in their end-to-end Data & AI transformation by combining management consulting with technological expertise.

With over 6,000 employees across five continents, we accelerate our clients' transformations through long-term partnerships, creating measurable and sustainable impact.

Our value proposition is built on a structured innovation ecosystem: 2,500 Data & AI experts, proprietary solutions built on advanced models, and an applied research, experimental development, and innovation laboratory.

In Americas, our multidisciplinary teams bring over 30 years of experience helping business leaders across key industries achieve measurable performance and strong ROI, designing, building, and scaling solutions that enable companies to grow more efficiently.