Senior Data Integration Developer
Quick facts
- Pay
- USD $120,000 - $165,000
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Houston
- Skills
- Python, SQL
- Industry
- Information Technology — 671 open jobs
- Apply
- Free to apply — never pay anyone for a job offer or visa sponsorship
Job description
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.
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.
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 between USD $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.
Visa sponsorship record: Talan LLC
Sponsors occasionally| Fiscal year | H-1B LCAs | USCIS approvals | USCIS denials | PERM |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FY2026 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — |
| FY2025 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| FY2024 | 1 | — | — | — |
✔ Talan LLC filed 1 H-1B application for this kind of role (Software Developers) in the period above.
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Which visas can work for this job
Occupation: Software Developers (SOC 15-1252) — estimated from the job title.
- H-1B cap-exempt employer
Regular cap-subject employer — a new H-1B needs to win the lottery in March (unless you already hold cap-counted H-1B status).
- TN (citizens of Canada and Mexico)
This kind of role may fit the USMCA profession “Computer Systems Analyst (or Engineer, for engineering-degree holders)” — it depends on the actual duties. No lottery, no cap; you need the matching degree or license.
- E-3 (Australia) and H-1B1 (Chile, Singapore)
Same degree requirement as H-1B, but no lottery and a separate quota that is rarely filled.
- O-1 (extraordinary ability)
For candidates with awards, publications, press, a high salary or critical roles at distinguished organizations. No cap, no lottery; the employer files a petition.
- STEM OPT extension (F-1 students)
Requires an E-Verify employer. We didn't find this company in the E-Verify list — ask HR.
- Green card (EB-2 / EB-3 via PERM)
Filed 1 PERM labor certification: they have a track record of sponsoring permanent residence.
Salary vs prevailing wage
Level II (qualified)Software Developers · United States (national median of areas). Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $79,290 | ~15% |
| Level II | $100,152 | ~31% |
| Level III | $120,422 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $141,190 | ~61% |
This job pays $120,000–$165,000 a year — that's Level II (qualified). In the wage-weighted H-1B lottery a Level II registration gets 2 entries; estimated selection chance about 31%.
* Odds are DHS projections for the FY2027 wage-weighted lottery (actual results vary by year and employer). Since the FY2027 cap season the H-1B lottery is weighted by wage level: Level I = 1 entry, II = 2, III = 3, IV = 4. The level is set by the offered wage against the prevailing wage for the occupation and worksite. Separately, a $100,000 fee for new H-1B petitions for workers outside the US was announced in 2025; as of September 2026 a federal court ruling keeps it unenforceable while appeals continue — check the current status.
Sources: U.S. Department of Labor OFLC disclosure data (H-1B/H-1B1/E-3 LCA, PERM), OFLC prevailing wage data, USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub, E-Verify participating employers. Data loaded: LCA FY2024–FY2026, PERM, USCIS Data Hub, OFLC wages; updated 2026-10-03. Employers are matched by name, so records of companies with similar names can occasionally be mixed up. This is general information, not legal advice — talk to an immigration attorney about your case.