Senior Data Integration Developer
Quick facts
- Pay
- USD $120,000 - $165,000
- Type
- Full-time
- Location
- Houston, TX
- Experience
- 30+ years
- 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
Company Description
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.
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
- 5+ 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 · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX. Annual prevailing wages set by the Department of Labor (OFLC).
| Level | Prevailing wage | H-1B lottery odds* |
|---|---|---|
| Level I | $87,776 | ~15% |
| Level II | $110,344 | ~31% |
| Level III | $132,891 | ~46% |
| Level IV | $155,459 | ~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.