Job Description

Job Title: Senior Software Engineer / Quant Developer (JG4 Level)

Location: Onsite – Downtown Houston (OTM)

Start Date: January 15, 2026

Duration: Long-term contract with possibility of extension

Overview:

The Senior Data Engineer will design and build robust data foundations and end-to-end data solutions to enable the business to maximize value from data. This role plays a critical part in fostering a data-driven culture across both IT and business stakeholder communities. The Senior Data Engineer will act as a subject matter expert (SME), lead solution design and delivery, mentor junior engineers, and translate Data Strategy and Vision into scalable, high-quality IT solutions.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, build, and maintain enterprise-grade data foundations and end-to-end data solutions.

• Serve as a subject matter expert in data engineering, data modeling, and solution architecture.

• Translate business data strategy and vision into scalable technical solutions.

• Mentor and guide junior data engineers and contribute to continuous capability building.

• Drive the rollout and adoption of Data Foundation initiatives across the business.

• Coordinate change management, incident management, and problem management processes.

• Present insights, reports, and technical findings to key stakeholders.

• Drive implementation efficiency across pilots and future projects to reduce cost, accelerate delivery, and maximize business value.

• Actively contribute to community initiatives such as Centers of Excellence (CoE) and Communities of Practice (CoP).

• Collaborate effectively with both technical teams and business leaders.

Key Characteristics

• Highly curious technology expert with a continuous learning mindset.

• Strong data-domain expertise with deep technical focus.

• Excellent communicator who can engage both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

• Trusted advisor to leadership and cross-functional teams.

• Strong driver of execution, quality, and delivery excellence.

Mandatory Skills

• Cloud Platforms: AWS, Azure, SAP – Expert Level
• ELT: Expert Level
• Data Modeling: Expert Level
• Data Integration & Ingestion
• Data Manipulation & Processing
• DevOps & Version Control: GitHub, GitHub Actions, Azure DevOps
• Data & Analytics Tools: Data Factory, Databricks, SQL DB, Synapse, Stream Analytics, Glue, Airflow, Kinesis, Redshift, SonarQube, PyTest

Optional / Nice-to-Have Skills

• Experience leading projects or running a Scrum team.

• Experience with BPC and Planning.

• Exposure to external technical ecosystems.

• Documentation using MkDocs.

Job Tags

Similar Jobs