Junior Data Engineer

Gunvor International Bv • Houston, TX

304d

About The Position

The position will support the development of data collection procedures, preparation of data access and management tools, collection of user feedback and integration of the necessary changes. The role is front facing, requiring direct collaboration with business stakeholders.

Requirements

• Higher education in Computer Science or related field
• Experience working with large data sets
• Relational database experience (design and querying)
• Development of ETL/ELT processes, data pipelines
• Following software development best practices (source control, bug tracking, testing)
• Experience working in a commodities trading environment is a plus
• Scripting preference to scripting languages with strong data processing/statistics ecosystems (ex. Python, R)
• Knowledge of data access and processing libraries
• Programming OOP
• DevOps
• Application development lifecycle
• Databases RDBMS design and querying
• MMP knowledge is a plus
• Cloud technologies data storage technologies data processing technologies
• Web technologies REST APIs
• Authentication protocols
• Data formats (CSV, JSON, XML, Parquet)
• Reporting Commercial reporting products (PowerBI or Tableau, QlikView), or Open-source charting technologies (plot.ly, bokeh or similar)
• Operating systems: Windows and Linux
• Office products: MS Excel, MS Word
• Excellent oral and written English skills

Nice To Haves

• Experience working in a commodities trading environment
• MMP knowledge is a plus

Responsibilities

• Participate in the analysis and design of our solutions
• Development of data pipelines, dashboards, reports, advanced analytics and data management tools
• Improve the ergonomics and functionality of the internal data models
• Expand the collection of public market data
• Identify and clean incomplete, incorrect or inaccurate data
• Maintain the data collection system to ensure up to date data freshness
• Work in a quick-release iterative environment relying on good communication with the business users
• Able to work independently without much supervision
• Self-motivated, enjoy exploring new technology/implementation and mental challenging assignment
• Able to work with deadlines

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree