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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Data Engineer - Python - **Company:** Robert Half - **Location:** Houston, TX, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Temporary contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Agile Methodology, Cloud Computing, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Web Scraping, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Dataspaces, Data Systems, Data Warehousing, Software Design Patterns, Python (Programming Language), NumPy, Object-Oriented Software Development, Oracle Databases, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Scrum Methodology, Selenium, Service-Oriented Architecture, Software Engineering, SQL Stored Procedures, PL-SQL, Software Organization, Data Processing, Cloud Platform System, Git, Pandas, Data Lakes, Information Technology, Real Time Data, Operational Systems, Data Management, Restful APIs, Stream Processing, Data Pipelines - **Published:** July 16, 2026 - **Apply:** https://dejobs.org/x/x/1FB3492720DB4FE98FB90535A8E7520E/job/ ## About the Role * Experience in financial services, banking, asset management, energy, commodities, or oil & gas industries. * Experience supporting operational, market, production, pricing, risk, or financial data platforms. * Knowledge of cloud-based data platforms and modern data architecture. * Experience with data warehousing, data lakes, and enterprise reporting solutions. Technical Environment Python, Oracle, PL/SQL, Pandas, NumPy, Selenium, BeautifulSoup, REST APIs, ETL, Data Pipelines, Real-Time Data Processing, Data Warehousing, Git, Agile, Cloud Technologies Ideal Candidate: A hands-on Data Engineer with strong Python development skills, experience working with real-time business data, and a background supporting data platforms in financial services, energy, or oil & gas organizations., * Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, MIS, Engineering, or a related technical field. * 6+ years of professional Python development experience in enterprise environments. * Strong experience building and maintaining ETL processes and data pipelines. * Experience handling real-time or high-volume data processing environments. * Advanced Python skills including Pandas, NumPy, and related data libraries. * Experience with web scraping and data collection tools such as Requests, BeautifulSoup, and Selenium. * Strong Oracle and PL/SQL experience, including stored procedures and performance optimization. * Solid understanding of object-oriented programming, design patterns, and service-oriented architectures. * Experience with Git, Agile/Scrum methodologies, and modern software development practices. * Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Technology Doesn't Change the World, People Do.® ## Description We are seeking an experienced Python Data Engineer to join our growing data team. This role will focus on building and supporting scalable data solutions that ingest, process, and deliver real-time and near real-time data across the organization. The ideal candidate will have experience working in financial services, energy, or oil & gas environments, where timely, accurate data is critical to business operations and decision-making. You will partner closely with business leaders, analysts, data scientists, and application teams to develop robust data pipelines, integrate external and internal data sources, and enhance enterprise data capabilities. 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