Vitol

Python Data Engineer

Vitol  •  Houston, TX (Onsite)  •  3 months ago
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Job Description

Vitol is a leader in energy and commodities. Vitol produces, manages and delivers energy and commodities to consumers and industry worldwide. In addition to its primary business of trading, Vitol is invested in infrastructure globally, with $10+billion invested in long-term assets.

Vitol’s customers include national oil companies, multinationals, leading industrial companies and utilities. Founded in Rotterdam in 1966, today Vitol serves its customers from some 40 offices worldwide. Revenues in 2023 were $400bn.

Our people are our business Talent is precious to us and we create an environment in which individuals can reach their full potential, unhindered by hierarchy. Our team comprises more than 65+ nationalities and we are committed to developing and sustaining a diverse work force. Learn more about us here

This Role is located in Houston, TX - In office 5x a week

We are looking for a talented and motivated Python Data Engineer to help us expand our data assets in support of our analytical capabilities in a full-time role. This role will have the opportunity to interface directly with our traders, analysts, researchers and data scientists to drive out requirements and deliver a wide range of data related needs.

What you will do:

  • Write modular, reusable components to liaise between external sources of data, internal tools and databases
  • Work with our business sponsors to drive out requirements for data ingestion and access
  • Translate business requirements into technical deliveries
  • Maintain the cleanliness and centrality of the Vitol Python codebase, while adhering to existing designs and coding conventions as much as possible
  • Contribute to our developer tools and Python ETL toolkit, including standardization and consolidation of core functionality
  • Efficiently coordinate with the rest of our global team
  • Participate in Vitol’s Python development community and act as a liaison for our growing business development efforts

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of enterprise-level coding experience with Python
  • Computer Science, MIS or related degree
  • Experience with Data Engineering and building data pipelines
  • Experience scraping websites with Requests, Beautiful Soup, Selenium, etc.
  • Oracle / PL SQL development experience including stored procedures
  • Strong understating of object-oriented design, design patterns, SOA architectures
  • Past experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment
  • Proficient understanding of peer-reviewing, code versioning, and bug/issue tracking tools.
  • Familiarity with Pandas and NumPy packages
  • Strong communication skills (written and verbal)
  • Commodities/Energy Industry experience desired
  • Familiarity with containerization solutions like Docker and Kubernetes is a plus

This Role is located in Houston, TX - In office 5x a week

Additional Information

Work Environment

  • This job operates in a professional office environment. Because of the collaborative, fast-paced, and high energy nature of our business, Vitol requires team members to work from our fully-equipped office.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

Vitol

About Vitol

We are a leader in the energy sector with a presence across the spectrum; from oil through to power, renewables and carbon credits. Every day we use our expertise to distribute energy around the world. We source from producers, refiners and intermediaries and deliver to refineries, utilities, airlines and retail distribution networks as well as wholesalers and other traders. We manage the physical risk associated with moving energy.

Our business is global: we trade over 7 million barrels per day of crude oil and products and charter around 6,000 ship voyages a year. We also use our technical expertise to manage a global network of energy infrastructure that we deploy to help meet supply and demand flows worldwide. Our trading and logistical expertise is supported by a suite of proprietary technology applications that we build and maintain in-house.

From more than 40 offices worldwide, we seek to add value across the energy supply chain, including deploying our scale and market understanding to help facilitate the energy transition. To date, we have committed over $2 billion of capital to renewable projects and sustainable energy solutions. The focus of our business is changing, and we are always looking for new people to help build the company for the next decade and beyond.

We are a flat organisation that has a collaborative and entrepreneurial ethos. Vitol’s people are empowered to own their decisions and take responsibility for their actions. The culture is underpinned by our core values of integrity, honesty and humility. Our colleagues comprise c.1,600 people with 65+ nationalities represented, making us a truly global organisation.

For more information: www.vitol.com

Our latest ESG report can be downloaded here: https://www.vitol.com/about/esg-report/

Industry
Oil, Gas & Mining
Company Size
1,001-5,000 employees
Headquarters
Rotterdam, NL
Year Founded
1966
Website
vitol.com
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