Datastage Developer

Halo Group is a premier provider of IT talent. We place technology experts within
the teams of the world’s leading companies to help them build innovative
businesses that keep them one step closer to their customers and one step
ahead of the competition. We offer a meaningful work environment for
employees, attractive and interesting engagements for consultants, and cutting-edge
digital innovation for our customers.

We delight in helping our customers execute their digital vision. Big projects or
small, Halo Group knows that by combining the highest quality talent with our
unwavering support, we will become an invaluable extension of the team. Halo
Group's experienced consultants in Detroit, Atlanta and Dallas specialize in all
areas of product/project governance, UX/UI, multi-platform applications, quality
assurance/testing, cloud computing, and data analytics.

Job Description

1. At least 4 years of experience with back end RDBMS and data modeling/database design (Oracle and DB2 preferred).
2. At least 4 years of hands-on experience in Design, Development & Build activities in IBM Datastage (v8.5 and above) ETL Projects.
3. At least 3 years of experience in software development life cycle.
4. At least 3 years of experience in DW/BI related technologies and tools – MUST.
5. At least 3 years of experience in Project life cycle activities on DW/BI development and maintenance projects.
6. At least 2 years of experience in Design and Architecture review.
7. Knowledge of IBM Datastage Architecture, Stages/Transformations, Design, ETL flow, advanced SQLs.
8. Knowledge of data loading techniques using Datastage.
9. Develop Datastage Parallel Extender jobs using different stages like Aggregator, Join, Merge, Lookup, Source dataset, External Filter, Row generator, Column Generator, Change Capture, Copy, Funnel, Short, Peek stages etc.
10. Using Datastage Director for running and monitoring the jobs.
11. Created Datastage sequences to run the batch jobs.
12. Knowledge of Best Practices in Datastage, Performance improvements, implementing CDC, UDFs.
13. Understanding of Unix/Linux system, file systems, shell scripting.
14. Strong understanding of scheduling tools such as Autosys, Control-M, Tivoli etc.
15. Good knowledge on MF file structures along with RDBMS.
16. Provides expertise in determining the strategic technical direction and system architecture for initiatives.
17. Hands-on development mentality, with a willingness to troubleshoot and solve complex problems.
18. Strong analytical skills.
19. Extensive Experience in Oracle SQL, PL/SQL.
20. Good experience with database development tools (Oracle, Toad).
21. Good understanding of partitioning, indexes, Bitmap indexes, triggers, materialized views.
22. Good experience in Query tuning, reading explain plans.
23. Experience in Financial domain.
24. Experience and desire to work in a Global delivery environment.
25. Communication and Analytical skills.

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Will also consider three years of progressive experience in the specialty in lieu of every year of education.
- At least 4 years of experience with Information Technology.

Additional Information

** U.S. Citizens and those who are authorized to work independently in the United States are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time.
This is a Full-Time / Permanent job opportunity.
Only US Citizen and Green Card Holder can apply.
** All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.