Job Description
Terms of Employment:
- Contract, Six Months (Likely Extension)
- This position is remote. Candidates must reside in Maryland, Washington, DC, Virginia, or West Virginia.
Overview:
We are looking for an experienced Lead Data Engineer with deep expertise in Ab Initio to join a high-priority cloud migration team. In this role, you will apply your ETL development skills to help transition our data platform from a Cloudera/Ab Initio environment to a state-of-the-art stack on AWS. If you are an Ab Initio expert who is excited about working with modern cloud data technologies, this is the perfect role for you.
You will…
- Develop, test, and maintain ETL processes using Ab Initio for a large-scale data migration.
- Work with the engineering team to deploy and run Ab Initio jobs in a cloud environment.
- Engage in performance tuning of ETL workflows to ensure data is loaded efficiently into new AWS databases like Redshift and PostgreSQL.
- Analyze and understand the existing Cloudera environment to ensure a smooth transition.
- Collaborate on data access and loading strategies for various file types.
Required Qualifications:
- 8+ years of hands-on experience as an Ab Initio developer with large, enterprise organizations.
- Strong background in ETL development, data warehousing, and database concepts.
- Ability to clearly articulate technical concepts and past project work.
- Experience running Ab Initio on a cloud platform, particularly AWS.
- Hands-on experience with AWS data services, especially Redshift, PostgreSQL, and/or Athena.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with the Cloudera ecosystem.
- Professional experience in the healthcare industry.
Job Tags
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