DataStage Developer

Summary: The DataStage Developer role involves designing, developing, enhancing, and supporting ETL solutions using IBM DataStage within a regulated banking environment. The position requires collaboration with business analysts and data architects to ensure high-quality data integration solutions. The developer will also be responsible for optimizing performance and troubleshooting ETL issues. This role is based in Manchester and requires a strong technical background in ETL and data warehousing concepts.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain ETL jobs and sequences using IBM DataStage
• Develop end-to-end data pipelines from source systems to data warehouse/downstream platforms
• Create and maintain ETL design documents, mapping specifications, and technical documentation
• Perform data profiling, validation, and reconciliation to ensure data quality
• Optimize DataStage jobs for performance, scalability, and reliability
• Troubleshoot and resolve ETL failures, data issues, and production incidents
• Work closely with DBAs, Unix teams, schedulers (TWS/IWS), and application teams
• Support batch schedules, deployments, and controlled releases across environments
• Adhere to banking controls, SDLC, and change management processes

Key Skills:

• IBM DataStage (11.x preferred) - strong hands-on development experience
• ETL/Data Warehousing concepts
• UNIX/Shell Scripting
• SQL/PL/SQL
• Strong understanding of data models and relational databases
• DataStage Technical Expertise
• Hands-on experience with DataStage Parallel Jobs
• Lookups, Change Capture, Transformer
• Sequential File, Data Sets
• Column Generator
• Database connectors (eg, Oracle/Teradata/DB2)
• Job parameterization, shared containers, and reusable components
• Banking or Financial Services domain experience (good to have)
• Experience with production support and on-call rotations (good to have)
• Exposure to TWS/IWS scheduling (good to have)
• Experience with DataStage upgrades or migrations (eg, 8.x - 11.x) (good to have)
• Knowledge of data reconciliation and audit controls (good to have)
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently in a delivery environment
• Good communication skills for stakeholder and offshore/onshore collaboration
• Documentation and attention to detail (bank-grade)

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: Manchester

Country: United Kingdom

Working Arrangements: undetermined

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: Other