Ab Initio Developer

Job Description:

Client is seeking a highly skilled Ab Initio Developer with a minimum of 7 years of experience to join our client's team in Cincinnati, OH. The ideal candidate should have deep technical expertise in building and optimizing Ab Initio graphs (both batch and continuous flows), and be capable of integrating them with the broader Ab Initio product suite. This role demands strong analytical skills, a collaborative mindset, and hands-on experience in complex ETL solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and develop robust, scalable Ab Initio graphs for batch and continuous data processing.
• Create and maintain Plans using Ab Initio's Conduct>It for orchestration and scheduling.
• Integrate Ab Initio components with upstream and downstream applications and tools.
• Collaborate with data architects and business analysts to transform requirements into data solutions.
• Perform code reviews, unit testing, and documentation for developed solutions.
• Monitor and troubleshoot production processes to ensure high data quality and performance.
• Implement best practices for data integration, processing, and management.
• Work closely with QA teams to validate data transformation and logic.
• Participate in Agile/Scrum development cycles and contribute to sprint planning and retrospectives.

Professional Skills & Experience:

• 7+ years of hands-on experience with Ab Initio (GDE, EME, Conduct>It).
• Proven experience in designing complex Ab Initio graphs and integrating across enterprise systems.
• Strong knowledge of ETL concepts, data warehousing, and data modeling principles.
• Experience with batch processing, real-time data integration, and data orchestration.
• Proficiency in Unix/Linux, shell scripting, and working in command-line environments.
• Solid understanding of RDBMS (e.g., Oracle, Teradata, SQL Server) and writing complex SQL queries.
• Familiarity with version control systems, CI/CD practices, and agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication and documentation skills.