Data Engineer - DataStage ETL III

Job#: 3029079

Job Description:

Job Title: Data Engineer- DataStage ETL III

Location: Remote (EST Hours)

Pay Range: $61-$69

Length: 6 Months

Job Summary

Senior Data Engineer

We are seeking a Senior Data Engineer to lead end-to-end Salesforce data migration initiatives. This role is responsible for migrating data from cloud-based and on-premise platforms through enterprise ETL tooling into Salesforce. Key responsibilities include source-to-target mapping, ETL development using IBM DataStage, data cleansing and validation, mock migration execution, production cutover, and post-load reconciliation.

The Senior Data Engineer will collaborate with Salesforce administrators, solution architects, product owners, and subject matter experts to deliver repeatable, auditable, and automation-ready data migration processes that meet enterprise data quality and governance standards.
Key Responsibilities

• Develop detailed source-to-target mapping specifications, including field-level transformations, deduplication logic, and validation rules.
• Design, build, and configure ETL workflows using IBM DataStage, SQL, and Python to automate data extraction, transformation, and loading into Salesforce.
• Profile source data to identify data quality issues and implement cleansing, standardization, and enrichment routines.
• Execute mock migration runs, capture and analyze error logs, perform root-cause analysis, and implement remediation actions.
• Perform final production data loads and coordinate verification activities with business stakeholders.
• Produce reconciliation reports validating data accuracy, completeness, and referential integrity following migrations.
• Author and maintain a comprehensive migration runbook covering workflows, schedules, controls, rollback procedures, and operational support.
• Implement quality checks, data lineage documentation, and audit artifacts aligned with governance and compliance requirements.
• Partner with Salesforce teams to ensure object relationships, load sequencing, and platform constraints are properly managed during migrations.
• Contribute to continuous improvement efforts by optimizing ETL performance and automating recurring validation and reconciliation tasks.

Critical Deliverables

• Source-to-target data mapping documentation with defined transformation rules.
• Configured ETL workflows and scripts supporting extraction, transformation, and loading.
• Validated data extraction files from source systems.
• Documented data cleansing, deduplication, and validation rules.
• Test migration results, including error logs and remediation documentation.
• Multiple mock data loads into the target Salesforce environment with verification.
• Final production data load with verification and business sign-off.
• Post-migration data quality and reconciliation reporting.
• Comprehensive migration runbook and supporting technical documentation.

Required Skills

• Hands-on experience developing ETL/ELT solutions using IBM DataStage.
• Strong SQL skills with experience tuning performance on large datasets.
• Proven ability to perform data mapping, cleansing, deduplication, and validation.
• Working knowledge of data governance, data quality controls, lineage, and compliance practices.
• Experience optimizing ETL jobs and troubleshooting complex data load issues.

Nice to Have

• Knowledge of Salesforce data models, including objects, relationships, metadata, and constraints.
• Experience with Salesforce Data Loader or comparable migration tools.
• Familiarity with Snowflake or other cloud data warehouses used for staging or landing zones.
• Exposure to CI/CD practices for scheduling and deploying ETL jobs and scripts.
• Proficiency in Python or similar scripting languages for data manipulation and automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent practical experience.
• 7+ years of data engineering experience, including 3+ years building and supporting production ETL pipelines.
• Prior delivery of at least one enterprise CRM or Salesforce data migration strongly preferred.

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