Ab Initio Developer

Key Required Skills:
Strong experience with designing, developing, and maintaining Extract Transform Load (ETL) pipelines and data integration solutions using the Ab Initio tools suite

Position Description:

• Strong experience in design, building and testing graphs and ETL applications using Ab Initio 4. Familiarity with the Ab Initio tool suite and Unix/Linux environments.

• Strong experience in enterprise-complexity ETL solutions using Ab-initio suite including products such as GDE>Co-Operating System, Express>IT, Data Quality Environment (DQE), Continuous Flows, Amazon S3 utilities.

• Strong knowledge of Ab Initio lifecycle analysis, designs, implementation, and code migration.

• Design ETL Framework for an audit and data reconciliation to manage batch and real time interfaces.

• Develop ETL jobs for automation, monitoring and responsible for job performance optimization using ETL development tools or custom developed procedures.

• Strong experience with SQL, mapping, and integration of relational databases such as DB2, Microsoft SQL Server, PostgreSQL, and Greenplum.

• Experience automating the loading of data from multiple sources into BI/MI systems.

• Working knowledge with analyzing and developing optimal code to maintain high performance for processing large volumes of data.

• Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams and stakeholders.

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver effective search features.

• Prepare and maintain comprehensive technical documentation and deliver knowledge transfer sessions to SSA staff.

• Ensure compliance with SSA security, privacy, and data management policies.

• Brief management, customer, team, or vendors using written or oral skills at appropriate technical level for audience.

• Provide guidance/support to other junior/mid-level developers.

• All other duties as assigned or directed.

FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelor''s Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering or a related field. 
• Masters or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience
• 10+ years as a software developer with Ab Initio experience.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.

*** Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn, MD 5 days a week.

FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE (Required Skills)

These skills will help you succeed in this position: 

• Experience identifying requirements, researching options, designing, and implementing solutions at a leadership level on project work.
• Experience scripting in a Linux environment to automate ETL solutions and data migration jobs.
• Experience with data warehousing designs/concepts such as star and snowflake schemas.
• Understand and apply quality techniques and practices (automated unit testing, Test Driven Design/Development, performance analysis, continuous integration)
• Ability to assist with architectural tactical thinking, information solutions and road maps to drive architectural recommendations.
• Excellent communication and written skills.
• Detail oriented and committed to consistently completing repetitive production-like tasks on-time and error-free.
• Prior experience working in a federal agency or public sector environment.
• Ability to independently research problems and provide solutions. 

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills)
Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills:

• Experience identifying requirements, researching options, designing, and implementing solutions at a leadership level on project work.
• Experience scripting in a Linux environment to automate ETL solutions and data migration jobs.
• Experience with data warehousing designs/concepts such as star and snowflake schemas.
• Understand and apply quality techniques and practices (automated unit testing, Test Driven Design/Development, performance analysis, continuous integration)
• Ability to assist with architectural tactical thinking, information solutions and road maps to drive architectural recommendations.
• Experience with modern development software, tools, and methodologies.

Experience working on Agile projects and understanding Agile terminology.

Education:
 

• ​Bachelor''s Degree with 7+ years of experice

Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.