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Role: Lead ETL Engineer (Informatica PowerCenter / IICS and SQL)
Duration: 6 months
Location: 100% remote
Bill Rate: 95/hr
Customer: Green Dot Bank
Job Summary:
We are seeking a Lead ETL Engineer with deep expertise in Informatica PowerCenter / IICS, advanced SQL, and strong experience in building and managing enterprise-grade ETL pipelines. The ideal candidate will demonstrate hands-on technical excellence, strong leadership, and a collaborative approach to leading offshore/onsite teams and managing key stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design, develop, and optimize ETL pipelines using Informatica PowerCenter/IICS.
- Write and tune complex SQL queries, stored procedures, and database objects.
- Ensure high-performance data integration across multi-source systems.
- Implement best practices in error handling, logging, and audit frameworks.
- Lead and mentor onsite/offshore development teams.
- Communicate with stakeholders, gather requirements, and provide technical leadership.
- Participate in performance tuning, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis of ETL jobs.
- Drive continuous improvement in ETL processes and data pipeline automation.
Required Skills:
Skill Area | Key Focus |
Informatica (PowerCenter/IICS) | Mappings, workflows, performance tuning, real-time integration |
SQL & Databases | Advanced SQL, stored procedures, performance optimization, cloud warehousing |
ETL & Integration | Multi-source pipelines, error handling, auditing |
Leadership | Team mentoring, stakeholder engagement, offshore team coordination |
Nice-to-Have Skills:
Area | Tools/Experience |
Scripting & Automation | Shell, PowerShell, CI/CD pipelines, job schedulers (e.g., Control-M, Autosys) |
Troubleshooting & Support | Production support, debugging, cost-benefit analysis |
Cloud & Big Data | Snowflake, Azure Synapse, Hive, Sqoop, Kafka/streaming platforms |
Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor s or Master s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
- 7+ years of hands-on ETL development experience.
- 2+ years in a lead or architect role managing ETL teams.
- Experience working in Agile environments.