Senior Data Engineer/BA - SAS/ETL III

Job#: 3034053

Job Description:

Job Title: Sr Data Engineer/BA- SAS/ETL III

Location: Cincinnati, OH (Onsite)

Length: 6 months

Pay Range: $61-$70

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain complex Microsoft Access databases, including front-end and back-end split architectures
• Optimize VBA code, queries, forms, and reports for performance, stability, and usability
• Analyze and refactor legacy Access applications that support risk, regulatory, and lending-related workflows
• Integrate Access applications with enterprise data sources (e.g., DB2, SQL Server, Snowflake) using ODBC/OLE DB connectivity
• Reverse-engineer existing solutions to identify:
  • Critical data elements
  • Embedded business logic
  • Data lineage and system dependencies
• Collaborate with business partners across functions such as risk, finance, and underwriting to translate functional requirements into technical solutions
• Support data validation, reconciliation, and audit processes required for regulatory and compliance reporting
• Develop and maintain technical documentation, including:
  • Data models
  • Process flows
  • Transformation and business logic
• Partner with data engineering teams to plan and execute migrations from Access-based solutions to modern data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, dbt)
• Ensure adherence to enterprise data governance, security, and control frameworks

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on Microsoft Access development experience
• Strong expertise in:
  • VBA programming (including use of Windows APIs)
  • Complex SQL (joins, aggregations, performance tuning)
  • Access forms, reports, macros, and linked tables
• Proven experience managing Microsoft Access application lifecycle activities, including:
  • Migration across Access versions and environments
  • 32-bit to 64-bit conversion of Access applications and VBA code (e.g., PtrSafe, API declarations, ActiveX compatibility)
  • Resolution of broken references, deprecated components, and control issues
  • Regression testing and validation following upgrades
  • Minimizing disruption to business-critical workflows
• Experience working with large, complex legacy application ecosystems
• Strong understanding of relational data modeling and normalization principles
• Hands-on experience integrating Access with enterprise databases (DB2, SQL Server, Snowflake, or similar platforms)
• Demonstrated ability in code analysis, reverse engineering, and technical documentation
• Experience working in regulated environments (e.g., financial services, insurance, highly governed industries)
• Strong stakeholder communication skills and demonstrated business analysis capability

What Good Looks Like

• Able to quickly stabilize complex and poorly documented Access environments
• Thinks in terms of end-to-end data flows and data products-not just individual tools or applications
• Effectively balances short-term stabilization needs with long-term modernization strategy
• Comfortable navigating tribal knowledge gaps and undocumented legacy logic
• Demonstrates strong ownership and accountability in high-risk, high-visibility environments

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