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Job Details
Job Title: Kettle Engineer
Location: Fully Remote
Duration: 06+ Months Contract
Job id - MOR2JP00017202
General Description
Were seeking a Kettle Engineer to design, operate, and continuously improve our Pentaho Data Integration (PDI/Kettle) platform and data movement processes that underpin businesscritical workflows. You will own endtoend lifecycle management-from environment build and configuration to orchestration, monitoring, and support-partnering closely with application teams, production operations, and data stakeholders. The ideal candidate combines strong handson Kettle expertise with solid SQL, automation, and production support practices in a fastmoving, highly collaborative environment.
Primary Responsibilities
Platform ownership: Install, configure, harden, and upgrade Kettle/PDI components (e.g., Spoon) across dev/prod.
Process engineering: Migrate, re-engineer, and optimize jobs and transformations for existing transformations.
Reliability & support: Document all workflows including ownership and escalation protocols. Knowledge transfer with Automation and Application Support teams.
Observability: Implement proactive monitoring, logging, and alerting for the Kettle platform including all dependent processes.
Collaboration: Partner with application, data, and infrastructure teams to deliver improvements to existing designs
Required Qualifications
Kettle/PDI expertise: Experience installing and configuring a Kettle instance (server and client tools, repositories, parameters, security, and upgrades).
Kettle/PDI expertise: Experience creating, maintaining, and supporting Kettle processes (jobs/transformations, error handling, recovery, and performance tuning).
4+ years hands-on SQL (writing/diagnosing and optimizing queries).
Strong communication skills for both technical and nontechnical audiences; effective at documenting and sharing knowledge.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience integrating Kettle with cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure); familiarity with containers or Windows/Linux server administration.
Exposure to monitoring/observability stacks (e.g., DataDog, CloudWatch, or similar).
Scripting/automation for operations (Python, PowerShell, or Bash); experience with REST APIs within Kettle.
Background in financial services or other regulated/mission critical environments.
Key Outcomes (First 90 Days)
Stand up or validate a hardened Kettle environment with baseline monitoring and runbooks.
Migrate at least two high value Kettle workflows using shared templates and standardized error handling.
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Location: Fully Remote
Duration: 06+ Months Contract
Job id - MOR2JP00017202
General Description
Were seeking a Kettle Engineer to design, operate, and continuously improve our Pentaho Data Integration (PDI/Kettle) platform and data movement processes that underpin businesscritical workflows. You will own endtoend lifecycle management-from environment build and configuration to orchestration, monitoring, and support-partnering closely with application teams, production operations, and data stakeholders. The ideal candidate combines strong handson Kettle expertise with solid SQL, automation, and production support practices in a fastmoving, highly collaborative environment.
Primary Responsibilities
Platform ownership: Install, configure, harden, and upgrade Kettle/PDI components (e.g., Spoon) across dev/prod.
Process engineering: Migrate, re-engineer, and optimize jobs and transformations for existing transformations.
Reliability & support: Document all workflows including ownership and escalation protocols. Knowledge transfer with Automation and Application Support teams.
Observability: Implement proactive monitoring, logging, and alerting for the Kettle platform including all dependent processes.
Collaboration: Partner with application, data, and infrastructure teams to deliver improvements to existing designs
Required Qualifications
Kettle/PDI expertise: Experience installing and configuring a Kettle instance (server and client tools, repositories, parameters, security, and upgrades).
Kettle/PDI expertise: Experience creating, maintaining, and supporting Kettle processes (jobs/transformations, error handling, recovery, and performance tuning).
4+ years hands-on SQL (writing/diagnosing and optimizing queries).
Strong communication skills for both technical and nontechnical audiences; effective at documenting and sharing knowledge.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience integrating Kettle with cloud platforms (AWS and/or Azure); familiarity with containers or Windows/Linux server administration.
Exposure to monitoring/observability stacks (e.g., DataDog, CloudWatch, or similar).
Scripting/automation for operations (Python, PowerShell, or Bash); experience with REST APIs within Kettle.
Background in financial services or other regulated/mission critical environments.
Key Outcomes (First 90 Days)
Stand up or validate a hardened Kettle environment with baseline monitoring and runbooks.
Migrate at least two high value Kettle workflows using shared templates and standardized error handling.
About PTR Global: PTR Global is a leading provider of information technology and workforce solutions. PTR Global has become one of the largest providers in its industry, with over 5000 professionals providing services across the U.S. and Canada. For more information visit
At PTR Global, we understand the importance of your privacy and security. We NEVER ASK job applicants to:
- Pay any fee to be considered for, submitted to, or selected for any opportunity.
- Purchase any product, service, or gift cards from us or for us as part of an application, interview, or selection process.
- Provide sensitive financial information such as credit card numbers or banking information. Successfully placed or hired candidates would only be asked for banking details after accepting an offer from us during our official onboarding processes as part of payroll setup.
The specific compensation for this position will be determined by several factors, including the scope, complexity, and location of the role, as well as the cost of labor in the market; the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. Our full-time consultants have access to benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and 401K contributions, as well as PTO, sick leave, and other benefits mandated by applicable state or localities where you reside or work.
If you receive a suspicious message, email, or phone call claiming to be from PTR Global, do not respond or click on any links. Instead, contact us directly at +1 . To report any concerns, please email us at
Add your LinkedIn Hashtag at end of the job description
#LI-HY1
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