IBM DataStage Developer
ETeam Inc
Manchester, United Kingdom
2 days ago
Role details
Contract type
Temporary contract Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours) Working hours
Regular working hours Languages
English Experience level
Senior Compensation
£ 79KJob location
Manchester, United Kingdom
Tech stack
Unix
Databases
Data Files
Data Integration
ETL
Data Profiling
Data Warehousing
IBM DB2
Relational Databases
IBM InfoSphere DataStage
File Systems
Oracle Applications
Performance Tuning
Systems Development Life Cycle
Shell Script
PL-SQL
SQL Databases
Teradata
Data Pipelines
Job description
- As a DataStage Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, enhancing, and supporting ETL solutions using IBM DataStage.
- You will work closely with business analysts, data architects, and downstream consumers to deliver reliable, scalable, and high-quality data integration solutions in a regulated banking environment., * Design, develop, and maintain ETL jobs and sequences using IBM DataStage
- Develop end-to-end data pipelines from source systems to data warehouse/downstream platforms
- Create and maintain ETL design documents, mapping specifications, and technical documentation
- Perform data profiling, validation, and reconciliation to ensure data quality Optimize DataStage jobs for performance, scalability, and reliability
- Troubleshoot and resolve ETL failures, data issues, and production incidents Work closely with DBAs, Unix teams, schedulers (TWS/IWS), and application teams
- Support batch schedules, deployments, and controlled releases across environments Adhere to banking controls, SDLC, and change management processes
Requirements
- IBM DataStage (11.x preferred) - strong hands-on development experience ETL/Data Warehousing concepts UNIX/Shell Scripting SQL/PL/SQL
- Strong understanding of data models and relational databases
- DataStage Technical Expertise
- Hands-on experience with: DataStage Parallel Jobs Lookups, Change Capture, Transformer Sequential File, Data Sets Column Generator Database connectors (eg, Oracle/Teradata/DB2) Job parameterization, shared containers, and reusable components
Good to Have
- Banking or Financial Services domain experience
- Experience with production support and on-call rotations
- Exposure to TWS/IWS scheduling
- Experience with DataStage upgrades or migrations (eg, 8.x - 11.x)
- Knowledge of data reconciliation and audit controls
Soft Skills
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently in a delivery environment
- Good communication skills for stakeholder and offshore/onshore collaboration
- Documentation and attention to detail (bank-grade)
- UK - Senior DataStage Developer: Lead ETL design and review
- Mentor junior developers
- Own complex data domains and critical batch flows
- Support architectural decisions and performance tuning
About the company
Manchester - £304 per day through Umbrella Contract Posted by: eTeam Workforce Limited Posted: Thursday, 16 April 2026
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