Data Stage Developer

About the role:

As a DataStage Developer with experience in the banking/financial services domain, you will collaborate with our client's data and technology teams. You will be responsible for designing, building, and supporting ETL data pipelines using IBM DataStage, ensuring high-quality and reliable data delivery in a regulated environment.

Job Details:

Role Title: DataStage Developer Location: Manchester Work Setup: Hybrid - 2 days onsite per week Contract Duration: Until 31/12/2026 Rate: £305 per day via Umbrella only (Inside IR35)

Roles and Responsibilities:

• Design, develop, and maintain ETL jobs and sequences using IBM DataStage
• Build end-to-end data pipelines from source systems to data warehouse/downstream platforms
• Perform data profiling, validation, and reconciliation to ensure data quality
• Optimise DataStage jobs for performance and reliability
• Troubleshoot ETL failures and support production issues
• Work closely with DBAs, Unix teams, schedulers, and application teams
• Create and maintain technical documentation and mapping specifications
• Follow banking controls, SDLC, and change management processes

Other stuff we're potentially looking for:

• Strong hands-on experience with IBM DataStage (11.x preferred)
• Solid understanding of ETL and data warehousing concepts
• Good SQL / PL-SQL skills
• Experience with UNIX / shell scripting
• Hands-on experience with DataStage Parallel Jobs, Lookups, Transformers, and database connectors (Oracle / DB2 / Teradata)
• Banking or financial services experience (nice to have)
• Exposure to batch scheduling tools (TWS / IWS)
• Experience supporting live production environments

What's in it for you?

Our client loves to reward their people for doing a great job.

• A long-term contract running until 31 December 2026
• A daily rate of £305 per day, Inside IR35 (PAYE via umbrella)
• Hybrid working, with 2 days per week onsite in Manchester
• Opportunity to work in a large, regulated banking environment on critical data platforms

Next Steps:

Once you've applied, one of our friendly recruitment consultants will give you a call and talk you through the screening process. If your application is successful, you'll be involved in a live virtual interview with one of our client's hiring managers to get to know you better.

We look forward to speaking to you!

#4788729 - Srutee

• Strong hands-on experience with IBM DataStage (11.x preferred)
• Solid understanding of ETL and data warehousing concepts
• Good SQL / PL-SQL skills
• Experience with UNIX / shell scripting
• Hands-on experience with DataStage Parallel Jobs, Lookups, Transformers, and database connectors (Oracle / DB2 / Teradata)
• Banking or financial services experience (nice to have)
• Exposure to batch scheduling tools (TWS / IWS)
• Experience supporting live production environments

• A daily rate of £305 per day, Inside IR35 (PAYE via umbrella)
• Hybrid working, with 2 days per week onsite in Manchester
• Opportunity to work in a large, regulated banking environment on critical data platforms