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# IBM DataStage ETL Developer

- **Company:** Ascii Group, LLC
- **Location:** Philadelphia, PA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $124,800.0 - $135,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Mart, Data Warehousing, IBM InfoSphere DataStage, Job Scheduling, Operational Data Store, Oracle Databases, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Shell Script, PL-SQL, Data Logging, Sql Optimization, Data Management
- **Published:** August 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/b07529b8-353d-4d6e-a6ca-c76b2a0bdd17

## About the Role

Relevant Experience (in Yrs.): 8+yrs.

Detailed Job Description:

Monitor, troubleshoot, and optimize DataStage job performance

Handle production support issues, reruns, and data reconciliations

Perform root cause analysis for ETL and data-related issues

Implement error handling, logging, and restartability in ETL jobs

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

Ability to work independently and handle complex data issues

Good communication and stakeholder management skills

Production support and ownership mindset

Must Have Skills:

5-10+ years of experience in Data Warehousing and ETL development

IBM DataStage (8.x / 11.x preferred) - strong hands-on experience

Oracle Database (11g/12c/19c) - advanced SQL and PL/SQL

Enterprise Data Warehouse concepts (EDW, ODS, Data Marts)

ETL concepts: CDC, incremental loads, Slowly Changing Dimensions (SCD)

Performance tuning for ETL jobs and Oracle queries

Unix/Linux shell scripting (basic to intermediate)

Job scheduling tools (Tidal or equivalent)



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