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# ETL Developer

- **Company:** RED Global
- **Location:** Manchester, UK
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Unix, Databases, Data Files, Data Infrastructure, Data Integration, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Profiling, Data Warehousing, IBM DB2, Relational Databases, IBM InfoSphere DataStage, File Systems, Operational Databases, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Systems Development Life Cycle, Shell Script, Teradata SQL, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** September 9, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.collegerecruiter.com/job/2856363803-etl-developer

## About the Role

* Strong hands-on commercial experience with IBM DataStage, ideally DataStage 11.x.
 * Strong understanding of ETL and Data Warehousing principles.
 * Experience with UNIX / Shell scripting.
 * Strong understanding of relational databases and data modelling.
 * Experience working with:

 * Lookups
 * Change Capture
 * Sequential Files
 * Data Sets
 * Column Generator
 * Job parameterisation
 * Shared containers
 * Reusable DataStage components

 * Experience connecting DataStage to databases such as Oracle, Teradata and/or DB2.
 * Strong ETL troubleshooting and performance-tuning experience.
 * Experience working within enterprise-scale data environments.

## Description

We are seeking an experienced IBM DataStage Engineer to design, develop, enhance, and support enterprise ETL and data integration solutions within a regulated banking environment. You will be responsible for delivering reliable, scalable, and high-quality data pipelines using IBM DataStage, working closely with Business Analysts, Data Architects, DBAs, infrastructure teams, and downstream data consumers., * Design, develop, enhance, and maintain ETL jobs and sequences using IBM DataStage.

 * Develop end-to-end data pipelines from source systems into data warehouses and downstream platforms.
 * Build and maintain robust, reusable, and scalable DataStage components.
 * Produce ETL design documents, source-to-target mappings, and technical documentation.
 * Perform data profiling, validation, and reconciliation to maintain high levels of data quality.
 * Optimise DataStage jobs for performance, scalability, and reliability.
 * Troubleshoot and resolve ETL failures, data issues, and production incidents.
 * Support critical batch processes and production data flows.
 * Work closely with DBAs, UNIX teams, schedulers, application teams, and wider data teams.
 * Support deployments and controlled releases across development, test, and production environments.
 * Lead ETL design reviews and contribute to technical and architectural decisions.
 * Mentor junior developers where required.
 * Ensure solutions adhere to banking controls, SDLC standards, and change management processes.


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