ABINITIO DEVELOPER

LA International; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading ICT Recruitment Consultancy in the UK is seeking an experienced Ab Initio Developer for a 12-month contract. The role involves designing and maintaining ETL solutions, integrating diverse data sources, and performance tuning. Applicants should have strong Ab Initio skills, SQL experience, and familiarity with Agile environments. This position offers hybrid working with 2 days onsite in Northampton and competitive compensation.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in ETL development, specifically with Ab Initio.
• Strong experience in troubleshooting complex ETL jobs.
• Experience in the banking and financial services domain is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain ETL solutions using Ab Initio.
• Integrate data from multiple heterogeneous sources.
• Perform performance tuning and debugging of ETL processes.
• Implement data quality, validation, and error-handling frameworks.

Skills

Ab Initio

SQL

Unix/Linux shell scripting

Agile/Scrum methodologies

Data governance compliance

Big data (Hadoop, Hive, Spark)

Cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP)

Tools

CI/CD pipelines

Ab Initio Control Center (AICC)

Job description

Overview

REQUIRED: ABINITIO DEVELOPER

LOCATION: 2 DAYS ONSITE PER WEEK NORTHAMPTON, REST REMOTE

IR35 STATUS: INSIDE

DURATION: 12 MONTH INITIAL CONTRACT

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain ETL solutions using Ab Initio (Graphical Development Environment, Co>Operating System, EME, and Conduct>It).
• Integrate data from multiple heterogeneous sources into unified, high-quality datasets.
• Perform performance tuning, debugging, and optimization of existing ETL processes.
• Implement data quality, validation, and error-handling frameworks.
• Collaborate with architects and DBAs on data modeling, pipeline design, and environment setup.
• Participate in code reviews, technical documentation, and adherence to best practices.
• Work in Agile/Scrum environments, supporting release planning and production deployment.
• Mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance to the wider data team.
• Ensure compliance with data governance and security standards.
• Strong knowledge of Ab Initio components - Graphs, Plans, Continuous Flows, Conduct>It, Express>It, Metadata Hub, and PDL.
• Hands-on experience with SQL, Unix/Linux shell scripting, and data warehouse concepts.
• Familiarity with big data ecosystems (Hadoop, Hive, Spark) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.
• Proven ability to troubleshoot complex ETL jobs and resolve performance issues.
• Experience working with large-scale datasets and enterprise data environments.
• Experience in the banking, financial services domain preferred.
• Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools for ETL automation.
• Knowledge of Ab Initio Control Center (AICC) and Metadata Hub advantageous.

Other information

LA International is a HMG approved ICT Recruitment and Project Solutions Consultancy, operating globally from the largest single site in the UK as an IT Consultancy or as an Employment Business & Agency depending upon the precise nature of the work, LA International welcome applications from all sections of the community and from people with diverse experience and backgrounds.

Award Winning LA International, winner of the Recruiter Awards for Excellence, Best IT Recruitment Company, Best Public Sector Recruitment Company and overall Gold Award winner, has now secured the most prestigious business award that any business can receive, The Queens Award for Enterprise: International Trade, for the second consecutive period.