Datastage Developer

Sonoma Consulting Inc.; Agoura Hills (CA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonoma Consulting Inc. is looking for a skilled ETL Developer in Agoura Hills, California, with at least 4 years of experience in IBM Datastage and strong database design skills. This full-time, permanent position requires expertise in ETL processes and data modeling.

The ideal candidate possesses a Bachelor’s degree and a thorough understanding of RDBMS and data warehousing technologies. Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills are essential to excel in this role.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent required.
• At least 4 years of experience in Information Technology.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and build IBM Datastage ETL projects.
• Review design and architecture for data solutions.
• Implement performance improvements and best practices.

Skills

Back end RDBMS

IBM Datastage

Data modeling

ETL processes

Advanced SQL

Unix/Linux systems

Oracle SQL

Data warehousing

Financial domain experience

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent

Tools

Oracle

Toad

Job description

Job Description

• At least 4 years of experience with back end RDBMS and data modeling / database design (Oracle and DB2 preferred).
• At least 4 years of hands on experience in Design, Development & Build activities in IBM Datastage (v8.5 and above) ETL Projects.
• At least 3 years of experience in software development life cycle.
• At least 3 years of experience in DW/BI related technologies and tools – must.
• At least 3 years of experience in project life cycle activities on DW/BI development and maintenance projects.
• At least 2 years of experience in design and architecture review.
• Knowledge of IBM Datastage Architecture, stages/transformations, design, ETL flow, advanced SQL, and data loading techniques using Datastage.
• Develop Datastage Parallel Extender jobs using stages such as Aggregator, Join, Merge, Lookup, Source dataset, External Filter, Row generator, Column Generator, Change Capture, Copy, Funnel, Short, Peek stages, etc.
• Use Datastage Director for running and monitoring jobs.
• Create Datastage sequences to run batch jobs.
• Knowledge of best practices in Datastage, performance improvements, implementing CDC, and UDFs.
• Understanding of Unix/Linux systems, file systems, shell scripting.
• Strong understanding of scheduling tools such as Autosys, Control-M, Tivoli, etc.
• Good knowledge of MF file structures along with RDBMS.
• Provide expertise in determining strategic technical direction and system architecture for initiatives.
• Hands‑on development mentality with a willingness to troubleshoot and solve complex problems.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Extensive experience in Oracle SQL and PL/SQL.
• Good experience with database development tools (Oracle, Toad).
• Good understanding of partitioning, indexes, bitmap indexes, triggers, materialized views.
• Good experience in query tuning and reading explain plans.
• Experience in financial domain.
• Experience and desire to work in a global delivery environment.
• Communication and analytical skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or foreign equivalent required from an accredited institution. Three years of progressive experience in the specialty may be considered in lieu of a year of education.
• At least 4 years of experience with Information Technology.

Additional Information

U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work independently in the United States are encouraged to apply. We are unable to sponsor at this time. This is a full‑time, permanent role. Only U.S. citizens and Green Card holders can apply. All information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.