Omm IT Solutions | Permanent W-2 Employee / Corp2Corp Contractor
Sr DataStage Engineer
Mc Lean, United States | Posted on 08/03/2026
- Job Type Permanent W-2 Employee / Corp2Corp Contractor
- Compensation Negotiable
- Country United States
- Work Authorization USC/GC/H1B/H4-EAD
- Job Opening ID Omm2966J
Job Description
PLEASE NOTE:
- It is a 100% onsite position in McLean, VA.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
As a Sr DataStage Developer, you will play a key role inmodernizing enterprise data platforms by designing, developing, and optimizingIBM DataStage ETL solutions. You'll work alongside cloud engineers, architects,and governance teams to transform legacy ETL processes into modern cloud-baseddata platforms including Snowflake and AWS, while leveraging AI-assisted toolsto accelerate large-scale modernization initiatives.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES :
- Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-scale IBMDataStage ETL workflows that deliver reliable, high-quality data.
- Analyse DataStage job metadata and XML transition logicto modernize legacy ETL into Snowflake, AWS, or metadata platforms such asCollibra.
- Optimize ETL performance through advanced SQL, parallelprocessing, and automation using UNIX/Linux shell scripting.
- Partner with architects, cloud engineers, and governanceteams to deliver scalable, secure, and auditable data migration solutions.
- Produce technical documentation, participate in codereviews, testing, and deployment activities while promoting ETL best practices.
Requirements
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- 6+ years of hands-on experience with IBM DataStagedevelopment.
- Proven experience building end-to-end ETL workflows,including extraction, transformation, and load processes.
- Strong expertise in SQL, including complex joins,subqueries, window functions, and performance tuning.
- Solid knowledge of UNIX/Linux fundamentals, includingfile systems, permissions, and process management.
- Hands-on experience with shell scripting (bash/ksh) forjob automation and operational support.
- Experience working with DataStage job metadata and XMLtransition logic.
- Ability to analyse and translate legacy ETL logic intomodern data platforms such as Snowflake, AWS-native services, or datagovernance tools like Collibra.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development or automationtools used to understand, parse, or accelerate ETL modernization efforts.
- Strong understanding of data warehousing concepts, ETLbest practices, and data quality frameworks.
- Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and communicationskills.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience with Collibra or other enterprise metadata anddata governance platforms.
- Familiarity with AI-assisted development tools thatsupport code analysis, metadata interpretation, or ETL modernization.
- Experience supporting enterprise cloud migration orlarge-scale modernization programs.
- Knowledge of CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices fordata engineering.
- Experience working within financial services or otherhighly regulated industries.
Education/Work Experience
6+ years of hands-on experience with IBM DataStage development.