Senior Ab Initio Developer

Credence

McLean, Northern (VA, KY)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 160,000

Full time

8 days ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Health Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision)

Retirement Plan (401k, IRA)

Life Insurance (Basic, Voluntary & AD&

Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public

Family Leave (Maternity, Paternity)

Short Term & Long Term Disability

Training & Development

Work From Home

Free Food & Snacks

Wellness Resources

Job summary

Credence is a privately held technology services company supporting federal defense and health organizations. As an Ab Initio Developer, you will design and build ETL workflows to support DoD modernization efforts, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure reliable, scalable data solutions.

This role requires deep experience with Ab Initio GDE, ConductIT, ExpressIT, and EME, plus API integrations, Agile practices, and an active security clearance. U.S.

Qualifications

5+ years ETL & data integration experience in enterprise environments.
5+ years development experience with at least 1 year Ab Initio experience.
Experience building integrations across APIs, legacy systems, and heterogeneous data sources.
Active DoD 8570 IAT I certification (A+ or SSCA).
U.S. citizenship; active security clearance.
Experience with Agile development.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain Ab Initio ETL workflows for enterprise data integration.
Build and optimize data pipelines across databases, APIs, and legacy systems.
Troubleshoot, test, and validate ETL jobs for reliability and performance.
Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical data solutions.
Document ETL processes and support quality and change management standards.
Support modernization of legacy business rules onto Ab Initio BRE.

Skills

ETL & data integration

Ab Initio development

APIs & low-code

Agile development

Security clearance

U.S. citizenship

Tools

Ab Initio GDE

ConductIT

ExpressIT

EME

Job description

Credence is a privately held technology services company supporting mission-critical federal defense and health organizations. Across areas such as AI/ML, enterprise modernization, cloud, and advanced intelligence, the company delivers technology solutions that help customers solve complex operational challenges and modernize essential systems.

As an Ab Initio Developer, you will play an important role in building and strengthening enterprise data integration capabilities that support high-impact programs. This role is well suited to someone who enjoys working across complex data environments, partnering with technical and business stakeholders, and contributing to solutions where reliability, performance, and quality matter.

Credence has an immediate need for a Ab Initio Developer to join our team supporting the modernization of an existing DoD system to the Ab Initio platform. This position will work closely with cross-functional teams to provide strategic direction, technical expertise, and ensure the solution meets the specific needs of the government. This role is slated to begin onboarding in October 2026.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain Ab Initio ETL workflows for enterprise data integration.
Build and optimize data pipelines across databases, APIs, and legacy systems.
Troubleshoot, test, and validate ETL jobs to ensure reliability and performance.
Collaborate with stakeholders to translate business requirements into technical data solutions.
Document ETL processes and support compliance with quality and change management standards.
Support the modernization of legacy business rules onto the Ab Initio business rules engine (BRE).

Required Qualifications

5+ years of ETL and data integration experience in enterprise environments.
5+ years of development experience, including at least 1 year of Ab Initio development experience.
Strong hands-on expertise with Ab Initio GDE, Conduct>IT, Express>IT, and EME.
Experience building integrations across APIs, legacy systems, and heterogeneous data sources, with the ability to troubleshoot performance issues and optimize large-scale ETL workflows.
Familiar with working in an Agile development environment.
Experience with application programming interfaces (APIs) to support Low-Code development models
Active security clearance.
Active DoD 8570 IAT I certification, such as A+ or SSCA.
U.S. citizenship.

Preferred Qualifications