Senior Ab Initio ETL Engineer — Data Pipeline Expert

7Th Sky Tech; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

7Th Sky Tech in Dallas, TX is seeking an experienced Ab Initio Developer to join our data engineering team. You will design, develop, and support scalable ETL solutions using Ab Initio across multiple systems.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on Ab Initio experience, solid SQL and database skills, and a strong foundation in data warehousing, batch processing, and SDLC practices. This is a full-time, hybrid role with opportunity to work across cloud and on-premises environments.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Ab Initio development.
• Strong hands-on experience with: Ab Initio GDE, Ab Initio Co Operating System, Ab Initio Components, Ab Initio Plans, Graph development, Parallel processing.
• Strong SQL skills.
• Experience with databases such as Oracle, SQL Server, Teradata, DB2, or PostgreSQL.
• Strong understanding of ETL concepts and data warehousing.
• Experience with large-volume data processing and batch jobs.
• Experience with Unix/Linux shell scripting.
• Strong debugging and troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with source-to-target mapping and data transformation.
• Understanding of SDLC, Agile/Scrum methodologies, and software development best practices.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Ab Initio ETL applications and data pipelines.
• Develop and optimize Ab Initio graphs, plans, components, and workflows.
• Perform data extraction, transformation, validation, and loading from multiple source systems.
• Develop complex ETL processes using Ab Initio Co>Operating System, GDE, and related components.
• Write and optimize SQL queries, stored procedures, and database processes.
• Work with relational databases and large-volume datasets.
• Perform data mapping, data validation, reconciliation, and quality checks.
• Analyze performance issues and optimize ETL jobs and Ab Initio graphs.
• Develop reusable components and follow established ETL development standards.
• Schedule and monitor production jobs and troubleshoot failures.
• Participate in unit testing, integration testing, regression testing, and production support.
• Work closely with Business Analysts, Data Engineers, QA teams, and other technical stakeholders.
• Prepare technical documentation for ETL workflows and data processes.
• Support deployment activities across development, QA, and production environments.

Skills

Ab Initio development

Data Integration

ETL

Batch Processing

SQL

Data Warehousing

Unix/Linux shell scripting

Agile/Scrum

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field

Equivalent professional experience may be considered

Tools

Ab Initio GDE

Ab Initio CoOperating System

Ab Initio Components

Ab Initio Plans

Graph development

Parallel processing

Oracle

SQL Server

Teradata

DB2

PostgreSQL

Unix

Linux shell scripting

Control-M

Autosys

Python

Java

Perl

AWS

Azure

GCP

Snowflake

Databricks

Hadoop

CI/CD

DevOps

Job description

7Th Sky Tech in Dallas, TX is seeking an experienced Ab Initio Developer to join our data engineering team. You will design, develop, and support scalable ETL solutions using Ab Initio across multiple systems.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years of hands-on Ab Initio experience, solid SQL and database skills, and a strong foundation in data warehousing, batch processing, and SDLC practices. This is a full-time, hybrid role with opportunity to work across cloud and on-premises environments.