Senior Data Warehouse Analyst

Infojini Inc; Olympia (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT consulting firm is seeking a Senior Data Warehouse Analyst for a project with the Washington Department of Transportation. The successful candidate will develop and implement ETL processes, troubleshoot issues, and provide support in writing complex data-mart queries. This position requires at least 5 years of experience in ETL processes, proficiency in SQL Server and data warehouse principles, with an ability to work in a large organizational environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in creating and maintaining ETL processes.
• Experience in writing complex queries using Transact SQL.
• Experience with SQL Server database administration.
• Experience working with large organizations (over 1000 employees).
• Understanding of data warehouse principles.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement ETL processes to support WSDOT’s data warehouse.
• Troubleshoot extraction, transformation and load (ETL) routines.
• Provide technical assistance to staff in writing data-mart queries.

Skills

ETL processes using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS)

Writing complex queries using Transact SQL

Using Microsoft SQL Server

Data warehouse principles and theories

Working with large organizations

Tools

Microsoft SQL Server

Informatica Power Center

Job description

Infojini Consulting is a full service IT consulting, services, and staffing firm with offices in Edison, NJ.

Infojini Consulting is recognized as one of the fastest growing IT services and software development Companies. With a partnership of all major technology vendors, Infojini Consulting has built a strong Government and commercial customer base including fortune 100 companies and most state and federal agencies such as State of North Carolina, State of South Carolina, State of Maryland, State of California, State of Pennsylvania, State of Virginia, State of Washington and many others.

Infojini Consulting is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified individuals for employment irrespective of their race, gender, age, color, sexual orientation. We offer an excellent compensation package

Job Description

Title: Senior Data Warehouse Analyst

Duration: Two (2 1/2) months

Location: Tumwater/Olympia, WA

Client: Washington Department of Transportation

Scope of Work

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT), Office of Information Technology (OIT) requires one (1) senior level Data Warehouse Analyst to develop and implement extract, transform, and load processes needed to support WSDOT’s data warehouse. The contractor shall perform the technical tasks required to set up, maintain, enhance performance, and troubleshoot extraction, transformation and load (ETL) routines that move data from transactional databases and flat files to the data warehouse. The contractor shall provide support to report analysts and customers to ensure accurate and timely performance of reports utilizing information from the data warehouse. The data warehouse operating environment is SQL Server 2012 and 2016 on Windows 10 and our ETL tool is Informatica Power Center 10.1.

• Determine how the data sources identified can provide the required data.
• Test data structures to verify that the target databases will work as designed.
• Set up ETL routines: write the code using Informatica mappings that move data from the specified sources; transform it as required and write it into the data mart. The outcome of this task shall be error‑free ETL routines that meet requirements and design specifications, and are regularly scheduled within the Department’s Data Warehouse loading process.
• Provide technical assistance to staff in writing complex data‑mart queries, based on the detailed knowledge gained during the construction of ETL routines. The outcome of this task shall be the provision of technical information and ideas to support staff and query‑tools experts who are assisting users with advanced, complex data‑mart queries.
• Assist in troubleshooting data loading and data warehouse performance issues.

Contractor Roles and Responsibilities

The successful candidate will report to the Manager of WSDOT ITD Data Resource Management. The contractor will organize, schedule and conduct their work in harmony with other data maintenance activities in the ITD office, and is expected to report occasionally to the Data Warehouse Technical Team, the management group. The contractor may be required to work on multiple, concurrent data mart projects. The contractor will coordinate their efforts with WSDOT Data Management Services to ensure that backup schedules and system service hours are accommodated. It is not acceptable to disrupt production database services during business hours without the expressed approval of the Data Warehouse Administrator or the Managers of Data Resource Management and Data Management Services. The consultant will be provided a computer, desk and phone on WSDOT premises.

• Participate in project team meetings and work closely with the data warehouse administrator, ETL staff, data modelers, database administrators, support analysts, report writers, and the data warehouse project manager to create ETL routines.
• Test target data structures to ensure that all works as designed.
• Verify identified data sources to ensure that the needed data can be properly provided.
• Write technical documentation of ETL routines to explain how the routines operate to meet requirements and design specifications.
• Provide technical assistance to write complex data‑mart queries, based on the detailed knowledge gained during the construction of ETL routines.

Qualifications

Required Skills

• Minimum 5 years of experience in creating and maintaining Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) processes using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and/or Informatica Power Center.
• Minimum 5 years of experience writing complex queries using Transact SQL for reporting and data validation purposes.
• Minimum 5 years of experience using Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005, and 2008 R2 software tools to administer and/or manage SQL Server databases.
• Minimum 5 years of experience working with large organizations (over 1000 employees).
• Minimum 5 years of experience employing data warehouse principles and theories, including knowledge of the various tactical approaches to data warehouse development.

Desired Skills

• Understanding of database modeling and design principles and ability to use a data model diagram.
• Experience using PowerExchange for Mainframe ADABAS.
• Tuning and optimizing SQL Server databases.
• Performing mainframe-to-server automation, bulk copy and FTP download.
• Programming in .Net, or COBOL and/or Natural running on an MVS/zOS platform.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.