Senior Ab Initio ETL Developer

Vdart - Norfolk, VA

Full-time - Senior

Norfolk, VA

1,001-5,000 employees

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Senior Ab Initio ETL Developer is responsible for overseeing the extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes for data warehousing. This role involves designing and integrating ETL components, developing efficient Ab Initio code, and ensuring the ETL application meets business requirements through testing and quality assurance. The developer will collaborate with project leads and participate in project meetings to ensure alignment and progress.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) processes for data warehousing.
• Design and integrate ETL components while addressing and resolving data-related issues.
• Utilize experience with ETL tools in a DB2 environment to support and enhance ETL processes.
• Implement and develop efficient Ab Initio code by performing source and target analysis.
• Contribute to the development and optimization of the ETL application, ensuring it meets business requirements.
• Create and execute comprehensive system and integration test plans to validate the ETL application.
• Develop detailed ETL specifications based on business needs to guide implementation.
• Assist in the overall design of the ETL application and actively participate in all project meetings.

Requirements

• 10+ years' experience working in data warehousing environment using Ab Initio suite.
• Experience with DB2 and Postgres databases.
• Familiarity with handling PHI (Protected Health Information) and PII (Personally Identifiable Information) and sensitive data.
• In-depth knowledge of the U.S. healthcare system, including medical and prescription claims processing, healthcare enrollments, and provider operations.
• Strong knowledge of UNIX systems.
• High proficiency in the Ab Initio Graphical Development Environment (GDE).
• Hands-on experience with Ab Initio Meta Data Hub (MDH).
• Experience with Ab Initio EME (Enterprise Meta>Data Environment) and Control Center.
• Basic understanding of developing web services using Ab Initio Continuous Flows.
• Knowledge of Control-M Scheduler.
• Understanding of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC).
• Ability to create high-level and detailed designs represented as flow diagrams (preferably using Visio).
• Capability to translate business requirements into functional and technical specifications.
• Experience collaborating with Production Validation (PV) and User Acceptance Testing (UAT) teams.

Nice-to-haves

• Knowledge of business intelligence and analytics tools such as Cognos or Tableau.
• Ability to provide time estimates for development tasks based on design specifications.
• Leadership skills to mentor junior developers and provide feedback across multiple projects.

Benefits

• Contract position with potential for hybrid work arrangement.