DataStage Developer

Job Description

Role Title: DataStage Developer

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Location: Manchester

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Duration: 31/12/2026

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Work setup: 2 days onsite/week

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Role Overview

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• As a DataStage Developer, you will be responsible for designing, developing, enhancing, and supporting ETL solutions using IBM DataStage.

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• You will work closely with business analysts, data architects, and downstream consumers to deliver reliable, scalable, and high-quality data integration solutions in a regulated banking environment.

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Key Responsibilities

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• Design, develop, and maintain ETL jobs and sequences using IBM DataStage

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• Develop end-to-end data pipelines from source systems to data warehouse/downstream platforms

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• Create and maintain ETL design documents, mapping specifications, and technical documentation

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• Perform data profiling, validation, and reconciliation to ensure data quality Optimize DataStage jobs for performance, scalability, and reliability

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• Troubleshoot and resolve ETL failures, data issues, and production incidents Work closely with DBAs, Unix teams, schedulers (TWS/IWS), and application teams

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• Support batch schedules, deployments, and controlled releases across environments Adhere to banking controls, SDLC, and change management processes

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Mandatory Skills

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• IBM DataStage (11.x preferred) - strong hands-on development experience ETL/Data Warehousing concepts UNIX/Shell Scripting SQL/PL/SQL

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• Strong understanding of data models and relational databases

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• DataStage Technical Expertise

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• Hands-on experience with: DataStage Parallel Jobs Lookups, Change Capture, Transformer Sequential File, Data Sets Column Generator Database connectors (eg, Oracle/Teradata/DB2) Job parameterization, shared containers, and reusable components

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Good to Have

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• Banking or Financial Services domain experience

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• Experience with production support and on-call rotations

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• Exposure to TWS/IWS scheduling

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• Experience with DataStage upgrades or migrations (eg, 8.x - 11.x)

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• Knowledge of data reconciliation and audit controls

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Soft Skills

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• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

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• Ability to work independently in a delivery environment

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• Good communication skills for stakeholder and offshore/onshore collaboration

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• Documentation and attention to detail (bank-grade)

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• UK - Senior DataStage Developer: Lead ETL design and review

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• Mentor junior developers

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• Own complex data domains and critical batch flows

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• Support architectural decisions and performance tuning

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