DataStage Developer - Manchester and remote - 8 months+

DataStage Developer - Manchester and remote - 8 months+/RATE £297 per day inside IR35

(Datastage, Data stage, ETL)

One of our Blue Chip Clients is urgently looking for a DataStage Developer.

For this role you will need to be onsite in Manchester 2 days per week.

Please find some details below:

CONTRACTOR MUST BE ELIGIBLE FOR BPSS

MUST BE PAYE THROUGH UMBRELLA

Role Description:

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

Key Responsibilities

Design, develop, and maintain ETL jobs and sequences using IBM DataStage
Develop end-to-end data pipelines from source systems to data warehouse/downstream platforms
Create and maintain ETL design documents, mapping specifications, and technical documentation
Perform data profiling, validation, and reconciliation to ensure data quality Optimize DataStage jobs for performance, scalability, and reliability
Troubleshoot and resolve ETL failures, data issues, and production incidents
Work closely with DBAs, Unix teams, schedulers (TWS/IWS), and application teams
Support batch schedules, deployments, and controlled releases across environments
Adhere to banking controls, SDLC, and change management processes

Mandatory Skills IBM

DataStage (11.x preferred) - strong hands-on development experience ETL/Data Warehousing concepts UNIX/Shell Scripting SQL/PL/SQL
Strong understanding of data models and relational databases DataStage

Technical Expertise
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

Good to Have

Banking or Financial Services domain experience with production support and on-call rotations
Exposure to TWS/IWS scheduling
Experience with DataStage upgrades or migrations (eg, 8.x 11.x)
Knowledge of data reconciliation and audit controls

Soft Skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
Ability to work independently in a delivery environment
Good communication skills for stakeholder and offshore/onshore collaboration
Documentation and attention to detail (bank-grade) UK - Senior DataStage Developer: Lead ETL design and review
Mentor junior developers
Own complex data domains and critical batch flows
Support architectural decisions and performance tuning

Please send CV for full details and immediate interviews. We are a preferred supplier to the client.