REQUIRED: ABINITIO DEVELOPER
LOCATION: 2 DAYS ONSITE PER WEEK NORTHAMPTON, REST REMOTE
IR35 STATUS: INSIDE
DURATION: 12 MONTH INITIAL CONTRACT
* Design, develop, and maintain ETL solutions using Ab Initio (Graphical Development Environment, Co>Operating System, EME, and Conduct>It).
* Integrate data from multiple heterogeneous sources into unified, high-quality datasets.
* Perform performance tuning, debugging, and optimization of existing ETL processes.
* Implement data quality, validation, and error-handling frameworks.
* Collaborate with architects and DBAs on data modeling, pipeline design, and environment setup.
* Participate in code reviews, technical documentation, and adherence to best practices.
* Work in Agile/Scrum environments, supporting release planning and production deployment.
* Mentor junior developers and provide technical guidance to the wider data team.
* Ensure compliance with data governance and security standards.
* Strong knowledge of Ab Initio components - Graphs, Plans, Continuous Flows, Conduct>It, Express>It, Metadata Hub, and PDL.
* Hands-on experience with SQL, Unix/Linux shell scripting, and data warehouse concepts.
* Familiarity with big data ecosystems (Hadoop, Hive, Spark) and cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) is a plus.
* Proven ability to troubleshoot complex ETL jobs and resolve performance issues.
* Experience working with large-scale datasets and enterprise data environments.
* Experience in the banking, financial services domain preferred.
* Exposure to CI/CD pipelines and DevOps tools for ETL automation.
* Knowledge of Ab Initio Control Center (AICC) and Metadata Hub advantageous.