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Great West Global is growing their global presence and support. Our innovative and growing company is looking to fill the role of Software Engineer - ETL Developer. Successful candidates will learn more about the specific opportunity during the interview process.

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Are you a creative problem solver Do you like to be challenged Do you enjoy learning Are you a team player Do you like looking for opportunities to automate and improve processes If you answered yes to all these questions, then we would love to talk to you.

The ETL Developer is responsible for designing, developing, and supporting ETL solutions that meet our business partner's expectations. You will be a member of a centralized team responsible for building and supporting integration solutions.

Essential Functions

Design, develop and maintain ETL workflows using Informatica PowerCenter and or IICS.
Extract, transform and load data from diverse sources (Mainframes, RDMS, APIs) into desired target data sources.
Performs production support on ETL jobs as required.
Focuses on continually improving and automating integration points and processes.
Collaborates with data architects, business analysts and BI developers to translate requirements into technical solutions.
Contributes to the standards and guidelines used to support the ETL application environment.
Performance tuning of end-to-end integration processes across the integration platform.
Identifies opportunity for reuse of objects across Data Warehouse/Mart & ETL BI Solutions.
Operational Support rotation.

Education & Requirements

University or College education in Computer Science, Computer Engineering or a related field, or equivalent combination of education and experience. Interest in or active pursuit of related industry certifications are considered an asset.
Solid programming experience with Python and SQL.
Minimum 3+ years experience in an Enterprise IT environment with practical experience in application development in data integration (ETL) using Informatica/IDMC.
Advanced experience with Ab Initio and Syncsort DMX ETL is an asset.
Experience working with the following database technologies.
MS SQL Server, Oracle, DB2 Midrange/Mainframe.
Experience in technical specification design - Proven experience in designing and building operational integrations and standard data warehousing objects (e.g. type-2 dimensions, aggregations, star schema, etc.)
Solid working knowledge of other software developer toolsets.
Superior analytical and problem-solving skills.
Proven ability to develop and maintain collaborative business relationships.
Effective planning and organizational skills with the ability to adapt to change and perform effectively under pressure.
Experience supporting the Ab Initio platform is an asset.
Experience with BMC Control-M scheduling software is an asset.
Experience with Change Data Capture (CDC) tools are an asset.
Strong knowledge in service management including incident and change management procedures.

We are an equal opportunity employer with a commitment to diversity. All individuals, regardless of personal characteristics, are encouraged to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, religion, physical or mental disability, military or veteran status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law.

Software Engineer - ETL Developer

Lead Software Engineer (Lead ETL PySpark Developer)