DataStage Developer

Salary: £39,000 - 67,000 per year

Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience with IBM DataStage (11.x preferred)
• ETL and data warehousing concepts
• UNIX/Shell scripting
• SQL and PL/SQL
• Strong understanding of data models and relational databases
• Hands-on experience with DataStage parallel jobs, lookups, change capture, transformer, sequential files, data sets, and column generator
• Experience with database connectors such as Oracle, Teradata, or DB2
• Experience with job parameterization, shared containers, and reusable components
• Banking or financial services experience is desirable
• Experience with production support and on-call rotations is desirable
• Exposure to TWS/IWS scheduling is desirable
• Experience with DataStage upgrades or migrations is desirable
• Knowledge of data reconciliation and audit controls is desirable
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work independently in a delivery environment
• Good communication skills for stakeholder and offshore/onshore collaboration
• Strong documentation skills and attention to detail
• Senior-level experience leading ETL design and review is desirable
• Experience mentoring junior developers is desirable
• Ability to own complex data domains and critical batch flows is desirable
• Experience supporting architectural decisions and performance tuning is desirable

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, enhance, and support ETL solutions using IBM DataStage
• Design, develop, and maintain ETL jobs and sequences using IBM DataStage
• Build end-to-end data pipelines from source systems to data warehouse and 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, and application teams
• Support batch schedules, deployments, and controlled releases across environments
• Adhere to banking controls, SDLC, and change management processes
• Lead ETL design and review for senior-level delivery
• Mentor junior developers
• Own complex data domains and critical batch flows
• Support architectural decisions and performance tuning

Technologies

• Data Warehouse
• ETL
• IBM
• Support
• Oracle
• SQL
• Unix

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We are hiring a DataStage Engineer based in Manchester with 2-3 days a week onsite. This role runs through 31/12/2026 and sits within a regulated banking environment, where we work closely with business analysts, data architects, downstream consumers, DBAs, Unix teams, schedulers, and application teams to deliver reliable, scalable, and high-quality data integration solutions. This is an opportunity to contribute to critical ETL delivery, production support, and controlled releases while working in a bank-grade environment.

last updated 36 week of 2026