Lead DataStage Integration Support Engineer

Mandatory Skills

• 8–10 years of experience in IBM DataStage (Development + Admin)
• Strong expertise in Unix/Linux, shell scripting, and cron jobs
• Hands-on experience with Python programming
• Strong experience with Control-M administration and scheduling
• Solid knowledge of relational databases (MS SQL Server, Oracle)
• Proven experience in production support, incident management, and RCA
• Experience leading teams and handling stakeholder communication

Job Summary

• Seeking a Lead DataStage Engineer with strong development and administrative expertise to own ETL platform delivery, lead support operations, and drive stability, performance, and continuous improvement across data integration systems.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a team of DataStage support engineers
• Own end-to-end DataStage ETL platform (development, administration, and support)
• Design, develop, and enhance ETL jobs and workflows
• Administer DataStage (user roles, security, deployments, and migrations)
• Troubleshoot job failures across DataStage and Unix environments
• Drive incident management, RCA, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Develop and debug shell scripts and Python-based automation
• Manage Control-M (job monitoring, failure handling, scheduling, agent upgrades)
• Configure SAP/Unix jobs, calendars, and workload policies
• Support Gentran (maps, mailboxes, FTP scripts, Java programs, SQL procedures)
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors for issue resolution
• Define and enforce best practices for ETL development, release, and support