Information Server DataStage ETL Developer

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Who Speclialist Work With Working as part of a technical in-house team with responsibility for the development and maintenance of logistics data feeds to industry and other services. The team comprises of system designers, analysts, architects and data SMEs What Specialists Work On Working primarily in IBM Information Server 8.7 (may move to later version within contract period) DataStage, part of their Infosphere toolkit there is a need to develop and test against emerging requirements for business to business, data integration and data migration services. This will include new customers of existing services, new data source requirements and new delivery endpoints working with new and existing stakeholders within industry and internal to MoD. Where the Work Takes Place RAF Henlow. Bedfordshire SG16 6DN Early Market Engagement None Working Arrangements Five days a week on-site (to a maximum of 175 days in the 12 month period) working as part of a technical in-house team and reporting to the team leader who will allocate work priorities. DE&S IT will be provided. This post does not support remote working. Work Location RAF Henlow. Bedfordshire SG16 6DN Security Clearance SC Clearence is required prior to commencement of the contract Additional T&Cs We reserve the right to extend for 6 months. We will follow MOD T&S, however at the beginning of each SOW we will have a conversation with the winning supplier to understand the travel required. This position has been assessed against the Crown Commercial Services framework as being outside of IR35. Skills & Experience Must have very strong understanding of SQL, including the execution and use of functions and stored procedures for Oracle, Informix, DB2 & Teradata DBMS (min 3 yrs experience) - 1% Must demontsrate they have strong data management and data handling skills, including experience in handling a wide variety of data types including BLOB, CLOB and unstructured data types - 1% Must demonstrate their ability to read and understand DataStage code, in particular Universe code & procedures and set application parameters - 2% Must be able to write and develop DataStage code (min 3 yrs experience) - 2% Must demonstrate their experience and understanding of Entity Relationship Diagrams and data mapping documentation - 1% Extensive experience in data integration techniques with DB2, Oracle, Informix, Teradata, SQL and Postgres dbms, and MQ & FTP (min 3 yrs exp) messaging & data transfer applications - 1% Must demonstrate in their response their knowledge of Architectural ETL patterns and processes - 1% Must demonstrate in their response their ability to perform Data Quality operations using QualityStage & Information Analyzer - 1% Must have extensive knowledge of developing XML, XML Schemas & XSLTs ((Style Sheet Transformation).(min 1 year exp) - 1% Thorough understanding of the OAGI Supply Open Standards framework (min 1 yr exp) - 1% Must demonstrate in their response their ability to analyse, diagnose and resolve complex logic and coding issues in development and test environments - 1% Must demonstrate in their response their ability to follow strict standards for performing unit and link testing of software component - 1% Must demonstrate in their response their ability to produce module design artefacts, specifically module specifications and logic flow diagrams - 1% Must demonstrate in their response their ability to clearly and confidently communicate with other technical and non-technical stakeholders, both verbally and in writing - 1% Nice to Haves Must clearly define their experience of working with MoD data - 0.5 % Must clearly define their knowledge of Linux operating systems - 0.5% Must clearly define their knowledge of MoD Supply Chain & Engineering Information systems, notably MJDI, GoldESP, LITS - 1% Must clearly define their experience of working within Virtualised environments using Remote access workstations usng Citrix - 0.5% Must clearly define their knowledge of HP's BTO Service Manager for incident management - 0.5% Must clearly demonstrate their understanding of ITIL Service Management functions 0.5% Must clearly define their familiarity with current Software Development Lifecycles & delivery frameworks (e.g. V model, Agile) - 0.5% No. of Specialists to Evaluate 3 Cultural Fit Criteria Demonstrates flexibility (e.g. the Ability to shift tasks to meet changing priorities) Share knowledge and experience with other team members Take responsibility for their work Assessment Method Evaluation Weighting Technical competence 70% Cultural fit 10% Price 20% Questions from Suppliers Budget range