Senior Datastage Data Engineer

Title: Senior Datastage Data Engineer Location: Remote (United States) Duration: 6 Month Contract-to-Hire Pay Rate: $65/hr - $71/hr (Conversion Salary $145,000) Position Summary Designs, builds, and maintains large-scale data infrastructure and data processing systems. Implements robust and scalable solutions to support data-driven applications, analytics, and business intelligence. • Ensures seamless integration of data from different sources, such as databases, application programming interfaces (APIs), or streaming platforms. • Optimizes data processing and query performance by fine-tuning data pipelines, database configurations, and data partitioning strategies. • Establishes data quality checks and validations to identify and resolve data issues, ensuring high-quality and reliable data for downstream applications and analytics. • Implements security measures to protect sensitive data throughout the data lifecycle by working closely with security teams to ensure data encryption, access controls, and compliance with data protection regulations. • Collaborates with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, analysts, software engineers, and business stakeholders. • Designs and develops data infrastructure, including data warehouses, data lakes, and data pipelines. • Establishes auditing and monitoring mechanisms to track data access and maintain data governance standards. • Establishes monitoring and alerting mechanisms to identify bottlenecks, latency, or failures, and troubleshoots data-related problems, investigates root causes, and implements remediation measures. • Explores new frameworks, platforms, or cloud services that can enhance data processing capabilities. • Leverages DevSecOps practices Required Qualifications • 5-7 years work experience • Strong IBM DataStage experience • Experience with SQL-based relational database • Participation in a 24x7 on-call rotation (approximately every 6 weeks) Preferred Qualifications • DB2 experience • SQL Server experience • Python development experience • Experience with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) or other ETL tools • Experience with Windows and Linux environments • Experience using AI-assisted development tools (e.g., code generation, automated testing, or AI-driven data analysis) • Experience working with cloud platforms such as Azure or Google Cloud (GCP) • Familiarity with Agile methodologies • Adept at problem solving and decision making skills • Adept at collaboration and teamwork • Adept at growth mindset (agility and developing yourself and others) skills • Adept at execution and delivery (planning, delivering, and supporting) skills • Adept at business intelligence Education Bachelor's degree preferred/specialized training/relevant professional qualification. Computer Science or Equivalent Years of Relevant Experience Compensation: $65/hr to $71/hr. Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education. Benefit packages for this role will start on the 1st day of employment and include medical, dental, and vision insurance, as well as HSA, FSA, and DCFSA account options, and 401k retirement account access with employer matching. Employees in this role are also entitled to paid sick leave and/or other paid time off as provided by applicable law.