Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Sr. ETL Data Engineer in Dallas, TX

Paladin Consulting Inc. is currently seeking a Sr. ETL Data Engineer in Plano, TX.

Job Title: Sr. ETL Data Engineer

DIRECT HIRE

Salary: $90,000-$120,000/yr. plus 15%-30% Bonus

Summary: Our client in Plano, Texas is looking for a Sr. Data Engineer responsible for ensuring the support and implementation of the Enterprise Data Architecture within the future vision development efforts of our client. The objective of this vision is to achieve a highly managed data environment within the enterprise data model. Data Engineers will participate with the Application Teams and the Business Departments to identify, analyze, define, model and map the data relevant to the information needs and requirements of existing and proposed systems. The Data Engineer will be responsible for utilizing Extract, Transform & Load tools to map and establishment the required movement of data.

Essential Job Function:
Customer / Business Orientation:
. Focus on internal and external Customer requirements.
. Interact with business Customers to define, analyze, and deliver Customer requirements.
. Demonstrates proficient understanding of business processes being supported by assigned system(s).
. Develop business process understanding across multiple business Customers.
Project Management:
. Serve as a communications liaison between the business Customer and the Enterprise Data Architecture Team.
. Document and communicate assigned work progress to immediate project team, and management.
. Communicate problems or issues in a timely manner.
. Manage resolution of problems and escalate as required.
Problem Solving:
. Employ productivity aids in all aspects of assignments.
. Analyze and resolve problems of medium to high complexity.
. Research and recommend alternative actions for problem resolution, with minimal supervision.

Systems Development Engineering:
. Design, create, implement, and support databases to meet project and system design requirements.
. Implement moderately complex changes to existing databases.
. Install and configure new database engines and upgrades to new product releases.
. Implement physical data models at a project level.
. Create required data mapping to meet requirements.
. Administer ETL tool for Enterprise Data Architecture team.
. Create, document, and administer, and document database backup and recovery plans, capacity plans and security plans to meet project requirements.

Testing / Deliverable Quality:
. Assist less senior DBA's when testing new product and database engine releases to ensure features and functions are acceptable.
. Ensure integration across systems software and platforms.

Production Support:
. Analyze and resolve problems of medium to high complexity as soon as possible.
. Use database / system mgmt. Tools proficiently.
. Monitor and tune existing databases.
. Investigate, troubleshoot, and resolve database and ETL problems.
. Provide general technical support to Services and Development groups.

Experience:
. Generally has 3-4 years work experience in Information Technology - Database, ETL, or Applications environment.
. Demonstrates experience with computer / network systems / hardware and software development methodology / processes obtained through formal training, education and / or work experience.
. Experience with design and development of multiple DBMS systems - Oracle, SQL Server, DB2/UDB, Teradata

Core Knowledge:
. Proficient knowledge of physical database design, capacity planning, security planning, backup and recovery systems, operating systems, data modeling, query language, at least one database engine, performance and testing, and software development concepts and technology.
. Proficient knowledge of computer / network systems / hardware and software development methodology and process.
. Proficient knowledge of technical / business environments
. Proficient knowledge of ETL tools and exper
Experience: ETL

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