Ab Initio Administrator

TechDigital

Chicago, IL

JOB DETAILS
LOCATION
Chicago, IL
POSTED
30+ days ago
Job Description
  • An Ab Initio Administrator manages and maintains the Ab Initio ETL environment, ensuring efficient and reliable data processing.
  • This includes tasks like user access management, performance tuning, job scheduling, and troubleshooting.
  • They also support development teams by optimizing workflows and maintaining data integrity within large-scale data processing systems.
  • **Key Responsibilities:
  • ** **Environment Management:
  • ** Installing, configuring, and maintaining Ab Initio software and related components (Co?Operating System, EME, Control Center, etc.).
  • **Performance Monitoring:
  • ** Monitoring ETL job performance, troubleshooting issues, and optimizing workflows to ensure efficient data processing. **User Access and Security:** Managing user access, implementing security protocols, and maintaining user accounts within the Ab Initio environment.
  • **Job Scheduling and Automation:
  • ** Scheduling and automating ETL jobs using tools like Control Center or Autosys, and potentially developing automation scripts using languages like Python or Shell.
  • **Troubleshooting and Support:
  • ** Resolving issues related to ETL jobs, Ab Initio components, and data processing workflows.
  • **Collaboration and Communication:** Working with developers, data engineers, and other stakeholders to implement changes, upgrades, and resolve issues. **Documentation:
  • ** Creating and maintaining technical documentation related to Ab Initio solutions and configurations. **Skills and Qualifications:** **Ab Initio Expertise:** Strong knowledge and hands-on experience with Ab Initio products (Co?Operating System, EME, Control Center, etc.).
  • **Operating System Knowledge:** Familiarity with Linux/Unix operating systems, including shell scripting (Bash, Korn shell). **ETL and Data Warehousing:** Understanding of ETL concepts, data warehousing principles, and experience with data profiling, cleansing, and transformation.
  • **Database Knowledge:
  • ** Familiarity with databases (Oracle, Teradata, etc.) and SQL.
  • **Scripting and Automation:** Experience with scripting languages (Python, Shell, etc.) for automation tasks.
  • **Communication and Collaboration:** Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams.
**Problem-Solving:
  • ** Strong analytical and problem-solving skills to troubleshoot and resolve complex issues. **Cloud Computing (Optional):
  • ** Experience with cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP, and containerization technologies like Docker and Kubernetes.

About the Company

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TechDigital

COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Other/Not Classified