Datawarehouse/ETL Analyst

Job Description

Position: ETL Analyst 

Location: Tumwater, WA

ClienDirect Client

Duration: 3+ Months

Duties:

• Participate in project team meetings and work closely with the data warehouse administrator, ETL staff, data modelers, database administrators, support analysts, report writers, and the data warehouse project manager to create ETL routines. Creating ETL routines includes writing the code that creates the transformations and processes that move data from the specified sources, transform it as required and write it into the data mart. Client requirements and database design specifications will be provided by WSDOT staff.
  
• Test target data structures to ensure that all works as designed.
  
• Verify identified data sources to ensure that the needed data can be properly provided.
  
• Write technical documentation of ETL routines to explain how the routines operate to meet requirements and design specifications.
  
• Provide technical assistance to write complex data-mart queries, based on the detailed knowledge gained during the construction of ETL routines.
  
• Assist in troubleshooting data loading and data warehouse performance issues.

Qualifications

Required Skills:

• Minimum 5 years of experience in creating and maintaining Extract, Transform, and Load (ETL) processes using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and / or Informatica Power Center.
  
• Minimum 5 years of experience writing complex queries using Transact SQL for reporting and data validation purposes
  
• Minimum 5 years of experience using Microsoft SQL Server 2000, 2005, and 2008 r2 software tools to administer and/or manage SQL Server databases.
  
• Minimum 5 years of experience working with large organizations (over 1000 employees).
  
• Minimum 5 years of experience employing data warehouse principles and theories, including knowledge of the various tactical approaches to data warehouse development
  

Desired Skils:

• Understanding of database modeling and design principles and ability to use a data model diagram.
  
• Experience using PowerExchange for Mainframe ADABAS.
  
• Tuning and optimizing SQL Server databases.
  
• Performing mainframe-to-server automation, bulk copy and FTP download.
  
• Programming in .Net. Or COBOL and/or Natural running on an MVS/zOS platform.

Additional Information

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.