Lead DataStage Integration Support Engineer

Position: Lead DataStage Integration Support Engineer

Location: Culver City, CA (4 days onsite)

Duration: 6+months

Mandatory Skills:

8 10 years of experience in IBM DataStage (Development + Admin)

Strong expertise in Unix/Linux, shell scripting, and cron jobs

Hands-on experience with Python programming

Strong experience with Control-M administration and scheduling

Solid knowledge of relational databases (MS SQL Server, Oracle)

Proven experience in production support, incident management, and RCA

Experience leading teams and handling stakeholder communication

Job Summary:

Seeking a Lead DataStage Engineer with strong development and administrative expertise to own ETL platform delivery, lead support operations, and drive stability, performance, and continuous improvement across data integration systems.

Roles & Responsibilities:

Lead and mentor a team of DataStage support engineers

Own end-to-end DataStage ETL platform (development, administration, and support)

Design, develop, and enhance ETL jobs and workflows

Administer DataStage (user roles, security, deployments, and migrations)

Troubleshoot job failures across DataStage and Unix environments

Drive incident management, RCA, and continuous improvement initiatives

Develop and debug shell scripts and Python-based automation

Manage Control-M (job monitoring, failure handling, scheduling, agent upgrades)

Configure SAP/Unix jobs, calendars, and workload policies

Support Gentran (maps, mailboxes, FTP scripts, Java programs, SQL procedures)

Collaborate with cross-functional teams and vendors for issue resolution

Define and enforce best practices for ETL development, release, and support