DataStage Engineer III

Job Title: DataStage Engineer III

Location: (City, State)
Duration: Contract - 6 months
Pay Range: $70/hr $74/hr (W2)
Job ID: 373290
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday, 3:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern Time. Weekend flexibility required, with planned weekend hours for one weekend in June, one in July, and Labor Day weekend.

About BCforward

BCforward is a leading global IT consulting and workforce solutions firm providing services and support to Fortune 500 and government clients. Founded in 1998, BCforward has grown with our customers needs into a full-service business solutions provider. With delivery centers and offices across North America and India, we take pride in building long-term relationships and delivering excellence through innovation, collaboration, and integrity.

Job Description

We are seeking a DataStage Engineer III to join our dynamic team. The ideal candidate will have strong experience in IBM DataStage platform engineering, performance tuning, and advanced incident response and a proven ability to stabilize high-volume data migration workloads during mock cycles, cutover, and post go-live periods.

Responsibilities:

• Execute advanced troubleshooting and incident response to rapidly diagnose and resolve job failures to maintain test and production stability.


• Monitor, engineer, and optimize the DataStage platform for performance under increased test and cutover volumes.


• Provide hands-on oversight and issue resolution during mock cycles, conversion weekend, and the stabilization period that follows.


• Detect and resolve job performance issues, bottlenecks, and abends to ensure stable and predictable data migration.


• Tune and scale DataStage jobs to meet high-throughput requirements for cutover and mock testing.


• Deliver Level 3/4 engineering support, including root cause identification and rapid remediation, to reduce operational and timeline risk.


• Safeguard business continuity across integrations that affect customer account setup, transaction history migration, downstream regulatory reporting, and product readiness.

Required Skills & Qualifications:

• Expertise with IBM DataStage design, administration, and performance tuning.


• Proficiency in SQL and ETL best practices for large-scale data processing.


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with incident response experience in production environments.


• Experience supporting cutover, mock cycles, and post go-live stabilization for complex data migrations.


• Effective communication and teamwork across platform, application, and business stakeholders.


• 5+ years in ETL engineering roles with a focus on DataStage operations.

Preferred Skills:

• Experience with high-volume data conversion programs in regulated industries.


• Background in observability, capacity planning, and SRE practices for ETL platforms.

Why BCforward?

At BCforward, we believe in advancing lives and careers. When you join our team, you gain access to:

• Competitive compensation and benefits


• Opportunities for growth with global clients


• A supportive, inclusive culture that values innovation and people


• Exposure to cutting-edge technologies and projects

About Our Commitment

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, or veteran status.

Interested? Apply Now!

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