Data Archiving Software Engineer

About us

National Grid is hiring a Data Archiving Software Engineer for our IT Foundations team in Waltham MA.

Every day we deliver safe and secure energy to homes communities and businesses. We are there when people need us the most. We connect people to the energy they need for the lives they live. The pace of change in society and our industry is accelerating and our expertise and track record puts us in an unparalleled position to shape the sustainable future of our industry.

To be successful we must anticipate the needs of our customers reducing the cost of energy delivery today and pioneering the flexible energy systems of tomorrow. This requires us to deliver on our promises and always look for new opportunities to grow both ourselves and our business.

National Grid is progressing journey to review and rationalize existing information systems and to establish data archival capabilities using OpenText Info Archive and AppBuilder tools. These will allow to minimize cost application and server footprint as well as address aging systems and their data retention requirements.

Job Purpose

National Grid IT team is currently seeking an innovative adaptable and results oriented Data Archiving Software Engineer that will help enable our archival platform design and implement decommissioning of the legacy systems with structured and unstructured data into the InfoArchive. Design and develop ETL to streamline data extraction build of configurations and searches for the Info Archive system.

This role will allow learning new skill related to OpenText Info Archive product. Candidate will acquire knowledge and will become responsible for delivering and maintaining support for OpenText InforArchive product as well as guiding business clients to address their data archival needs in line with data retention policies. This role will report to the Director of IT Foundations within the National Grid IT organization. The IT Foundations team is responsible for the tools enabling the efficient timely and costeffective strategy development and delivery.

Key Accountabilities

• The Software Engineer should possess complementary handson database analysis or systems administration experience and a broad base of skills and knowledge spanning digital technology
• Work with our Lines of Business partners as to identify define and clarify requirements to archive decommissioned applications
• Work on supporting the OpenText InfoArchive components installation administration and configuration for enterprise scale deployment
• Work on design and development of InfoArchive applications search screens as required to meet project timelines
• Work on extraction transformation and loading of data from the source system to InfoArchive
• Ensure performance and reliability of the InfoArchive solution and related components
• Liaison with Customer Business and IT stakeholders to ensure delivery is as per agreed requirements and expectations

Supervisory/Interpersonal Experience Required

• Good written and verbal communications skills
• Good stakeholder management and influencing skills across colleagues partners / vendors & business customers
• Demonstrate the application of National Grid values in all interactions with colleagues partners and stakeholders

Qualifications

Bachelors degree in computer science/engineering or in related field

Complimentary professional experience in software technologies

Handson SQL developer and/ordatabase administrator experience is a must

Knowledge of Oracle or SQL Server RDBMS (database structures and query language)

Basic knowledge of Linux and Windows Server OS commands

Should have experience in Agile Methodology

Strong analytical skills for solving complex problems independently

Strong verbal and written communication skills on technical and nontechnical levels

Detail oriented and ensures quality of deliverables

Working experience with XML and XQuery is a plus

Knowledge of OpenText InfoArchive is a plus

Knowledge of data archiving/migration is a plus

Ability to work equally well with a team and independently

The capacity for selfmotivation independent initiative and creative problemsolving

Diligent attention to detail and strong technical intuition

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