Ab Initio Developer

Leidos is seeking a highly skilled AbInitioDeveloper to be part of the mission solution and help lead SSAs Digital Modernization Strategy. Join one of our high performing teams responsible for building the next-generation enterprise APIs and modern responsive user interfaces supporting the Social Security Administration (SSA) and their mission to meet the changing needs of the public positively impacting at least 65 million American lives per month. We are a team of forward-looking professionals in need of a strong candidate with these key required skills: Strong experience with designing developing and maintaining Extract Transform Load (ETL) pipelines and data integration solutions using the Ab Initio tools suite.

*** Selected candidate must be willing to work on-site in Woodlawn MD 5 days a week.

If this sounds like a mission you want to be a part of keep reading!

TEAM CULTURE

Your passion and values might be a good fit for our teams if you answer yes to the following questions:

• Are you looking for a company that puts employees first with a focus on career flexibility and well-being
• Do you enjoy collaborating with colleagues and teammates and believe that the best ideas are fostered in an inclusive environment
• Are you searching for a team with a strong sense of ownership urgency and drive for daily mission success
• Are you comfortable with proactive outward communication and technical leadership
• Do you enjoy being a catalyst solving complex problems and providing innovative solutions
• Do you have the flexibility creativity and resilience to pivot the mission for success
• Do you have the courage to make tough ethical decisions with pride transparency and respect

MENTORSHIP & CAREER GROWTH

Our teams are dedicated to supporting new team members in an environment that celebrates knowledge sharing and mentorship. Experienced team members will be assigned to new hires for one-on-one mentoring collaborative reviews and coaching on customer engagement to help each new hire successfully onboard and demonstrate their skills. Projects and tasks are assigned in a way that leverages your strengths and will help you further develop your skillset.

DAY TO DAY RESPONSIBILITIES

Every position we take is more rewarding when you know the why behind your work makes a difference to support those who need it most. If your passion is enabling life changing service to those around you this is the place for you. Find you passion in a team environment where all members are valued regardless of contractor or employee status. Find your Why with us and take your place in our Leidos Family!!

• Strong experience in design building and testing graphs and ETL applications using Ab Initio 4. Familiarity with the Ab Initio tool suite and Unix/Linux environments.
• Strong experience in enterprise-complexity ETL solutions using Ab-initio suite including products such as GDE>Co-Operating System Express>IT Data Quality Environment (DQE) Continuous Flows Amazon S3 utilities.
• Strong knowledge of Ab Initio lifecycle analysis designs implementation and code migration.
• Design ETL Framework for an audit and data reconciliation to manage batch and real time interfaces.
• Develop ETL jobs for automation monitoring and responsible for job performance optimization using ETL development tools or custom developed procedures.
• Strong experience with SQL mapping and integration of relational databases such as DB2 Microsoft SQL Server PostgreSQL and Greenplum.
• Experience automating the loading of data from multiple sources into BI/MI systems.
• Working knowledge with analyzing and developing optimal code to maintain high performance for processing large volumes of data.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance to project teams and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather requirements and deliver effective search features.
• Prepare and maintain comprehensive technical documentation and deliver knowledge transfer sessions to SSA staff.
• Ensure compliance with SSA security privacy and data management policies.
• Brief management customer team or vendors using written or oral skills at appropriate technical level for audience.
• Provide guidance/support to other junior/mid-level developers.
• All other duties as assigned or directed.

FOUNDATION FOR SUCCESS (Basic Qualifications)

• Bachelors Degree in Computer Science Mathematics Engineering or a related years of experience may be substituted in lieu of degree.
• Masters or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience
• 8 years as a software developer with Ab Initio experience.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust. Contract requirement.

FACTORS TO HELP YOU SHINE (Required Skills)

These skills will help you succeed in this position:

• Experience identifying requirements researching options designing and implementing solutions at a leadership level on project work.
• Experience scripting in a Linux environment to automate ETL solutions and data migration jobs.
• Experience with data warehousing designs/concepts such as star and snowflake schemas.
• Understand and apply quality techniques and practices (automated unit testing Test Driven Design/Development performance analysis continuous integration)
• Ability to assist with architectural tactical thinking information solutions and road maps to drive architectural recommendations.
• Excellent communication and written skills.
• Detail oriented and committed to consistently completing repetitive production-like tasks on-time and error-free.
• Prior experience working in a federal agency or public sector environment.
• Ability to independently research problems and provide solutions.

HOW TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD (Desired Skills)

Showcase your knowledge of modern development through the following experience or skills:

• Experience identifying requirements researching options designing and implementing solutions at a leadership level on project work.
• Experience scripting in a Linux environment to automate ETL solutions and data migration jobs.
• Experience with data warehousing designs/concepts such as star and snowflake schemas.
• Understand and apply quality techniques and practices (automated unit testing Test Driven Design/Development performance analysis continuous integration)
• Ability to assist with architectural tactical thinking information solutions and road maps to drive architectural recommendations.
• Experience with modern development software tools and methodologies.
• Experience working on Agile projects and understanding Agile terminology.

At Leidos we deliver innovative solutions through the efforts of our diverse and talented people who are dedicated to our customers success. We empower our teams and contribute to our communities. Everything we do is built on a commitment to do the right thing for our customers our people and our community. Our Mission Vision and Values guide the way we do business. Every position we take is more rewarding when you know the why behind your work makes a difference to support those who need it most. If your passion is enabling life changing service to those around you this is the place for you. Find your passion in a team environment where all members are valued regardless of contractor or employee status. We are excited for you to take your place in our Leidos Family.

Are you an US citizen or US resident candidate and think you might fit We recommend you apply and start the conversation today! Join us in supporting our SSA contracts in Woodlawn Maryland.

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