Data engineer with Cobol

Data engineer with Cobol

Location: Smithfield, RI

Must Have Skills:

7+ years of hands-on experience in Data Engineering, Data Warehousing and analytics technologies

5+ years of experience with Informatica or any other ETL tools

5+ years of exp in Shell scripting

5+ years of experience with either Linux or AIX

7+ years of experince with Oracle

Cobol: - Not coding in COBOL. However, they need to understand COBOL code and ensure it works. How to compile and how to make it run.

Preferred:

AWS,Azure or (Airflow) is preferred

CICD Automation Tools

Team Info:

We are seeking to migrate the IDA platform from IBM AIX to an on-premises Linux environment. This migration will encompass the transfer of Oracle databases, as well as Cobol and Pro*C components. Our goal is to ensure a seamless transition while maintaining system integrity and performance.

Expected outcome:

Migrate the current IDA platform on IBM AIX to Linux. This includes

Cloning and compiling the code base ( Shell scripts, COBOL , Pro*C, Oracle StoredProcedures & pacakges )

Install syncsort ( from Precisely) on Linux and compile the libraries in Linux.

Integrate syncsort libraries with Pro*C & Cobol and ensure reports run in the new environment.

Oracle Database migration

Informatica can load & process files

Ensure the 20+ applications can connect to the IDA platform ( via Direct Connect JDBC, SQL server integration services, Python)

Establish OBIEE (PSW reporting) connectivity and run one report.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent in a technology related field (e.g., Computer Science, Engineering, etc.) required.

• 7+ years of hands-on experience in Data engineering, data warehousing and analytics technologies

• 7+ years of experience with Relational Databases (Preferably in Oracle)

• Not moving, but understand stored procedures

• Advanced experience with SQL and complex queries (should be able to debug)

• 5+ Experience with Informatica or any other ETL tools data integration and data movement design patterns (called via shell scripts)

• 5 + Experience in Shell scripting (K-Shell, Bash)

• 5 + years of experience working on Linux and AIX (proficient in at least one of these)

• Ability to understand and code in COBOL and Pro*C

• Not coding in COBOL. However, they need to understand COBOL code and ensure it works. How to compile and how to make it run.

• Solid understanding of domain-based design, data modeling and data structures

• Experience with DevOps, Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery (understanding of DevOps)

• Your ability to collaborate with other technical and business minds in the organization.

• Your experience in executing projects in an Agile environment (Kanban and Scrum)

Nice to have:

• Experience with Python

• Experience with Apache Tomcat

• Experience with business intelligence and analytics tools such as OBIEE

• Experience in AWS, Azure, Airflow is preferred.

• Experience in CICD automation tools

• Good understanding of financial services.

The Skills You Bring

• Good technical design and analysis skill

• Ability to deal with ambiguity and work in fast paced environment.

• Deep experience supporting critically important applications quickly.

• Superb communication skills, both through written and verbal channels

• Excellent collaboration skills ability to work with multiple teams in the organization.

• Ability to understand and adapt to changing business priorities and technology advancements.

• Strong knowledge and technology trends in implementing business applications.