Data Developer (ETL)

Project overview

Data Developer (ETL) - Contract role - West Midlands - £competitive

Synergize Consulting are now hiring for a Data Developer to work at a leading consultancy client on a contract basis.

The successful candidate will work closely with engineers, QA teams and other technical colleagues throughout the development life cycle to deliver high-quality, reliable and performant data solutions.

Key Responsibilities

Essential Skills and Experience

Desirable Skills and Experience

If you are looking to take the next exciting step in your IT career, please send in your CV for immediate consideration.

• Develop and maintain project artefacts, including Talend jobs, Denodo virtualisation views, Oracle DDL and SQL, and GitLab pipeline enhancements.
• Work within established Talend frameworks, standards and development patterns to deliver consistent, maintainable solutions.
• Investigate, diagnose and resolve defects and issues identified during testing and throughout the development life cycle.
• Review colleagues' development and test artefacts to ensure quality, consistency and adherence to technical standards.
• Conduct component testing of developed artefacts, including the creation and preparation of test data.
• Create and execute test packs to support component test automation.
• Work closely with QA colleagues to support testing activities, troubleshoot issues and facilitate defect resolution.
• Support performance testing activities, including the investigation and resolution of performance-related issues.
• Assist with production deployments, promotion activities and post-release warranty support.
• Provide technical guidance and support to colleagues, including mentoring junior engineers.
• Report progress, highlight risks and dependencies, and contribute to technical discussions with the Lead Engineer and wider delivery teams.
• Participate in relevant Agile ceremonies and cross-team coordination sessions, including Scrum of Scrums where required.
• Demonstrable experience in ETL development and data integration.
• Practical experience developing and maintaining ETL processes using Talend.
• Experience working with Denodo, including the development of data virtualisation views.
• Experience working with Oracle RDS, including SQL development, database objects and data manipulation.
• Experience with AWS services and cloud-based environments.
• Strong SQL skills and an understanding of relational database technologies.
• Experience investigating and resolving technical defects across development and testing environments.
• Knowledge of software development life cycle practices, component testing and defect management.
• Experience using GitLab or similar source control and CI/CD tools.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to work collaboratively across technical teams.
• Experience with alternative ETL tools such as Pentaho or Informatica, with transferable skills applicable to Talend-based development.
• Experience developing automated component tests and supporting performance testing.
• Familiarity with production release processes, deployment support and post-release warranty activities.
• Experience reviewing technical deliverables and providing guidance or mentoring to less experienced engineers.
• Experience working in Agile delivery environments.
• Due to the nature of the client, it would be an advantage for candidates to hold, or be eligible and willing to undergo, a certain level of security clearance (SC).

Project details

• Start: ASAP
• Remote: onsite
• Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom, GB