Law

Location: Richardson, TX

Duration: Long-term

Skype Interview Only

Position Description:

Direct responsibility for the design, maintenance, and support of Data Warehouse Systems.  The developer requires a high level of analytical and creative skills and an in-depth knowledge of database structure, data warehouse configuration, methodology, design, and modeling.  The developer's typical duties includes but not limited to designing and building data warehouses,   designing ETL architectures and procedures,  performing analysis, SQL scripting,  tuning and optimization on very large (multi-terabyte) databases, managing capacity planning and performance analysis,  working with application developers to design and develop database objects and structures according to project specifications, addressing data quality issues with users, vendors and management,  analyzing organizational data requirements and creating logical and physical Data Flow Diagrams and Entity Relationship Diagrams using tools such as Visio and Erwin. Must be able to work with and within a cross-functional development, QA and production team.

Skills Required:

This position supporting data extracts, i.e., pulling data primarily from the warehouse and creating outbound data files.  This position does not reflect the requirement for warehouse data acquisition.


PGP

UNIX:  For development of Kornshell scripts to execute Teradata BTEQ & UNIX functions.  (Data transformations are   performed using SQL.) 

FTP
Connect Direct
ETL Ascential DataStage (minimum 3 years)
ZENA:   For development of processes & scheduling.
Mainframe
BTEQ

Advanced Teradata skills (e.g., SQL, FastExport, compression), minimum of 5 years experience.  Effectively develops complex Teradata SQL coding (use of temp/volatile tables, complex joins, etc.)
Software development lifecycle process and the requirement to generate supporting artifacts for each phase
Experience in data warehousing/data mart environment
Possesses strong analytical thinking skills for activities such as:  data profiling, data analysis, data quality checking with supporting analytics
Verbal & written communication skills with both IT and business (who represent multiple levels within organization)   Creates clear and concise documentation, produces source to target maps, understands and validates metrics
Ability to multi-task and work on multiple projects & prioritize correctly.