Job Description
Inside IR35 - Hybrid - Must have an active SC Clearance
Job Description:
An experienced Data Engineer is required to support the CDW SA team in delivering DWIT Informatica Advanced Scans across Legacy data warehouses. This role is a key enabler for the strategic migration from Legacy data warehouses to the new Data Lakehouse architecture.
The successful candidate will work closely with DWIT and CDW stakeholders to establish a comprehensive and accurate as is view of each Legacy warehouse, leveraging Informatica Advanced Scanning capabilities wherever possible.
Key Responsibilities:
- Perform detailed analysis of Legacy data warehouses using Informatica Advanced Scanning techniques.
- Produce a complete and accurate as is representation of each data warehouse.
Identify and document all inbound data feeds consumed by CDW, including:
- Source/origin systems
- Data formats
- Full feed by feed data content
Capture and document the actual metadata held within the data warehouse, including:
- Table structures
- Field names and definitions
Identify and document all outbound data feeds from the data warehouse, including:
- Consuming systems or platforms
- Full feed by feed data content
- Outbound metadata (tables, fields, and structures)
- Where possible, generate bespoke outputs from Informatica Advanced Scanning for each Legacy warehouse to support analysis and migration planning.
- Collaborate with architecture, data, and migration teams to ensure outputs are aligned to Data Lakehouse migration objectives.
- Ensure documentation is clear, accurate, and suitable for use in downstream migration and governance activities.
Required Skills and Experience:
- Strong experience with Unix Shell Scripting
- PL/SQL and Oracle SQLMaestro/TWS scheduling tools
- ETL concepts and implementationsCommand line tools (PuTTY/CLI)File transfer tools (eg WinSCP)
- Use of text and documentation tools (eg Notepad , Word or equivalent)
Desirable Knowledge and Experience:
- SA Profiles extractsSA MARTsSA Warehouse structures and concepts
- Caseflow and KBSAuthoreteEureka
- Business Objects tooling: BO Infoview
- BO Developer
- BO CMC
- BO Import Wizard
Additional Information:
This role is hands on and delivery focused, supporting a critical phase of Legacy to Lakehouse migration.
Strong attention to detail, documentation quality, and stakeholder collaboration are essential.
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