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Ab Initio Developer
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Reston, Fairfax County, Virginia, 20194, USA
Listed on 2026-06-02
Listing for:
3B Staffing
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-06-02
Job specializations:
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IT/Tech
Data Engineer, Cloud Computing, Data Warehousing
Job Description & How to Apply Below
LOCATION: Reston, VA (Hybrid - Onsite 1x/week)
TYPE: Contract-to-Hire
ELIGIBILITY: USC or GC holders residing in MD, VA, or DC
INDUSTRY: Federal Healthcare ONLY
BENEFITS: Eligible for FTE conversion, long-term opportunity, collaborative and mission-driven team
Strong experience with Ab Initio, ETL/ELT development, AWS (Glue, Redshift, Kafka), Cloudera/Hadoop ecosystem, SQL, shell scripting, and data warehouse architecture - preferably within healthcare or federal environments
OVERVIEW:
Our Federal Healthcare client is seeking an experienced Ab Initio Developer to join their Data Integration team. The ideal candidate will be a hands-on engineer with a strong background in ETL/ELT development, data architecture, and cloud/hybrid infrastructure. This role focuses on building scalable, secure, and high-performance data pipelines that support enterprise-level data warehouse and business intelligence platforms.
The right candidate will bring a mix of deep technical expertise, leadership in solution design, and familiarity with both on-premise and cloud data environments. This is a high-impact role working on strategic initiatives to deliver clean, actionable data to stakeholders.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Design and implement data integration frameworks leveraging Ab Initio and cloud-native technologies.
- Develop and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines and optimize performance for large-scale data environments.
- Lead data modeling and architecture efforts; support dimensional modeling, OLAP, and de-normalized structures.
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, analytics, and Dev Ops teams to deliver production-ready solutions.
- Support data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL/ELT) using Hadoop-based platforms such as Cloudera, HDFS, Hive, and Impala.
- Maintain code quality through unit testing, documentation, and adherence to best practices.
- Interpret large datasets to generate insights and support key business decisions.
- Participate in Agile ceremonies, project planning, and performance tuning efforts.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- 8+ years in data engineering and ETL/ELT solution development
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with Ab Initio
- AWS experience, especially with data services like Glue, Redshift, Kafka
- 2+ years experience working with Cloudera or other Hadoop-based platforms
- Strong proficiency with SQL, JPA, and performance tuning of complex queries
- Knowledge of CDC (Change Data Capture) using Ab Initio
- Experience with Unix/Linux shell scripting
- Working knowledge of Java is a plus
- Familiarity with Agile development and CI/CD practices
- Understanding of OLTP vs. OLAP, data warehouse fundamentals, and big data architecture
- Ability to independently troubleshoot and mentor junior developers
- Java development experience
- Hands-on experience with secure coding and production support
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to communicate technical topics to non-technical stakeholders
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