Ab-Initio Developer

Software Guidance & Assistance, Inc. (SGA) is searching for an Ab Initio Developer for a right-to-hire assignment with one of our premier financial services clients in Tampa, FL.

Responsibilities:
• Conduct tasks related to feasibility studies, time and cost estimates, IT planning, risk technology, applications development, model development, and establish and implement new or revised applications systems and programs to meet specific business needs or user areas 
• Monitor and control all phases of development process and analysis, design, construction, testing, and implementation as well as provide user and operational support on applications to business users 
• Utilize in-depth specialty knowledge of applications development to analyze complex problems/issues, provide evaluation of business process, system process, and industry standards, and make evaluative judgement 
• Recommend and develop security measures in post implementation analysis of business usage to ensure successful system design and functionality 
• Consult with users/clients and other technology groups on issues, recommend advanced programming solutions, and install and assist customer exposure systems 
• Ensure essential procedures are followed and help define operating standards and processes 
• Serve as advisor or coach to new or lower level analysts 
• Has the ability to operate with a limited level of direct supervision.  
• Can exercise independence of judgement and autonomy.  
• Acts as SME to senior stakeholders and /or other team members. 
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding the firm, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Required Skills:
• Bachelor’s degree/University degree or equivalent experience 
• 4-8 years of relevant experience in Ab Initio suite (GDE, EME, Conduct>It, Continuous Flows, etc.) 
• Strong SQL skills and experience with relational databases (e.g., Oracle, Teradata, PostgreSQL) 
• Good understanding of data warehousing concepts, ETL best practices, and data modeling 
• Familiarity with scheduling tools (e.g., Autosys, Control-M) and version control systems (e.g., Git) 
• Experience in the banking or financial services domain 
• Exposure to cloud-based data solutions (e.g., GCP, AWS, Azure) 
• Familiarity with big data technologies (e.g., Hadoop, Spark) is a plus 
• Strong problem-solving and debugging skills in complex data environments 
• Ability to write clean, efficient, and well-documented code 
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills 
• Experience in systems analysis and programming of software applications 
• Experience in managing and implementing successful projects 
• Working knowledge of consulting/project management techniques/methods 
• Ability to work under pressure and manage deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements