Reporting to the Director of Data services, the successful candidate for this position will be responsible for the day to day running of the Data Warehouse team. This is a hands-on management position.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead a team to plan, design, and implement data warehouse projects and support existing data warehouses and data-marts. Set schedules and ensure timely completion of projects.
- Lead the team in developing ETL/ELT processes using Informatica PowerCenter software and validation code between source systems and the data warehouse. Maintain data warehouse and data mart modifications to support enhancements.
- Work with the team to develop long term Data Warehouse strategic direction.
- Ensure the quality, consistency and security of company data and data warehouse systems following a defined set of procedures and facilities (change control, security procedures, backups, etc).
- Work with Data Quality team and Business owners to ensure quality and integrity of data and processes. Establish plans to clean or replace legacy data stores.
- Work closely with internal customers and the Reporting team to coordinate plans and activities for development projects.
- Oracle SQL and Informatica ETL tuning.
- Team player - clearly communicates commitments, issues, completion dates and status with senior management.
- Strong documentation skills and attention to detail. Follow data warehouse development standards.
Key Skills
- Minimum 3 years experience leading a Data Warehouse team.
- Minimum 8 years experience in Data Warehouse development.
- Minimum 3 years Informatica development experience, proficient with PowerCenter designer, workflow manager, workflow monitor and repository manager;
- Solid understanding of dimensional models, the use of query tools, and metadata repositories.
- PowerCenter 8+ experience is required. PowerCenter 9 experience is a definite plus.
- Minimum one year Informatica administration experience. Setup job monitoring, repository administration, Informatica upgrade, migration, backups and tuning.
- Minimum five years Oracle database development experience, with data modeling; Database application administration experience in data warehouse environment;
- Able to multitask and set appropriate priorities.
- Proficiency with UNIX (RedHat Linux) shell scripting and cron jobs is required;
- Must be highly committed to systems and database security as well as data integrity;
- Must be self-motivated, have a strong team orientation, learn quickly and possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills;
- Must have B.S. degree in computer science or related field;
- Must be authorized to work for any US company.
Desired
- Experience with Tidal job scheduler is a definite plus.
- Data cleansing and profiling skills are preferred.
| Location: | San Mateo, CA United States |
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| Web Site: | www.epocrates.com |
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| Headquarters: | 1100 Park Place San Mateo, CA 94403 United States |
| Industry: | Healthcare Services |