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Role Description

DHHS is seeking a Lead DataStage Platform Administrator to support the transition, stabilization, and ongoing operation of a large-scale enterprise data processing and analytics platform. This role will serve as the primary technical administrator for the IBM DataStage ETL platform and associated job orchestration tools, ensuring reliable execution of high-volume batch data processing workloads.

The Lead Administrator will be responsible for:

• Installation, configuration, tuning, monitoring, and operational support of the DataStage platform.
• Coordination with infrastructure, database, and application teams.
• Providing secondary operational administration support for the Cognos Analytics reporting platform.
• Assisting with monitoring, environment management, and operational troubleshooting.

This role operates within a lean team responsible for stabilizing and supporting a mission-critical enterprise data and reporting environment. The team is intentionally small, and every member is expected to take a hands-on, execution-oriented approach to problem solving and platform operations.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience administering IBM InfoSphere DataStage platforms.
• Demonstrated expertise in DataStage installation, configuration, and administration.
• Experience doing software installations, patches, and upgrades for InfoSphere DataStage in RHEL, Linux/Unix environments.
• Strong experience managing large-scale ETL batch processing environments.
• Experience administering ETL platforms integrated with enterprise job orchestration tools such as RunDeck, Control-M, or similar schedulers.
• Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning experience for ETL pipelines.
• Experience working with enterprise relational databases such as DB2.
• Experience working with Linux-based enterprise data platforms.
• Experience supporting data warehouse and analytics environments.

Requirements

• Experience supporting IBM Cognos Analytics platform administration.
• Experience supporting cloud-hosted data platforms (AWS preferred).
• Experience working in healthcare data environments, including claims or encounter data processing.
• Experience working with state government or public-sector technology programs.
• Familiarity with Medicaid systems, healthcare reporting, or regulatory data processing environments.

Key Skills

• IBM InfoSphere DataStage Administration
• Enterprise Job Orchestration (RunDeck, Control-M)
• Cognos Analytics Platform Operations
• Linux Administration