02nd March, 2026
For more than three decades, Strategic Data Systems (SDS) has been a software consultancy firm specializing in strategy, technology, and business transformation for Fortune 100 companies, mid-sized firms, and startups. At SDS, we empower our development teams to address our clients' critical business challenges by leveraging cutting edge technologies. If you seek a workplace where your contributions are truly appreciated, then SDS is the company for you. Join us today to work alongside fellow development specialists and become a crucial part of our dynamic and cohesive community.
Job Title: DataStage Engineer III
Location: Cincinnati, OH (Downtown)
Years of Experience: 3-10+
Contract Length: 11/30/26
TOP SKILLS:
Must Have
- Advanced Troubleshooting & Incident Response
- DataStage
- Experience Ensuring Stable and Predictable Data Migration
- Experience Maintaining Platform Resilience During Key Events
- Experience Optimizing High-volume Conversion Workloads
- Experience Reducing Operational and Timeline Risk
- Experience Supporting Business Continuity Across Integrations
- Platform Engineering & Optimization
- Stability Assurance During Key Events
What You'll Do JOB DESCRIPTION
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday
3:00 AM - 12:00 PM Eastern time,
Weekend flexibility- planned weekend hours for one weekend in June, July and September (Labor Day Weekend)
This roles will provide expertise in the following areas related to DataStage: - Advanced Troubleshooting & Incident Response: Rapid diagnosis and resolution of job failures (abends) to maintain test and production stability.
- Platform Engineering & Optimization: Monitoring and tuning of the DataStage platform performance under increased test and cutover volumes.
- Stability Assurance During Key Events: Hands-on platform oversight and issue resolution during Mock cycles, conversion weekend, and the stabilization period that follows.
- Ensuring Stable and Predictable Data Migration: Deep DataStage expertise enables proactive detection and resolution of job performance issues, bottlenecks, and abends that could impact critical conversion processing.
- Optimizing High-volume Conversion Workloads: As data volumes may significantly increase overall workload load on the platform, this role will tune and optimize DataStage jobs so they scale to meet cutover and Mock testing throughput requirements.
- Maintaining Platform Resilience During Key Events: Provide hands-on oversight during all Mock cycles, the conversion weekend, and the post go-live stabilization period, ensuring that data pipelines run without delays or failures that would impact downstream systems.
- Reducing Operational and Timeline Risk: By providing Level 3-4 engineering support, this role will fill a critical skill gap in advanced troubleshooting, root cause identification, and rapid remediation needed to prevent cascading conversion delays.
- Supporting Business Continuity Across Integrations: DataStage reliability directly impacts customer account setup, transaction history migration, downstream regulatory reporting, and product readiness — all essential elements of Merge the Bank outcomes.
What You'll Get SDS, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.
- Competitive base salary
- Medical, dental, and vision insurance coverage
- Optional life and disability insurance provided
- 401(k) with a company match and optional profit sharing
- Paid vacation time
- Paid Bench time
- Training allowance offering
- You'll be eligible to earn referral bonuses!
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