Data Engineer: Senior Ab initio developer

Data Engineer: Senior Ab initio developer

Contract Type:

Contractor

Location:

Glasgow

Industry:

Financial Services

Contact Name:

Kelzi McKelvey

Contact Phone:

Date Published:

09-Oct-2025

🚀 Senior Ab Initio Developer
📍 Location: Glasgow (2–3 days on-site)
💷 Rate:+- £400 per day

We’re looking for a Senior Ab Initio Developer with deep expertise in real-time data processing to join one of our leading financial services organisation on a contract.

You’ll be responsible for designing and optimising high-performance data integration solutions using Ab Initio GDE, Continuous Flows (CF), and Messaging Queues (MQ) to support real-time analytics and mission-critical applications.

What You’ll Do

  • Design and develop Ab Initio-based ETL solutions focused on real-time data flows.

  • Work closely with data architects and analysts to turn complex data needs into scalable solutions.

  • Optimise and troubleshoot high-volume, low-latency pipelines.

  • Integrate data flows with Kafka, MQ, or other streaming platforms.

  • Maintain clear technical documentation and participate in code reviews and deployments.

  • Ensure data quality, integrity, and security at every stage.

  • Mentor junior developers and champion Ab Initio best practices.

What We’re Looking For

  • 7+ years’ hands-on experience with Ab Initio GDE, EME, and Conduct ?It.

  • 3+ years’ experience with Continuous Flows and real-time data processing.

  • Solid understanding of message-based architectures(IBM MQ, Kafka, RabbitMQ).

  • Strong Unix/Linux scripting and SQL skills.

  • Experience with data modelling, warehousing, and integration.

  • Exposure to cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) is a plus.

  • Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.

Nice to Have

  • Ab Initio certification.

  • Experience in financial services.

  • Familiarity with DevOps / CI/CD pipelines and Git.

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