Data Warehouse Consultant (Development and Analysis)
Cologne, Germany
Experience
Jan 2025 - Present
10 months
Karlsruhe, Germany
Remote
Data Warehouse Consultant (Development and Analysis)
Atruvia AG
Developing and enhancing ETL data load jobs with IBM DataStage and optimizing SQL in an IBM DB2 environment as part of the Agree21 data migration
Analyzing data quality and developing test procedures
Creating scripts in MS Powershell and documenting GIT deployment processes
Technologies RedHat Linux, IBM DB2 with DB Visualizer, IBM InfoSphere
Jan 2022 - Jun 2025
3 years 6 months
Bern, Switzerland
Data Warehouse Consultant (Development and Analysis)
Mobiliar Versicherung
Developing and modeling a new data warehouse core in consultation with the business department
Performing ad-hoc queries and risk analysis based on the DWH core for the business side
Supporting the setup of a business layer based on the DWH core
Defining and reviewing data mappings
Developing and enhancing ETL data load jobs with IBM DataStage and PL/SQL in an Oracle, IBM DB2 (with IDAA), and MS SQL environment
Analyzing data quality and developing test procedures
Prototyping QuerySurge routines and integration into IBM DataStage
Introducing a new data compression functionality into the data warehouse
Connecting data from IBM CDC, Kafka/Avro, Schema Registry, and Kafka Connect framework with IBM DataStage and the Java Integration Stage
Involved in areas: contract, partner, object, product, location, claim
Updating SAP BO reports, universes, and lists of values
Testing and updating InfoBurst configurations
Reverse engineering historical ETL processes and troubleshooting
Monitoring daily data processing and resolving loading issues
Jan 2021 - Dec 2021
1 year
Bern, Switzerland
Data Warehouse Consultant (Development and Analysis)
Postfinance
Analyzing data quality and performing consistency tests
Creating and optimizing ad-hoc SQL queries for runtime performance with index optimization
Prototyping partition and tablespace distribution for large tables
Developing ETL data load jobs in Python in an IntelliJ environment
Optimizing data query performance in Oracle DB using indexes, pragmas, and partitioning
Jan 2020 - Dec 2023
4 years
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Data Warehouse Consultant (Development and Analysis)
Deutsche Bundesbank
Data modeling of the core data warehouse (Data Vault 2.0) for international banking data
Developing ETL data load jobs with IBM DataStage and Unix bash scripting
Prototyping DataStage with Unix control and generic ETL data loading
Creating and loading error log tables and views
Creating mapping specifications
Creating XML-SQL queries, views, and extractions
Analyzing data quality and performing consistency tests
Target2 integration for master data (CRDM) and transaction data (RTGS/CLM)
Jan 2016 - Dec 2020
5 years
Bern, Switzerland
Data Warehouse Consultant (Development and Analysis)
Mobiliar Versicherung
Developing and modeling a new data warehouse core in consultation with the business department
Performing ad-hoc queries and risk analysis based on the DWH core for the business side
Supporting the setup of a business layer based on the DWH core
Defining and reviewing data mappings
Developing and enhancing ETL data load jobs with IBM DataStage and PL/SQL in an Oracle, IBM DB2 (with IDAA), and MS SQL environment
Analyzing data quality and developing test procedures
Prototyping QuerySurge routines and integration into IBM DataStage
Introducing a new data compression functionality into the data warehouse
Connecting data from IBM CDC, Kafka/Avro, Schema Registry, and Kafka Connect framework with IBM DataStage and the Java Integration Stage
Involved in areas: contract, partner, object, product, location, claim
Updating SAP BO reports, universes, and lists of values
Testing and updating InfoBurst configurations
Reverse engineering historical ETL processes and troubleshooting
Monitoring daily data processing and resolving loading issues
Jan 2014 - Dec 2016
3 years
Auckland, New Zealand
Manager and Solutions Architect
Ernst & Young
Introduced a new insurance data model based on IBM IAA (partner, contract, commission, claim, product business system) with corresponding data warehouse architecture
Connected open data sources using MS-SSIS ETL tools (WebServices/REST) for banks
Migrated MS Project data into a Tableau application
Created a white paper on big data architectures based on Hadoop and its distributions
Jan 2014 - Dec 2014
1 year
Wiesbaden, Germany
Team Leader and Data Migration Expert
SOKA-Bau Versorgungskasse
Led a team and served as the point of contact for resolving technical and business issues
Conducted data quality analysis of contract and debt collection data in a staging database and in the SAP GUI
Migrated data from external source systems into a new SAP FS-CD system
Performed as-is analysis, created data mappings, and analyzed data in collaboration with the business department
Jan 2012 - Dec 2013
2 years
Heidelberg, Germany
Data Warehouse Consultant
Janitos
Technical lead in developing a neutral insurance data model in ETL using DataStage
Populated data marts (star schema) and hub-and-spoke architecture
Created ad-hoc queries for the management information system in PL/SQL and optimized them
Designed and implemented data extractions according to specifications for commission and claim reports
Optimized data extraction SQL for large data volumes in terms of structure and runtime
Managed version control with SVN
Jan 2012 - Dec 2012
1 year
Walldorf, Germany
IBM Websphere DataStage Specialist
SAP
Supported troubleshooting and function enhancements of ETL jobs for a CRM system
Performed functional testing of SOAP components and assisted with software extensions
Designed and implemented ETL jobs for data extraction
Prepared development and test documentation for DataStage
Optimized data extraction SQL for large data volumes in the CRM system
Integrated DataStage web services into SAP NetWeaver
Jan 2008 - Dec 2012
5 years
Cologne, Germany
ETL Expert for Data Integration
Talanx-HDI-Gerling Versicherung
Developed functional concepts and specifications for migrating data from external sources into an analytic database system with master data management (MDM)
Modeled data and designed databases, including SQL optimization and guidelines for the database administrator
Managed version control with Jenkins and an in-house tool
Designed and implemented SQL scripts and ETL jobs for data analysis and extraction
Migrated data from external systems and integrated it into the data model using SQL*Loader scripts on UNIX
Extended ETL mappings and documented and implemented them according to specifications
Conducted unit tests (TAT/UAT) and prepared test documentation
Designed and implemented a web-based monitoring tool for error analysis of daily data processing
Created and implemented control scripts (ksh) for ETL and data extraction and integrated them into job scheduling
Maintained and enhanced a frontend tool for master data presentation in web format
Jan 2008 - Dec 2008
1 year
Frankfurt am Main, Germany
Informatica ETL Data Warehouse Consultant
EuroHypo
Implementation, documentation and unit tests of ETL mappings
Configuration and execution of unit tests
Enhancement of existing ETL mappings based on business requirements
Impact analysis and documentation of ETL mapping enhancements for SAP systems
Programming PL/SQL stored procedures
GUI programming of diagnostic tools for database interfaces using C#
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
1 year
Leverkusen, Germany
Review and Optimization of ETL Processes in Master Data Management
Bayer CropScience
Review of the data warehouse architecture and implementation of the master data project
Design of blueprint documentation for the master data project
Planning of data extraction and data transfer between source and target systems
Translating business requirements into technical specifications for ETL implementation
Data modeling of the master data system (MDM)
Analysis of existing data structures, data profiling and design of a new data model
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
1 year
Germany
ETL Internet Consultant for Informatica and DataStage
Daimler
Designing a workshop presentation and project plan for a Daimler data warehouse
PowerCenter Informatica ETL implementation of ETL mappings and populating a DB2 data model
Programming and documenting a multithreading application on Linux (C++ and GTK)
Extension to generate three-dimensional Mandelbrot figures, viewable with VRML plug-ins in modern web browsers
Jan 2007 - Dec 2007
1 year
Stockholm, Sweden
Data Warehouse Consultant for ETL Process Review
Nordea Bank
Code review of DataStage ETL implementations and PowerCenter Informatica based on business transformation rules
Ensuring and improving data quality by reviewing data structures and data models
Evaluating mapping rules against the programmed stored procedures
Introducing a new documentation standard for stored procedures
Designing process improvements and presenting them to management
Jan 2006 - Dec 2006
1 year
Vienna, Austria
ETL Expert in Basel II Implementation
Raiffeisen Zentral Bank
Validating data and entity relationships, and assisting the business side in improving source data quality
Creating SQL scripts for data analysis in Oracle DB
Designing and programming ETL routines for Ascential DataStage
Integration and testing in the IBM AIX environment
Documenting and creating ETL mappings based on business requirements
Developing control mechanisms for DataStage jobs using custom UNIX scripts
Jan 2006 - Dec 2006
1 year
Munich, Germany
Data Warehouse ETL Expert
Insurance Chamber of Bavaria
Validation of the data model with custom SQL scripts
Programming ETL routines with DataStage EE (Parallel Jobs) version
Testing and integration in the IBM AIX environment and IBM DB2 databases
Designing and implementing ETL interfaces for data warehouse projects
Jan 2004 - Dec 2005
2 years
Brussels, Belgium
IS Solutions Analyst
DHL GCC Europe
Programming ETL routines for Ascential DataStage data warehouse
Performance analysis and tuning, testing and integration in the HP Unix environment
Creating stored procedures for validation
Defining standards for data extraction and data transfer within Unix scripts and SQL
Building a web user interface to manage the entire data warehouse process in PHP on HP Unix with Oracle DB connection