Ab Initio Administrator - Onsite

Spatial Front, Inc.

$90K — $120K *
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field, or equivalent experience.
  • 3+ years of experience in infrastructure, systems administration, ETL platform support, or related roles.
  • Hands-on experience with on-premises Oracle and Solaris/UNIX environments.
  • Strong scripting and automation skills for operational and administrative support.
  • Experience with ETL processes, data movement, batch processing, scheduling, and file transfer mechanisms.
  • U.S. Citizen with an active Secret security clearance or ability to obtain one.
  • Preferred experience in secure federal or DoD environments.

Responsibilities

  • Administer, monitor, and sustain the Ab Initio platform and data integration infrastructure for PeopleSoft HCM in a secure environment.
  • Install, configure, patch, maintain, and troubleshoot Ab Initio and Oracle-based components across environments.
  • Perform core administrative functions such as job execution, scheduling, and metadata support.
  • Develop and maintain scripts and automation utilities to enhance operational efficiency.
  • Monitor system health and ETL job performance, investigating incidents and ensuring timely resolution.
  • Support change control processes and promote compliance with security requirements.
  • Collaborate with various teams to maintain integrations and ensure stable operations.

Benefits

  • Work in a fully on-site role in Arlington, VA.
  • Engagement in a secure, on-premises federal environment.
  • Opportunities to support mission-critical systems.
  • Access to comprehensive benefits as outlined on the company's career page.
Full Job Description
Job Type

Full-time

Description

The ideal candidate will be responsible for the administration, sustainment, security, and continuous improvement of the Ab Initio platform and related data integration infrastructure supporting PeopleSoft HCM within a secured, on-premises federal environment. This role requires strong platform administration, troubleshooting, scripting, and automation skills, along with experience operating in highly secure, mission-critical enterprise environments.

Work Location: On-site Only, Arlington, VA

Key Responsibilities:
  • Administer, monitor, and sustain the Ab Initio platform and associated data integration infrastructure supporting PeopleSoft HCM and connected enterprise systems in a secure, on-premises environment.
  • Install, configure, patch, maintain, and troubleshoot Ab Initio components, supporting servers, and Oracle-based platform dependencies across development, test, and production environments.
  • Perform core Ab Initio administrative functions, including:
  • Environment setup
  • Job execution and scheduling coordination
  • Metadata and repository support
  • File handling and data movement
  • Platform access administration
  • Develop and maintain shell scripts, automation utilities, runbooks, and SOPs to improve reliability, efficiency, and operational consistency.
  • Monitor system health, ETL job performance, batch processing, logs, interfaces, and capacity; investigate incidents and coordinate timely resolution.
  • Support change control processes, release readiness, audit activities, and environment promotions in compliance with security and operational requirements.
  • Collaborate with application, database, middleware, infrastructure, and security teams to maintain integrations, troubleshoot issues, and ensure stable operations.
  • Participate in system hardening, vulnerability remediation, contingency planning, backup and recovery, and sustainment activities in highly secure environments.


Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent relevant experience).
  • 3+ years of experience in infrastructure, systems administration, ETL platform support, or related roles.
  • Hands-on experience with on-premises Oracle and Solaris/UNIX environments.
  • Strong scripting and automation skills for operational and administrative support.
  • Experience with ETL processes, data movement, batch processing, scheduling, and file transfer mechanisms.
  • Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain one.
  • Experience working in secure federal or DoD environments is preferred.

Desired Skills:
  • Familiarity with PeopleSoft HCM architecture, interfaces, batch processing, and Oracle ecosystem integrations.
  • Experience supporting Ab Initio platform capabilities in enterprise environments, including job execution, scheduling, metadata/repository management, and production sustainment.
  • Knowledge of operational best practices, including runbooks, SOPs, change management, backup and recovery, incident and problem management.
  • Ability to collaborate across cross-functional teams supporting mission-critical systems.

Additional Information:
  • Clearance: Must be a U.S. Citizen with an active Secret security clearance or the ability to obtain one.
  • Work Environment: On-site 100%.
  • For information on SFI's benefits, please visit http://www.spatialfront.com/pages/career.html
  • This is a full-time, W2 position.
  • No agencies, third parties, or Corp-to-Corp submissions.

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