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ETL Developer jobs on OPT are a strong fit for F-1 students with backgrounds in computer science, information systems, or data engineering. Most roles qualify as STEM OPT extensions, giving you up to 36 months of work authorization. Employers typically expect proficiency in SQL, Python, and at least one ETL tool like Informatica or SSIS.
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Hiring near our US Centers of Excellence. Hybrid, flexible environment Irving, TX. Gartner offers a hybrid, flexible environment, with remote work that allows associates great flexibility to work from home, and opportunities to connect with colleagues for moments that matter on-site. Candidates that apply should be located within a reasonable proximity to one of Gartner’s Centers of Excellence office locations.
Software Engineer MDM (ETL)
Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients. We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner. Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.
About this role:
We are seeking a skilled Software Engineer to join our Data Management team. This role focuses on the development, customization, and integration of Master Data Management (MDM) solutions using ETL tools. This person would maintain the highest data quality standards demanded by Gartner utilizing multiple state-of-the-art technologies in data engineering, data operations and data mastering in a cloud-based environment.
What you’ll do:
- You will participate in the technical design, development, and deployment of innovative data solutions. Your expertise in AWS Cloud, SQS, SQL, Glue, Python, PostgreSQL, and Agile methodologies will guide the team towards successful project completion.
- Analyze business requirements, design solutions, and implement functionality related to Data Management.
- Build and maintain Data Pipelines using SQL, Ataccama and AWS technologies like Glue and Python.
- Build and configure web services, Event Driven Architecture components.
- Utilize Master Data Management tools like Ataccama and in-house tools to ensure filtering, mastering, and data quality rules are appropriately enabled and adequately tested.
- Engage in day-to-day data operations involving troubleshooting data pipelines and monitoring and maintaining job schedules.
- Conduct thorough code reviews, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers and designers, to align technical and business requirements.
- Follow best practices and industry standards while implementing Data Engineering and Mastering functions.
What you’ll need:
Strong IT professional with minimum 2 years of experience in cloud-based data engineering, preferably in ETL and AWS. The candidate should have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Must have:
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science or a related field required
- Experience with ETL processes and tools.
- Proficient in utilizing AWS services.
- Excellent SQL and data analytics skills – ability to look at complex stored procedures and troubleshoot performance issues.
- Experience in PostgreSQL or similar cloud-based DB
Nice to have:
- Experience working with AWS Glue
- Experience in Data Governance, Data Architecture, and Data Operations
- Good knowledge of cloud technology AWS, Azure, and exposure to cloud tools.
- Proficiency in either Python/Java programming
- Basic understanding of MDM fundamentals and domains.
- Experience with Atacama would be a huge advantage.
Who you are:
- Excellent communication skills.
- Attitude and aptitude to learn, collaborate, and work towards common goals of the team. Must be a team player.
- Able to work independently or within but interact with a team proactively collaboratively in a fast-paced AGILE-SCRUM environment.
- Owns success – Takes responsibility for the successful delivery
- Feels strongly about the importance of Master Data and will do your best to improve its quality and trust across the organization
- Strong desire to improve upon their skills in tools and technologies
Don’t meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles.
What you will get:
- Competitive compensation.
- Limitless growth and learning opportunities.
- Ongoing mentorship and apprenticeship; Leadership courses, development programs, technical courses, certification opportunities and more!
- A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.
- A chance to make an impact – your work will contribute directly to our strategy.
- Enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices.
- 20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.
- Extensive medical, dental insurance and vision plan.
- 401K with corporate match, immediate vesting.
- Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs.
- Parental leave.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Gartner Gives Charity Match. And much more!
Who are we?
At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world. Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities. Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.
What makes Gartner a great place to work?
Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance. We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients. Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations. We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.
Gartner is the world authority on AI
At Gartner, you’ll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive, objective guidance throughout clients’ AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. You’ll have access to unmatched resources, expertise, and technology, and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes. It’s an exciting time to be at Gartner, with limitless opportunities to make a real impact, grow your skills, and build a lasting, meaningful career in a field that’s reshaping the way we operate. If you’re passionate about AI and want to be part of a team that’s guiding the leaders who shape the world, Gartner is the place for you.
What do we offer?
Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers. In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.
Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us. Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 74,000 USD - 116,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.
The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity. Gartner is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling Human Resources at +1 (203) 964-0096 or by sending an email to ApplicantAccommodations@gartner.com.
Job Requisition ID:101434
By submitting your information and application, you confirm that you have read and agree to the country or regional recruitment notice linked below applicable to your place of residence. Gartner Applicant Privacy Link: https://jobs.gartner.com/applicant-privacy-policy
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INTRODUCTION
Hiring near our US Centers of Excellence. Hybrid, flexible environment Irving, TX. Gartner offers a hybrid, flexible environment, with remote work that allows associates great flexibility to work from home, and opportunities to connect with colleagues for moments that matter on-site. Candidates that apply should be located within a reasonable proximity to one of Gartner’s Centers of Excellence office locations.
Software Engineer MDM (ETL)
Join a world-class team of skilled engineers who build creative digital solutions to support our colleagues and clients. We make a broad organizational impact by delivering cutting-edge technology solutions that power Gartner. Gartner IT values its culture of nonstop innovation, an outcome-driven approach to success, and the notion that great ideas can come from anyone on the team.
About this role:
We are seeking a skilled Software Engineer to join our Data Management team. This role focuses on the development, customization, and integration of Master Data Management (MDM) solutions using ETL tools. This person would maintain the highest data quality standards demanded by Gartner utilizing multiple state-of-the-art technologies in data engineering, data operations and data mastering in a cloud-based environment.
What you’ll do:
- You will participate in the technical design, development, and deployment of innovative data solutions. Your expertise in AWS Cloud, SQS, SQL, Glue, Python, PostgreSQL, and Agile methodologies will guide the team towards successful project completion.
- Analyze business requirements, design solutions, and implement functionality related to Data Management.
- Build and maintain Data Pipelines using SQL, Ataccama and AWS technologies like Glue and Python.
- Build and configure web services, Event Driven Architecture components.
- Utilize Master Data Management tools like Ataccama and in-house tools to ensure filtering, mastering, and data quality rules are appropriately enabled and adequately tested.
- Engage in day-to-day data operations involving troubleshooting data pipelines and monitoring and maintaining job schedules.
- Conduct thorough code reviews, ensuring adherence to coding standards and best practices.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including product managers and designers, to align technical and business requirements.
- Follow best practices and industry standards while implementing Data Engineering and Mastering functions.
What you’ll need:
Strong IT professional with minimum 2 years of experience in cloud-based data engineering, preferably in ETL and AWS. The candidate should have strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Must have:
- Bachelor’s degree or foreign equivalent degree in Computer Science or a related field required
- Experience with ETL processes and tools.
- Proficient in utilizing AWS services.
- Excellent SQL and data analytics skills – ability to look at complex stored procedures and troubleshoot performance issues.
- Experience in PostgreSQL or similar cloud-based DB
Nice to have:
- Experience working with AWS Glue
- Experience in Data Governance, Data Architecture, and Data Operations
- Good knowledge of cloud technology AWS, Azure, and exposure to cloud tools.
- Proficiency in either Python/Java programming
- Basic understanding of MDM fundamentals and domains.
- Experience with Atacama would be a huge advantage.
Who you are:
- Excellent communication skills.
- Attitude and aptitude to learn, collaborate, and work towards common goals of the team. Must be a team player.
- Able to work independently or within but interact with a team proactively collaboratively in a fast-paced AGILE-SCRUM environment.
- Owns success – Takes responsibility for the successful delivery
- Feels strongly about the importance of Master Data and will do your best to improve its quality and trust across the organization
- Strong desire to improve upon their skills in tools and technologies
Don’t meet every single requirement? We encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this or other roles.
What you will get:
- Competitive compensation.
- Limitless growth and learning opportunities.
- Ongoing mentorship and apprenticeship; Leadership courses, development programs, technical courses, certification opportunities and more!
- A collaborative and positive culture - join a diverse team of professionals that are as smart and driven as you.
- A chance to make an impact – your work will contribute directly to our strategy.
- Enjoy the flexibility of working from home and the energy of collaborating with peers in our dynamic offices.
- 20+ PTO days plus holidays and floating holidays in your first year.
- Extensive medical, dental insurance and vision plan.
- 401K with corporate match, immediate vesting.
- Health-and-wellness-related allowance programs.
- Parental leave.
- Tuition reimbursement.
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Gartner Gives Charity Match. And much more!
Who are we?
At Gartner, Inc. (NYSE:IT), we guide the leaders who shape the world. Our mission relies on expert analysis and bold ideas to deliver actionable, objective business and technology insights, helping enterprise leaders and their teams succeed with their mission-critical priorities. Since our founding in 1979, we’ve grown to 20,000 associates globally who support over 13,000 client enterprises in ~90 countries and territories. We do important, interesting and substantive work that matters. That’s why we hire associates with the intellectual curiosity, energy and drive to want to make a difference. The bar is unapologetically high. So is the impact you can have here.
What makes Gartner a great place to work?
Our vast, virtually untapped market potential offers limitless opportunities – opportunities that may not even exist right now – for you to grow professionally and flourish personally. How far you go is driven by your passion and performance. We hire remarkable people who collaborate and win as a team. Together, our singular, unifying goal is to deliver results for our clients. Our teams are inclusive and composed of individuals from different geographies, cultures, religions, ethnicities, races, genders, sexual orientations, abilities and generations. We invest in great leaders who bring out the best in you and the company, enabling us to multiply our impact and results. This is why, year after year, we are recognized worldwide as a great place to work.
Gartner is the world authority on AI
At Gartner, you’ll join a company at the very center of the AI revolution. Gartner has proactive, objective guidance throughout clients’ AI journeys. We set the standard for how organizations leverage artificial intelligence to drive meaningful impact. You’ll have access to unmatched resources, expertise, and technology, and play a key role in helping Gartner and our clients innovate and grow as we leverage AI to transform business and technology landscapes. It’s an exciting time to be at Gartner, with limitless opportunities to make a real impact, grow your skills, and build a lasting, meaningful career in a field that’s reshaping the way we operate. If you’re passionate about AI and want to be part of a team that’s guiding the leaders who shape the world, Gartner is the place for you.
What do we offer?
Gartner offers world-class benefits, highly competitive compensation and disproportionate rewards for top performers. In our hybrid work environment, we provide the flexibility and support for you to thrive — working virtually when it's productive to do so and getting together with colleagues in a vibrant community that is purposeful, engaging and inspiring.
Ready to grow your career with Gartner? Join us. Gartner believes in fair and equitable pay. A reasonable estimate of the base salary range for this role is 74,000 USD - 116,000 USD. Please note that actual salaries may vary within the range, or be above or below the range, based on factors including, but not limited to, education, training, experience, professional achievement, business need, and location. In addition to base salary, employees will participate in either an annual bonus plan based on company and individual performance, or a role-based, uncapped sales incentive plan. Our talent acquisition team will provide the specific opportunity on our bonus or incentive programs to eligible candidates. We also offer market leading benefit programs including generous PTO, a 401k match up to $7,200 per year, the opportunity to purchase company stock at a discount, and more.
The policy of Gartner is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, citizenship status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protected status and to seek to advance the principles of equal employment opportunity. Gartner is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer and offers opportunities to all job seekers, including job seekers with disabilities. If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Company’s career webpage as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling Human Resources at +1 (203) 964-0096 or by sending an email to ApplicantAccommodations@gartner.com.
Job Requisition ID:101434
By submitting your information and application, you confirm that you have read and agree to the country or regional recruitment notice linked below applicable to your place of residence. Gartner Applicant Privacy Link: https://jobs.gartner.com/applicant-privacy-policy
For efficient navigation through the application, please only use the back button within the application, not the back arrow within your browser.
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Confirm your role qualifies for STEM OPT
ETL Developer roles fall under CIP code 11.0401 (Information Science) or 14.0901 (Computer Engineering). Confirm your degree's CIP code with your DSO before accepting an offer to ensure your 24-month STEM extension is valid.
Lead with your technical stack in applications
Hiring managers screening ETL candidates look for specific tools first. List SQL, Python, Spark, Informatica, SSIS, or Talend prominently on your resume. Burying these under soft skills costs you callbacks from technical recruiters scanning quickly.
Target employers already filing H-1B petitions
Companies that have sponsored H-1B visas for data engineers in the past are your most likely OPT employers. Check DOL LCA disclosure data for ETL or data integration job titles to identify sponsorship-ready companies before applying.
Address OPT timing transparently with recruiters
ETL roles often involve long-term data infrastructure projects. Letting recruiters know your STEM OPT end date upfront reassures them you have sufficient runway, especially if you have 18 or more months of authorization remaining.
Build a portfolio of data pipeline projects
Employers hiring ETL Developers want evidence of real pipeline work, not just coursework. Document two or three personal or academic projects involving data extraction, transformation, and loading on GitHub with clear README files and schema diagrams.
Understand your E-Verify obligation as an OPT student
STEM OPT employers must be enrolled in E-Verify. Before your start date, confirm this with HR. An employer not enrolled in E-Verify cannot legally employ you on a STEM OPT extension, regardless of the offer letter.
Etl Developer OPT: Frequently Asked Questions
Do ETL Developer jobs qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
Most ETL Developer roles qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension, provided your underlying degree is in a STEM-designated field such as computer science, information systems, or data science. The extension brings your total OPT period to 36 months. Confirm your degree's CIP code with your DSO before relying on STEM eligibility for a specific offer.
How do I find ETL Developer jobs that sponsor OPT or H-1B visas?
Migrate Mate is built specifically for F-1 OPT students and filters jobs by visa sponsorship willingness, so you are not wasting applications on employers who will not sponsor. Beyond that, DOL LCA disclosure data is publicly searchable and shows which companies have filed for data engineering and ETL roles under H-1B in recent years, which is a reliable proxy for sponsorship intent.
Can I work as a contractor or through a staffing agency on OPT as an ETL Developer?
You can work through a staffing agency on OPT, but the arrangement must meet USCIS requirements. You need a bona fide employer-employee relationship, a defined work assignment, and the end client or staffing agency must be E-Verify enrolled for STEM OPT. Third-party placement arrangements in the ETL space are common but require careful documentation to avoid status violations.
What technical skills give OPT students the best chance of landing an ETL Developer role?
SQL proficiency is non-negotiable for virtually every ETL Developer role. Beyond that, employers consistently look for experience with at least one ETL platform (Informatica, SSIS, Talend, or AWS Glue), Python or Scala for transformation logic, and familiarity with cloud data warehouses like Snowflake, Redshift, or BigQuery. Data modeling fundamentals and experience with version control also strengthen your profile significantly.
Does my employer need to be enrolled in E-Verify for my ETL Developer OPT job?
E-Verify enrollment is required only for the 24-month STEM OPT extension, not for standard 12-month OPT. If you are on initial OPT, your employer does not need E-Verify enrollment. Once you file for the STEM extension, your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify before your extended start date, and you must report the employment to your DSO within 10 days.