114 Informatica Powercenter Jobs in Bengaluru - Page 5

Project Role : Business Architect Project Role Description : Define opportunities to create tangible business value for the client by leading current state assessments and identifying high level customer requirements, defining the business solutions and structures needed to realize these opportunities, and developing business case to achieve the vision. Must have skills : SAP Configure Price & Quote Good to have skills : NA Minimum 7.5 year(s) of experience is required Educational Qualification : 15 years of full time education and CPQ certification Summary :As a Business Architect, you will be responsible for leading current state assessments and identifying high-level customer requirements, defining the business solutions and structures needed to realize these opportunities, and developing a business case to achieve the vision. Your typical day will involve defining opportunities to create tangible business value for the client. Roles & Responsibilities: Lead current state assessments and identify high-level customer requirements. Define the business solutions and structures needed to realize opportunities. Develop a business case to achieve the vision. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful implementation of business solutions. Professional & Technical Skills: Must To Have Skills:Experience in SAP Callidus Configure Price & Quote. Good To Have Skills:Experience in business process architecture. Strong understanding of business analysis and process improvement methodologies. Experience in leading cross-functional teams. Excellent communication and presentation skills. Additional Information: The candidate should have a minimum of 7.5 years of experience in SAP Callidus Configure Price & Quote. The ideal candidate will possess a strong educational background in business administration, computer science, or a related field, along with a proven track record of delivering impactful business solutions. This position is based at our Bengaluru office. Qualifications 15 years of full time education and CPQ certification

Project Role : Application Developer Project Role Description : Design, build and configure applications to meet business process and application requirements. Must have skills : Informatica MDM Good to have skills : NA Minimum 5 year(s) of experience is required Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education Summary :As an Application Developer, you will design, build, and configure applications to meet business process and application requirements. Your typical day will involve collaborating with teams to develop solutions that align with business needs and requirements. Roles & Responsibilities: Expected to be an SME Collaborate and manage the team to perform Responsible for team decisions Engage with multiple teams and contribute on key decisions Provide solutions to problems for their immediate team and across multiple teams Lead the team in implementing innovative solutions Ensure adherence to project timelines and quality standards Professional & Technical Skills: Must To Have Skills: Proficiency in Informatica MDM Strong understanding of data integration and data quality management Experience in designing and implementing MDM solutions Knowledge of data modeling and metadata management Hands-on experience with Informatica PowerCenter Good To Have Skills: Experience with Informatica Data Quality Additional Information: The candidate should have a minimum of 5 years of experience in Informatica MDM This position is based at our Bengaluru office A 15 years full-time education is required Qualifications 15 years full time education

Project Role : Application Developer Project Role Description : Design, build and configure applications to meet business process and application requirements. Must have skills : Informatica MDM Good to have skills : NA Minimum 3 year(s) of experience is required Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education Summary :As an Application Developer, you will be responsible for designing, building, and configuring applications to meet business process and application requirements. You will work closely with the team to ensure the successful delivery of projects and contribute to the overall success of the organization. Roles & Responsibilities: Expected to perform independently and become an SME. Required active participation/contribution in team discussions. Contribute in providing solutions to work related problems. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to gather and analyze business requirements. Design, develop, and test applications using Informatica MDM. Troubleshoot and debug application issues to ensure optimal performance. Implement data integration and data quality processes. Create and maintain technical documentation for reference and reporting purposes. Professional & Technical Skills: Must To Have Skills: Proficiency in Informatica MDM. Strong understanding of data integration and data quality concepts. Experience in designing and developing applications using Informatica MDM. Knowledge of SQL and database concepts. Experience with data modeling and data mapping. Good To Have Skills: Experience with Informatica PowerCenter. Additional Information: The candidate should have a minimum of 3 years of experience in Informatica MDM. This position is based at our Bengaluru office. A 15 years full time education is required. Qualifications 15 years full time education

Project Role : Application Developer Project Role Description : Design, build and configure applications to meet business process and application requirements. Must have skills : Informatica MDM Good to have skills : NA Minimum 7.5 year(s) of experience is required Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education Summary :As an Application Developer, you will be involved in designing, building, and configuring applications to meet business process and application requirements. Your typical day will revolve around creating solutions that align with business needs and ensuring seamless application functionality. Roles & Responsibilities: Expected to be an SME Collaborate and manage the team to perform Responsible for team decisions Engage with multiple teams and contribute on key decisions Provide solutions to problems for their immediate team and across multiple teams Lead the team in implementing innovative solutions Conduct regular team meetings to discuss progress and challenges Mentor junior team members to enhance their skills Professional & Technical Skills: Must To Have Skills: Proficiency in Informatica MDM Strong understanding of data integration and data quality processes Experience in designing and implementing MDM solutions Knowledge of data governance and stewardship principles Hands-on experience with Informatica PowerCenter Good To Have Skills: Experience with Informatica Data Quality Additional Information: The candidate should have a minimum of 7.5 years of experience in Informatica MDM This position is based at our Bengaluru office A 15 years full-time education is required Qualification 15 years full time education

Warm Greetings from SP Staffing Services Pvt Ltd!!!! Experience:4-13yrs Work Location :Bglre/Hybed/Chennai/Pune/Kolkata Participates in ETL Design of new or changing mappings and workflows with the team and prepares technical specifications. - Creates ETL Mappings, Mapplets, Workflows, Worklets using Informatica PowerCenter 10.x and prepare corresponding documentation. - Designs and builds integrations supporting standard data warehousing objects (type-2 dimensions, aggregations, star schema, etc.). - Performs source system analysis as required. - Works with DBAs and Data Architects to plan and implement appropriate data partitioning strategy in Enterprise Data Warehouse. - Implements versioning of the ETL repository and supporting code as necessary. - Develops stored procedures, database triggers and SQL queries where needed. - Implements best practices and tunes SQL code for optimization. - Loads data from SF Power Exchange to Relational database using Informatica. - Works with XML's, XML parser, Java and HTTP transformation within Informatica. - Works with Informatica Data Quality (Analyst and Developer) - Primary skill is Informatica PowerCenter Interested candidates, Kindly share your updated resume to ramya.r@spstaffing.in or contact number 8667784354 (Whatsapp:9597467601) to proceed further

Wissen Infotech is Hiring for Informaica Developer Experinece:5 + Years Location :Bangalore Shift: Rotational Shift Notice: Immediate to 15 Days Responsibilities: This role is for BI KPI portal operations and Development. Domains including: Data Integration, Data Extraction from Legacy systems, Data Warehousing, efficient in Extract/Load/Transform (ETL)workflows (Informatica PowerCenter and Informatica cloud services). Strong experience in design, development and testing of Informatica based applications (PowerCenter10.2 and Informatica cloud services) Should have Strong knowledge of Oracle database, PL/SQL development, UNIX scripting. Should understand the overall system landscape, upstream and downstream systems Excellent knowledge of debugging, tuning and optimizing performance of database queries Good experience in Data Integration: Data Extraction from legacy systems and Load into Redshift and Redshift spectrum. Supports the module in production, resolves hot issues and implement and deploy enhancements to the application/package Should be proficient in the end-to-end software development life cycle including: Requirement Analysis, Design, Development, Code Review, Testing Responsible for ensuring defect-free and on-time delivery Responsible for Issue resolution along with corrective and preventive measures. Should be able to manage diverse set of Stakeholders and report on key project metric / KPIs Lead brainstorming sessions, provide guidance to team members, identify value creation areas, be responsible for quality control Establish standard processes and procedures and promote team collaboration & self[1]improvements Should be able to work on agile Methodologies (Jira) Qualification & Education: Graduate Engineering Degree (B.E. / B.Tech) 4+ years of experience working as Informatica, Informatica cloud, Data warehousing and Unix Scripting 4+ years of experience working in Agile teams Demonstrates strong ability to articulate technical concepts and implications to business partners Excellent communication skills

Req ID: 318492 NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now. We are currently seeking a Snowflake, Python, Airflow Engineer to join our team in Bangalore, Karnataka (IN-KA), India (IN). Job DutiesTeam Overview The Controls Engineering, Measurement and Analytics (CEMA) department is responsible for Cyber Risk and Control assessment, management, monitoring, and reporting capabilities across Technology, resulting in risk reduction and better oversight of the technology risk landscape of the firm. Our work is always client focused, our engineers are problem-solvers and innovators. We seek exceptional technologists to help deliver solutions on our user-facing applications, data stores, and reporting and metric platforms while being cloud-centric, leveraging multi-tier architectures and aligned with our DevOps and Agile strategies. We are in the process of modernizing our technology stack across multiple platforms with the goal of building scalable, front-to-back assessment, measurement and monitoring systems using the latest cloud, web, and data technologies. We are looking for someone with a systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with a sense of ownership and drive. The successful candidate will be able to influence and collaborate globally. They should be a strong team-player, have an entrepreneurial approach, push innovative ideas while appropriately considering risk, and adapt in a fast-paced changing environment. Role Summary As an ETL / Data Engineer, you will be a member of the CEDAR / C3 Data Warehouse team, with a focus on sourcing and storing data from various technology platforms across the firm into a centralized data platform used to build various reporting and analytics solutions for the Technology Risk functions within Morgan Stanley. In this role you will be primarily responsible for the development of data pipelines, database views, and stored procedures, in addition to performing technical data analysis, and monitoring and tuning queries and data loads. You will be working closely with data providers, data analysts, data developers, and data analytics teams to facilitate the implementation of client-specific business requirements and requests. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: To develop ETLs, stored procedures, triggers, and views on our existing DB2-based Data Warehouse and on our new Snowflake-based Data Warehouse. To perform data profiling and technical analysis on source system data to ensure that source system data can be integrated and represented properly in our models. To monitor the performance of queries and data loads and perform tuning as necessary. To provide assistance and guidance during the QA & UAT phases to quickly confirm the validity of potential issues and to determine the root cause and best resolution of verified issues. Minimum Skills Required Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field required. At least 5+ years of experience in data development and solutions in highly complex data environments with large data volumes. At least 5+ years of experience developing complex ETLs with Informatica PowerCenter. At least 5+ years of SQL / PLSQL experience with the ability to write ad-hoc and complex queries to perform data analysis. At least 5+ years of experience developing complex stored procedures, triggers, MQTs and views on IBM DB2. Experience with performance tuning DB2 tables, queries, and stored procedures. An understanding of E-R data models (conceptual, logical, and physical). Strong understanding of advanced data warehouse concepts (Factless Fact Tables, Temporal \ Bi-Temporal models, etc.). Experience with Python a plus. Experience with developing data transformations using DBT a plus. Experience with Snowflake a plus. Experience with Airflow a plus. Experience with using Spark (PySpark) for data loading and complex transformations a plus. Strong analytical skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business requirements and translate them into technical designs and solutions. Strong communication skills both verbal and written. Capable of coll About NTT DATA NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies.Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us atus.nttdata.com NTT DATA endeavors to make https://us.nttdata.comaccessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at https://us.nttdata.com/en/contact-us. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. NTT DATA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. For our EEO Policy Statement, please click here. If you'd like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here. For Pay Transparency information, please click here. Job Segment Cloud, Data Warehouse, Database, Computer Science, Quality Assurance, Technology

Req ID: 318488 NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now. We are currently seeking a Snowflake, Python, Airflow Engineer to join our team in Bangalore, Karnataka (IN-KA), India (IN). Job DutiesTeam Overview The Controls Engineering, Measurement and Analytics (CEMA) department is responsible for Cyber Risk and Control assessment, management, monitoring, and reporting capabilities across Technology, resulting in risk reduction and better oversight of the technology risk landscape of the firm. Our work is always client focused, our engineers are problem-solvers and innovators. We seek exceptional technologists to help deliver solutions on our user-facing applications, data stores, and reporting and metric platforms while being cloud-centric, leveraging multi-tier architectures and aligned with our DevOps and Agile strategies. We are in the process of modernizing our technology stack across multiple platforms with the goal of building scalable, front-to-back assessment, measurement and monitoring systems using the latest cloud, web, and data technologies. We are looking for someone with a systematic problem-solving approach, coupled with a sense of ownership and drive. The successful candidate will be able to influence and collaborate globally. They should be a strong team-player, have an entrepreneurial approach, push innovative ideas while appropriately considering risk, and adapt in a fast-paced changing environment. Role Summary As an ETL / Data Engineer, you will be a member of the CEDAR / C3 Data Warehouse team, with a focus on sourcing and storing data from various technology platforms across the firm into a centralized data platform used to build various reporting and analytics solutions for the Technology Risk functions within Morgan Stanley. In this role you will be primarily responsible for the development of data pipelines, database views, and stored procedures, in addition to performing technical data analysis, and monitoring and tuning queries and data loads. You will be working closely with data providers, data analysts, data developers, and data analytics teams to facilitate the implementation of client-specific business requirements and requests. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES: To develop ETLs, stored procedures, triggers, and views on our existing DB2-based Data Warehouse and on our new Snowflake-based Data Warehouse. To perform data profiling and technical analysis on source system data to ensure that source system data can be integrated and represented properly in our models. To monitor the performance of queries and data loads and perform tuning as necessary. To provide assistance and guidance during the QA & UAT phases to quickly confirm the validity of potential issues and to determine the root cause and best resolution of verified issues. Minimum Skills Required Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or related field required. At least 5+ years of experience in data development and solutions in highly complex data environments with large data volumes. At least 5+ years of experience developing complex ETLs with Informatica PowerCenter. At least 5+ years of SQL / PLSQL experience with the ability to write ad-hoc and complex queries to perform data analysis. At least 5+ years of experience developing complex stored procedures, triggers, MQTs and views on IBM DB2. Experience with performance tuning DB2 tables, queries, and stored procedures. An understanding of E-R data models (conceptual, logical, and physical). Strong understanding of advanced data warehouse concepts (Factless Fact Tables, Temporal \ Bi-Temporal models, etc.). Experience with Python a plus. Experience with developing data transformations using DBT a plus. Experience with Snowflake a plus. Experience with Airflow a plus. Experience with using Spark (PySpark) for data loading and complex transformations a plus. Strong analytical skills, including a thorough understanding of how to interpret customer business requirements and translate them into technical designs and solutions. Strong communication skills both verbal and written. Capable of coll About NTT DATA NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies.Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us atus.nttdata.com NTT DATA endeavors to make https://us.nttdata.comaccessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at https://us.nttdata.com/en/contact-us. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. NTT DATA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. For our EEO Policy Statement, please click here. If you'd like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here. For Pay Transparency information, please click here. Job Segment Cloud, Data Warehouse, Computer Science, Database, SQL, Technology

Req ID: 321498 NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now. We are currently seeking a Data Engineer to join our team in Bangalore, Karnataka (IN-KA), India (IN). Job Duties Work closely with Lead Data Engineer to understand business requirements, analyse and translate these requirements into technical specifications and solution design. Work closely with Data modeller to ensure data models support the solution design Develop , test and fix ETL code using Snowflake, Fivetran, SQL, Stored proc. Analysis of the data and ETL for defects/service tickets (for solution in production ) raised and service tickets. Develop documentation and artefacts to support projects Minimum Skills Required ADF Fivetran (orchestration & integration) SQL Snowflake DWH About NTT DATA NTT DATA is a $30 billion trusted global innovator of business and technology services. We serve 75% of the Fortune Global 100 and are committed to helping clients innovate, optimize and transform for long term success. As a Global Top Employer, we have diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies.Our services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, as well as the development, implementation and management of applications, infrastructure and connectivity. We are one of the leading providers of digital and AI infrastructure in the world. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3.6 billion each year in R&D to help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. Visit us atus.nttdata.com NTT DATA endeavors to make https://us.nttdata.comaccessible to any and all users. If you would like to contact us regarding the accessibility of our website or need assistance completing the application process, please contact us at https://us.nttdata.com/en/contact-us. This contact information is for accommodation requests only and cannot be used to inquire about the status of applications. NTT DATA is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status. For our EEO Policy Statement, please click here. If you'd like more information on your EEO rights under the law, please click here. For Pay Transparency information, please click here. Job Segment Database, SQL, Consulting, Technology

Job Job Title DX_SOTI, Airwatch, JAMF_Q1FY26 Responsibilities A day in the life of an Infoscion As part of the Infosys delivery team, your primary role would be to interface with the client for quality assurance, issue resolution and ensuring high customer satisfaction. You will understand requirements, create and review designs, validate the architecture and ensure high levels of service offerings to clients in the technology domain. You will participate in project estimation, provide inputs for solution delivery, conduct technical risk planning, perform code reviews and unit test plan reviews. You will lead and guide your teams towards developing optimized high quality code deliverables, continual knowledge management and adherence to the organizational guidelines and processes. You would be a key contributor to building efficient programs/ systems and if you think you fit right in to help our clients navigate their next in their digital transformation journey, this is the place for you!If you think you fit right in to help our clients navigate their next in their digital transformation journey, this is the place for you! Preferred Skills: Technology->Mobile Device Management->MobiControl SOTI Technology->EUC-MDM->Airwatch Educational Requirements Bachelor of Engineering Service Line Digital Experience* Location of posting is subject to business requirements CLICK TO PROCEED

Job Job Title DX_Vue JS_Q1FY26 Responsibilities A day in the life of an Infoscion As part of the Infosys delivery team, your primary role would be to interface with the client for quality assurance, issue resolution and ensuring high customer satisfaction. You will understand requirements, create and review designs, validate the architecture and ensure high levels of service offerings to clients in the technology domain. You will participate in project estimation, provide inputs for solution delivery, conduct technical risk planning, perform code reviews and unit test plan reviews. You will lead and guide your teams towards developing optimized high quality code deliverables, continual knowledge management and adherence to the organizational guidelines and processes. You would be a key contributor to building efficient programs/ systems and if you think you fit right in to help our clients navigate their next in their digital transformation journey, this is the place for you!If you think you fit right in to help our clients navigate their next in their digital transformation journey, this is the place for you! Preferred Skills: Technology->UI & Markup Language->Vue.js Educational Requirements Bachelor of Engineering Service Line Digital Experience* Location of posting is subject to business requirements CLICK TO PROCEED

Job Specs: As Analyst IT Operations, you will be involved in 24*7 L3 Production Support in an onshore-offshore model and is assigned to receive, analyze and identify solutions for all types of priority production issues/tickets. You will be the Primary technical got-to resource, work in shifts on rotation basis, and may have to provide on-call support in 24*7 environment, and during non-business hours when needed. You should be able to handle the technical issues independently and must be able to exhibit being hands-on, pro-active, with flexible schedule and quick adapter to meet organizational needs. Shift: Rotational shifts Required Qualifications for this position 9+ years of experience in Production support/maintenance in an onshore-offshore model environment Must have and proven strong Analytical, positive attitude towards analyzing, recovery and fix an issue Must have 8 or more years of hands-on development experience and can deep dive into issues in the technologies related to: Unix/Linux shell scripting, PL/SQL, Informatica 10.4 (Power Center), SQL Developer/Toad, Putty, Rally, Control M Scheduling , Teradata SQL Assistant, Teradata Viewpoint Release/Deployment, Operational Readiness, Production Governance is a must Commitment to shift is a must

IICS - CDI Cloud Data Integration and CAI Cloud Application Integration These two are mandatory skills Mostly IICS means we find people with CDI only but here in Day and Ross we are using both CAI and CDI. As the requirement is for a lead role. Understanding of business processes and how data supports business decision making. Person should be good in communication with client, and manage a team of 2/3 resources Required education Bachelor's Degree Preferred education Master's Degree Required technical and professional expertise 8-12 Years and 4+ years of experience in Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services IICS components . -Should have working experience in Informatica Intelligent Cloud Services IICS components - application integration, data integration Experience with IDMC administration and architecture in handling the admin related activities Should have experience in developing application integration using SOAP/REST APIs, APIs leveraged to integrate multiple systems. Functional knowledge in using postman for testing APIs. Strong SQL Skills and performance tuning capabilities. Excellent knowledge on Informatica platform as a whole and the integration among different Informatica components and services Preferred technical and professional experience Candidate should have good communication skills in handling clients and leading a team. Industry expertise / specialization

As Data Engineer at IBM you will harness the power of data to unveil captivating stories and intricate patterns. You'll contribute to data gathering, storage, and both batch and real-time processing. Collaborating closely with diverse teams, you'll play an important role in deciding the most suitable data management systems and identifying the crucial data required for insightful analysis. As a Data Engineer, you'll tackle obstacles related to database integration and untangle complex, unstructured data sets. In this role, your responsibilities may include: Implementing and validating predictive models as well as creating and maintain statistical models with a focus on big data, incorporating a variety of statistical and machine learning techniques Designing and implementing various enterprise search applications such as Elasticsearch and Splunk for client requirements Work in an Agile, collaborative environment, partnering with other scientists, engineers, consultants and database administrators of all backgrounds and disciplines to bring analytical rigor and statistical methods to the challenges of predicting behaviour’s. Build teams or writing programs to cleanse and integrate data in an efficient and reusable manner, developing predictive or prescriptive models, and evaluating modelling results Your primary responsibilities include: Develop & maintain data pipelines for batch & stream processing using informatica power centre or cloud ETL/ELT tools. Liaise with business team and technical leads, gather requirements, identify data sources, identify data quality issues, design target data structures, develop pipelines and data processing routines, perform unit testing and support UAT. Work with data scientist and business analytics team to assist in data ingestion and data-related technical issues Required education Bachelor's Degree Preferred education Master's Degree Required technical and professional expertise Expertise in Data warehousing/ information Management/ Data Integration/Business Intelligence using ETL tool Informatica PowerCenter Knowledge of Cloud, Power BI, Data migration on cloud skills. Experience in Unix shell scripting and python Experience with relational SQL, Big Data etc Preferred technical and professional experience Knowledge of MS-Azure Cloud Experience in Informatica PowerCenter Experience in Unix shell scripting and python