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Key Responsibilities
- Administer and support IBM InfoSphere Data Replication (IIDR) environments across
Development, QA, UAT, and Production.
-Monitor and maintain CDC (Change Data Capture) replication processes between
source and target systems.
-Troubleshoot replication latency, subscription failures, data inconsistencies, and
synchronization issues.
- Configure, manage, and support IIDR replication instances, subscriptions, and
replication mappings.
- Monitor Kafka brokers, topics, partitions, producers, and consumers to ensure
continuous data flow.
- Analyze and resolve Kafka performance bottlenecks, consumer lag, and message
delivery failures.
- Support DB2W and DB2U databases associated with replication environments.
- Perform database health monitoring, capacity planning, and storage utilization
analysis.
- Coordinate replication setup for new applications and data integration initiatives.
- Support production deployments, release validations, and change management
activities.
- Investigate replication-related incidents and drive issue resolution within SLA
timelines.
- Perform root cause analysis (RCA) and implement preventive measures for recurring
incidents.
- Analyze source-to-target data validation issues and coordinate corrective actions.
- Manage user access, security configurations, and compliance requirements across
replication platforms.
- Support vulnerability remediation, security patching, and audit activities.
- Collaborate with database administrators, application teams, and infrastructure
teams during planned maintenance activities.
- Monitor replication throughput and optimize configuration settings to improve
performance.
- Develop automation scripts to streamline operational and monitoring activities.
- Maintain operational runbooks, SOPs, technical documentation, and knowledge
repositories.
- Participate in on-call support and critical incident management activities.
- Support disaster recovery testing and high-availability validation exercises.
- Work closely with vendors and platform engineering teams during upgrades and
platform enhancements.
- Mentor junior team members and provide technical guidance on replication
technologies.
Required Skill Set
- 4-8 years of hands-on experience in middleware, database, or data replication support
environments.
- Strong administration and support experience with IBM InfoSphere Data Replication
(IIDR).
- Good understanding of Change Data Capture (CDC) architecture and replication
concepts.
- Experience configuring and managing IIDR instances, subscriptions, and replication
mappings.
- Strong knowledge of IBM DB2 LUW database administration concepts.
- Hands-on exposure to DB2W and DB2U operational support activities.
- Experience monitoring and troubleshooting replication performance issues.
- Working knowledge of Apache Kafka architecture and administration.
- Experience supporting Kafka topics, brokers, partitions, producers, and consumers.
- Understanding of event-driven and streaming data architectures.
- Strong SQL skills for troubleshooting, validation, and performance analysis.
- Knowledge of database backup, recovery, and high-availability concepts.
- Experience with Unix/Linux environments and shell scripting.
- Experience using monitoring and alerting tools for platform health checks.
- Knowledge of ITSM processes, including Incident, Problem, Change, and Release
Management.
- Experience working with ServiceNow or similar ticketing platforms.
- Ability to analyze logs and troubleshoot complex platform issues.
- Strong root cause analysis and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to manage multiple priorities in production support environments.
Additional Skills
- AWS, Azure, or GCP exposure.
- Python automation and scripting.
- Knowledge of enterprise messaging platforms.
- Git, CI/CD, and DevOps familiarity.
- Experience supporting data warehousing environments.
- IBM DB2, IIDR, or Kafka certifications preferred.
Education Qualification
Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering,
or a related field.
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