Data Replication Engineer – Stelo/StarQuest

Role Summary:

We are seeking a skilled Data Replication Engineer experienced in Stelo/StarQuest’s Data Replication tools (SQDR & SQDR Plus). The role focuses on designing, configuring, maintaining, and optimizing replication pipelines across diverse source and target systems including DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, and cloud data platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

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Install, configure, and manage SQDR and SQDR Plus environments, including intermediate hosts and control databases.

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Implement and monitor Change Data Capture (CDC) using native log APIs or ODBC, depending on source system.

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Design and execute replication topologies: one-to-one, hub-and-spoke, or fan-out.

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Configure and maintain replication jobs, agents, services, and web consoles.

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Ensure replication resilience through failover and load balancing configurations.

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Troubleshoot replication errors, log miner failures, ODBC/API connectivity, and performance

bottlenecks.

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Tune performance by optimizing parallel jobs, core allocations, memory, and thread usage.

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Collaborate with DBAs and infrastructure teams for archive log settings, DB triggers, and schema

changes.

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Define and enforce SLA thresholds, alerts, and monitoring dashboards.

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Maintain security posture of replication systems (role-based access, logging, auditing).

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Document replication architecture, recovery procedures, and client-specific playbooks.

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Participate in disaster recovery and high availability validation testing.

Qualifications:

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Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or equivalent experience.

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3+ years experience in data replication or integration engineering roles.

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Certification in relevant database technologies or data integration tools is a plus.

Technical Skills:

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Experience with Stelo/StarQuest SQDR & SQDR Plus, including installation, architecture, and

management.

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Strong understanding of CDC concepts, including transaction log mining and archive log management.

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Knowledge of source databases: DB2 LUW/zOS, Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL.

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Familiarity with ODBC/JDBC connectivity, native APIs (e.g., Oracle LogMiner, DB2 capture agents).

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Linux and Windows server administration skills.

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Experience with cloud data platforms (e.g., Snowflake, Azure Synapse, AWS RDS) a plus.

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Scripting experience (Shell, PowerShell, Python) for automation and alerts is advantageous.

Originally posted on Himalayas