Overview
Remote
Depends on Experience
Contract - Independent
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)
No Travel Required
Skills
DataStage
CDC
HVR
Job Details
Job Summary
The DataStage, CDC & HVR Administrator/Engineer is responsible for administering, maintaining, and optimizing IBM Infosphere DataStage ETL environments, IBM Change Data Capture (CDC), and HVR data replication systems. This role ensures high availability, data integrity, and performance across complex, distributed data integration ecosystems supporting enterprise integrations and operational data flows. DataStage Anywhere as a Service administration and Azure ECP(Kubernetes) experience will be a plus.
Key Responsibilities
1. IBM DataStage Administration
Being a part of Integration Platform Engineering team contribute on various tools & technologies used in the area, including administration, designing enterprise scalable platforms, engineering/developing/implementing new capabilities, enhancements, troubleshooting and incident support, optimizations that seeks to improve the efficiency of integration platforms in an Agile methodology framework.
Install, configure, and upgrade IBM Infosphere Information Server (DataStage & Web Console).
Manage DataStage Engine, Services, and WAS tiers, including cluster operations and high availability (HA) setup.
Monitor job performance, resource utilization, and DSODB metrics; analyze logs and address failures.
Schedule and automate job execution; manage projects, parameters, and environment variables.
Perform routine maintenance, patching, and troubleshooting for DataStage jobs and associated metadata.
Maintain and tune DSODB and XMETA databases for performance and space management.
Collaborate with developers to migrate jobs between environments (Dev, QA, Prod) using istool or dsx exports.
Implement row count, runtime, and performance dashboards using DSODB and Splunk monitoring.
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2. IBM Change Data Capture (CDC) Administration
Deploy and configure CDC instances for heterogeneous source and target systems (DB2, Oracle, SQL Server, Kafka, etc.).
Manage subscriptions, mappings, and replication groups for incremental data capture.
Monitor replication latency, throughput, and conflict logs; resolve errors and ensure data consistency.
Perform CDC version upgrades, patching, and license renewals.
Automate monitoring and alerting for CDC processes via custom scripts or monitoring tools (Grafana/PrometheSplunk).
Support real-time data ingestion pipelines integrated with DataStage and downstream applications.
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3. HVR (High Volume Replicator) Administration
Install, configure, and maintain HVR components across multiple nodes and environments.
Create and manage channels, locations, and tables for replication across on-premises and cloud databases.
Troubleshoot replication errors, monitor logs, and validate data integrity across source/target systems.
Tune HVR performance parameters for high-volume and low-latency replication.
Manage HVR user access, licensing, and encryption settings.
Coordinate upgrades and participate in disaster recovery testing.
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