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Title: CDC Data Replication Platform Admin / Engineer
Location: Houston, TX Onsite 4 days a week
Contract / Full-Time
We are seeking a highly capable and adaptable Data Warehouse Platform Administrator/Engineer to manage and support our enterprise data warehouse infrastructure. This role focuses on platform administration, maintenance, monitoring, and automation across cloud and on-premise environments. The ideal candidate will have hands-on experience with real-time Change Data Capture (CDC) tools, strong SQL and database skills, and familiarity with modern data engineering platforms such as Snowflake, DBT, Matillion, and AWS Glue.
This role requires a blend of technical expertise, operational discipline, and the ability to collaborate with business users and cross-functional teams to ensure data platform reliability and performance.
Key Responsibilities:
Platform Administration & Maintenance
- Administer and maintain data warehouse platforms across cloud and on-premise environments.
- Ensure high availability, performance, and scalability through proactive monitoring and tuning.
- Perform patch management, upgrades, and routine maintenance of data infrastructure components.
- Implement and manage backup, disaster recovery, and failover strategies.
Monitoring & Automation
- Set up and maintain monitoring tools and alerts for system health, performance, and data pipeline integrity.
- Develop automation scripts for routine tasks such as data refreshes, job scheduling, and system checks.
- Integrate platform operations with enterprise tools (e.g., CI/CD pipelines, ServiceNow, JIRA).
CDC & ETL Tooling
- Work with real-time CDC tools such as IBM Infosphere and Qlik Replicate to support data ingestion and synchronization.
- Experience with DB2 iSeries architecture and replication
- Experience with Oracle redo log mechanism
- Experience with AWS S3, EC2, SNS, IAM, AMI
- Support and troubleshoot ETL workflows and data pipelines in development and production environments.
- Collaborate with development teams to design, test, and deploy ETL solutions based on business requirements.
Cloud Data Engineering Platforms
- Perform administrative tasks and provide support in environments using Snowflake, DBT, Matillion, or AWS Glue.
- Possess strong Snowflake SQL and database skills for query optimization, data modeling, and troubleshooting.
- Demonstrate willingness and ability to quickly learn and adapt to other ETL/BI cloud tools as needed.
Collaboration & Support
- Work closely with business users to understand issues, gather requirements, and drive them to closure.
- Participate in ETL design reviews, change management processes, and defect resolution.
- Coordinate with testing teams to validate deliverables and ensure quality standards are met.
Qualifications:
Required:
- Bachelor s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field.
- 5+ years of experience in data warehouse administration, engineering, or support roles.
- Hands-on experience with IBM Infosphere and/or Qlik Replicate for real-time CDC.
- Experience with DB2 iSeries architecture and replication
- Experience with Oracle redo log mechanism
- Strong SQL skills, especially in Snowflake, with experience in query optimization and data modeling.
- Familiarity with administrative tasks in Snowflake, DBT, Matillion, or AWS Glue.
- Experience with patching, monitoring, automation, and performance tuning of data platforms.
- Proficiency in scripting languages (e.g., Python, Bash, PowerShell) for automation.
Preferred:
- Experience with ticketing and workflow tools such as ServiceNow and JIRA.
- Exposure to CI/CD practices and tools in a data engineering context.
Familiarity with data governance, metadata management, and compliance frameworks.
Soft Skills:
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to understand and translate business requirements into technical solutions.
- Self-motivated and capable of working independently and across multiple teams.
- Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
- Willingness to take ownership of tasks beyond day-to-day responsibilities.
- Experience with Agile Scrum and ServiceNow