IBM IIDR Administrator

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.