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Data Replication Engineer – Stelo/StarQuest

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Seniority
Mid level
Country
ZA
Work mode
Remote-friendly
First seen by hirly
1 Sept 2026

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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:

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

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

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

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

Ensure replication resilience through failover and load balancing configurations.

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

bottlenecks.

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

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

changes.

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

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

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

Participate in disaster recovery and high availability validation testing.

Qualifications:

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

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

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

Technical Skills:

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

management.

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

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

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

Linux and Windows server administration skills.

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

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

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