Senior Data Replication & Integration Engineer (Oracle Golden Gate, Qlik Replicate)

We are looking for a seasoned Oracle GoldenGate Engineer to spearhead the design, deployment, management, and enhancement of enterprise data replication systems. The perfect candidate will have extensive knowledge of Oracle GoldenGate, alongside valuable experience with Qlik Replicate, Oracle databases, cloud-native technologies, automation, and data engineering methodologies. This role is pivotal in supporting vital real-time data replication frameworks, advancing cloud transformation projects, implementing CI/CD processes, and facilitating modern Data & AI platforms through efficient, secure, and automated data transfer solutions.

The Responsibilities

Oracle GoldenGate Development & Management

• Design, deploy, and sustain Oracle GoldenGate replication systems for real-time and batch data integration across diverse platforms, including Oracle, IBM iSeries – AS400, Cloudera, Kafka, and cloud-native databases.
• Architect and manage Oracle GoldenGate environments, encompassing Extract, Pump, Replicate, Trails, Distribution Services, Receiver Services, Service Manager, and Microservices Architecture.
• Design and support replication topologies for high availability, active-active, active-passive, zero-downtime migration, and disaster recovery.
• Conduct GoldenGate installations, upgrades, patches, migrations, security hardening, and platform lifecycle management.
• Monitor replication health, latency, checkpoint status, trail file growth, and capacity utilization to ensure compliance with SLAs.
• Implement best practices for Change Data Capture (CDC), DDL/DML replication, conflict detection and resolution, supplemental logging, data validation, and performance tuning.
• Troubleshoot issues related to replication failures, lag, trail corruption, network complications, database bottlenecks, and data reconciliation discrepancies.
  
  

Assist with enterprise database upgrades, cloud migration efforts, disaster recovery exercises, maintenance tasks, and technology refresh initiatives.

• Develop automation frameworks for GoldenGate deployment, monitoring, configuration management, and operational tasks.
  
  

• 10+ years of experience in Data Integration, Data Engineering, Data Replication, or Database Technologies.
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with Oracle GoldenGate as both a Developer and Administrator.
• Strong expertise in both GoldenGate Classic and Microservices Architecture.
• In-depth knowledge of Oracle Database Administration concepts, SQL, PL/SQL, performance tuning, and troubleshooting.
• Comprehensive understanding of CDC, Real-Time Replication, High Availability, Disaster Recovery, and Data Integration principles.
• Proven experience supporting mission-critical Production environments.
• Proficient in Linux administration and shell scripting.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with Qlik Replicate (Attunity Replicate) and Qlik Enterprise Manager.
• Experience with OCI cloud platforms.
• Experience with Docker, Kubernetes, OpenShift, and containerized deployments.
• Proficiency in Python automation and REST API integration.
• Exposure to DevOps practices.
• Knowledge of Kafka, Cloudera, or contemporary data platforms.
• Understanding of AI/ML data platforms and enterprise Data & AI ecosystems.
• Familiarity with monitoring and observability solutions such as Grafana, ELK, and Dynatrace.