Remote IBM DB2 Data Engineer - Legacy Modernization

World Business Lenders, LLC; Buenos Aires; Remote; ARS 3,000,000 - 4,200,000; Full time

Job summary

World Business Lenders, LLC is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, develop, and maintain data pipelines linking enterprise applications, payroll systems, and cloud platforms. The role emphasizes IBM DB2 expertise and modernizing legacy data environments.

The ideal candidate brings deep database knowledge, strong programming skills in Python or Java, and experience with ETL/ELT, data modeling, and data quality. Strong English communication is essential.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of professional Data Engineering experience.
• Strong hands-on expertise in IBM DB2 (LUW and/or DB2 for i) — mandatory.
• Proven experience extracting and integrating data from legacy DB2 environments.
• Strong programming skills in Python and/or Java.
• Advanced SQL, stored procedures, query optimization, and database performance tuning.
• Experience designing, developing, and supporting production ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Knowledge of data architecture, data modeling, data quality, and integration patterns.
• Experience with production monitoring, troubleshooting, and root-cause analysis.
• Advanced English proficiency (C1) for technical collaboration and architecture discussions.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain batch and event-driven data pipelines.
• Optimize IBM DB2 queries, stored procedures, indexes, and data extraction processes.
• Build integrations between DB2, enterprise applications, ERP systems, and AWS cloud services.
• Implement ETL/ELT processes, data validation, reconciliation, and quality controls.
• Monitor production pipelines, troubleshoot incidents, and ensure data reliability.
• Design scalable data architectures and support legacy-to-cloud modernization.
• Collaborate with engineering, architecture, product, and operations teams.

Skills

IBM DB2

Python

Java

SQL

Data integration

ETL/ELT

Data architecture

Data quality

Tools

AWS

Job description

World Business Lenders, LLC is seeking a Senior Data Engineer to design, develop, and maintain data pipelines linking enterprise applications, payroll systems, and cloud platforms. The role emphasizes IBM DB2 expertise and modernizing legacy data environments.

The ideal candidate brings deep database knowledge, strong programming skills in Python or Java, and experience with ETL/ELT, data modeling, and data quality. Strong English communication is essential.