Lead Software Engineer (Qlik Replicate Developer & Administrator)

Great Eastern; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Great Eastern is seeking a Lead Software Engineer and Qlik Replicate Administrator/Developer to design and implement scalable data store solutions for operational and strategic needs. The role requires strong data engineering expertise, scripting, and a proactive approach to compliance and innovation in data practices.

The candidate will lead data ingestion designs, manage replication tasks, and collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver reliable data pipelines and modern data platforms,

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on experience in Qlik Replicate (Attunity) as Developer/Administrator.
• Strong SQL/PLSQL, Oracle DB familiarity, and data warehousing know-how.
• Unix/Linux scripting and basic networking knowledge for Qlik Replicate environments.
• Experience with data replication, transformation, and pipeline management.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and maintain Qlik Replicate data pipelines for real-time and batch replication.
• Administer Qlik Replicate servers, monitor performance, licenses, upgrades, and patches.
• Collaborate with business and technical teams to deliver end-to-end data migration/replication solutions.
• Support testing, validation, deployment, and BAU monitoring of data pipelines.

Skills

Qlik Replicate

Unix scripting

SQL/PLSQL

Data integration

Data warehousing

Big data / Hadoop

Problem solving

Tools

Qlik Enterprise Manager

Qlik Compose

Talend ETL

Job description

As a Lead Software Engineer, you are responsible for designing, developing, and implementing scalable data store solutions that support both operational and strategic business needs. The role demands strong technical expertise, a proactive mindset, and a commitment to continuous improvement, compliance, and innovation in data engineering practices. We are seeking an experienced Qlik Replicate Administrator & Developer to join our data integration Team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in Qlik Replicate (Attunity), Unix basics and scripting, Oracle Database SQL & PL/SQL, CDP Hadoop basics. hands-on experience with data replication, transformation, and pipeline management, and the ability to support both project-based deliverables and day-to-day BAU operations.

Data Ingestion Design & Development

• Design, develop, and maintain Qlik Replicate data pipelines for near-real-time and batch data replication between heterogeneous systems (e.g., Oracle, Cloudera, DB2, etc.).
• Administer Qlik Replicate servers, monitor task performance, and manage licensing, upgrades, and patches.
• Implement best practices for replication task configuration, error handling, and resource optimization.
• Troubleshoot data replication issues, performance bottlenecks, and connectivity errors across environments.

Data Integration & Project Delivery

• Collaborate with business and technical teams to understand data integration requirements and deliver end-to-end data migration/replication solutions.
• Participate in data modernization, cloud migration, or analytics platform initiatives.
• Develop technical documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational guides.
• Support testing, validation, and deployment of data pipelines into production.
• Post development, actively plan and implement automation for the Qlik tasks and associated programs before handing over to BAU

BAU Support & Maintenance

• Monitor replication tasks, alerts, and logs; perform root cause analysis for incidents.
• Coordinate with DBAs, infrastructure, and application teams to resolve issues promptly.
• Ensure compliance with data governance, audit, and security standards.

Collaboration & Stakeholder Engagement

• Work with business users, data architects, and data analysts to ensure consistent and reliable data delivery.
• Participate in team meetings, and cross-functional discussions.
• Train or guide junior developers or support staff when required.
• Takes accountability in considering business and regulatory compliance risks and takes appropriate steps to mitigate the risks.
• Maintains awareness of industry trends on regulatory compliance, emerging threats and technologies in order to understand the risk and better safeguard the company.
• Highlights any potential concerns /risks and proactively shares best risk management practices.

Our Requirements

• Over 10 years of experience in software engineering, with a strong focus on the Data and AI domain, including hands-on expertise in data engineering
• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Qlik Replicate (Attunity Replicate) as both Developer and Administrator.
• Strong understanding of relational databases, replication concepts (CDC, full load, incremental load), and data warehousing. Knowledge in CI/CD is a plus.
• Experience with Qlik Enterprise Manager, Qlik Compose and other related Qlik tools
• Proficiency in PL/SQL, SQL, database troubleshooting, and performance tuning.
• Familiarity with Linux/Windows scripting, network configuration, and security setup for Qlik Replicate environments.
• Hands-on experience in Big Data Hadoop systems is an added advantage
• Working experience in Talend ETL tool is a plus
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with attention to detail.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities across remote teams.
• High level of integrity, takes accountability of work and good attitude over teamwork.
• Takes initiative to improve current state of things and adaptable to embrace new changes.