Remote IIDR Installation & Kafka Data Replication Engineer

Dexian; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Dexian seeks an IIDR Installation Specialist to lead setup and configuration of replication solutions involving IIDR/Infosphere CDC and Kafka, with cloud integration. The role emphasizes securing data replication between AS 400 systems and cloud storage, including firewall rule management.

Responsibilities include installing IIDR agents, configuring Kafka topics and security, and coordinating with security teams, network admins, and virtualized environments to ensure reliable data transfer.

Qualifications

• Experience installing and configuring IIDR replication agents in legacy systems.

Responsibilities

• Install and configure source IIDR agents in AS 400 (iseries) environments
• Install and configure Confluent Kafka, including security roles and creating Kafka topics
• Collaborate with the team to create user accounts with keytabs for Kafka connection
• Develop standard operating procedures for Kafka topic creation
• Attach entitlements to Kafka topics in coordination with the team
• Install and configure IIDR access servers
• Install and configure target IIDR agents in virtual machines
• Create and set up data replication subscriptions with appropriate mappings and configurations
• Coordinate with security teams to open bidirectional firewall ports between AS 400 and VMs
• Configure firewall settings to enable user connections from laptops to the server using IBM CDC UI

Skills

IIDR installation

Kafka setup

Cloud integration

Firewall configuration

DB2 iSeries

Azure

Tools

IBM InfoSphere Data Replication (IIDR)

Confluent Kafka

Azure

Job description

Dexian seeks an IIDR Installation Specialist to lead setup and configuration of replication solutions involving IIDR/Infosphere CDC and Kafka, with cloud integration. The role emphasizes securing data replication between AS 400 systems and cloud storage, including firewall rule management.

Responsibilities include installing IIDR agents, configuring Kafka topics and security, and coordinating with security teams, network admins, and virtualized environments to ensure reliable data transfer.