Software Engineer III-IIDR - IBM InfoSphere Data Replication

Hobbsnews; New Jersey; On-site; USD 102,900 - 179,900; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Industry-leading benefits

Job summary

Hobbsnews is seeking a seasoned software developer with over 10 years of experience in IBM IIDR for real-time data replication. Successful candidates will oversee the entire delivery lifecycle, ensuring robust solutions are developed in compliance with business goals.

The position emphasizes strong troubleshooting skills, production stability, and mentoring within a collaborative environment. A comprehensive benefits package and competitive salary based on experience are offered.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands-on experience in IBM IIDR focused on real-time data replication.
• Deep knowledge of IBM IIDR across z/OS and IIDR midrange environments.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with expertise in analyzing IBM IIDR logs.

Responsibilities

• Codes solutions and unit test to deliver requirements and compliance.
• Designs, develops, and modifies architecture components.
• Mentors software engineers and coaches CI/CD practices.

Skills

Application Development

Automation

DevOps Practices

Analytical Thinking

Collaboration

Job description

Position Summary

This job is responsible for developing and delivering complex requirements to accomplish business goals. Key responsibilities include ensuring software is developed to meet functional, non‑functional, and compliance requirements, and solutions are well designed with maintainability, ease of integration, and testing built in from the outset. Job expectations include strong knowledge of development and testing practices common to the industry and design and architectural patterns.

Responsibilities

• Codes solutions and unit test to deliver a requirement/story per the defined acceptance criteria and compliance requirements
• Designs, develops, and modifies architecture components, application interfaces, and solution enablers while ensuring principal architecture integrity is maintained
• Mentors other software engineers and coach team on Continuous Integration and Continuous Development (CI-CD) practices and automating tool stack
• Executes story refinement, definition of requirements, and estimating work necessary to realize a story through the delivery lifecycle
• Performs spike/proof of concept as necessary to mitigate risk or implement new ideas
• Automates manual release activities
• Designs, develops, and maintains automated test suites (integration, regression, performance)
• Lead the design, development, and implementation of real‑time data replication solutions using IBM IIDR to support Never Down (NVD) initiatives.
• Own end‑to‑end delivery of IIDR‑based pipelines across mainframe (z/OS) and midrange platforms, ensuring seamless integration with DB2, Kafka, and other target systems.
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex replication issues, with a strong focus on reducing latency and ensuring high availability and resilience.
• Optimize performance of IBM IIDR CDC pipelines, including tuning throughput, subscription parallelism, and resource utilization.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to engineering teams, driving best practices in IIDR design, development, and support.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to define requirements, estimate effort, and deliver solutions aligned with business priorities.
• Ensure production stability by monitoring system health, proactively identifying risks, and implementing remediation strategies.
• Support testing, deployment, and release activities, including CI/CD processes and production readiness validations.
• Conduct root cause analysis for incidents and implement long‑term fixes to improve system reliability.
• Drive continuous improvement and innovation through proof‑of‑concepts, automation, and process enhancements.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of hands‑on experience (Technical developer) in IBM IIDR (mainframe and midrange), focused on real‑time data replication, configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting in data integration pipelines.
• Deep knowledge of IBM IIDR across z/OS (mainframe) and IIDR midrange (Linux/Red Hat) environments.
• Strong proficiency in z/OS and Unix technologies, including JCL, DB2 for z/OS, RACF security, and Unix shell scripting; well versed in IIDR‑to‑Kafka streaming architecture.
• Proven ability to tune IBM IIDR performance between source and target datastores (log readers, buffers, throughput optimization, and subscription parallelism).
• Hands‑on experience with IBM IIDR Access Server and Management Console configuration.
• Strong troubleshooting skills with expertise in analyzing IBM IIDR logs, DB2 logs, Mainframe SYSLOG / JES logs.
• Skilled in analyzing network issues affecting replication; communication/handshake issues; serialization or conflict errors; schema evolution problems across IBM IIDR and Confluent Kafka.
• Identifying performance bottlenecks such as high CPU usage in IIDR CDC capture; log volume spikes; locking/contention issues on source or target systems and subscription parallelism.
• Experience working with heterogeneous data environments (DB2, Oracle, Single Store, CockroachDB). Perform root cause analysis for replication failures.
• Subject matter expertise supporting near real time log based solutions, monitoring IBM IIDR health, latency, and overall pipeline performance.
• Ability to perform root cause analysis and drive resolution of complex replication issues.
• Self‑driven, quick learner with the ability to work effectively in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle, with excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with Kafka event streaming

Skills

• Application Development
• Automation
• Influence
• Solution Design
• Technical Strategy Development
• Architecture
• Business Acumen
• DevOps Practices
• Result Orientation
• Solution Delivery Process
• Analytical Thinking
• Collaboration
• Data Management
• Risk Management
• Test Engineering

Shift

1st shift (United States of America)

Hours Per Week

40

Pay Transparency details

Pay range $102,900.00 - $179,900.00 annualized salary, offers to be determined based on experience, education and skill set.

Benefits

This role is currently benefits eligible. We provide industry‑leading benefits, access to paid time off, resources and support to our employees so they can make a genuine impact and contribute to the sustainable growth of our business and the communities we serve.