Data Replication Specialist

Description of Work: • Strong experience with replication, scripting, RDBMS experience, and excellent communication skills. • Be a key resource for replication to enhance the digital modernization efforts for our customer. • Attend all customer technical discussions/design/development meetings and provide technical inputs to further enhance the code quality/process. • Provide guidance/support/training to other junior/mid-level staff. • Impact functional strategy by developing new solutions, processes, standards, or operational plans that position Leidos competitively in the marketplace. • All other duties as assigned or directed. Basic Qualifications: Minimum knowledge, skills, abilities needed. • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Mathematics, Engineering, or a related field. • Master's or Doctorate degree may substitute for required experience. • Proven experience with data acquisition or replication. • Demonstrated experience in log-based Replication technology to replicate data between different DBMS and platforms. • Demonstrated Experience in replicating data from DB2 z/OS, PostgreSQL, or Oracle. • Experience in the installation, configuration, upgrades, and day to day operation of replication technology. • Experience in the data transformation efforts from legacy to new and alternative technologies. • Hands on experience working on Linux environment and strong scripting experience in shell scripting. • Experience in acquiring and replicating data from various legacy and distributed databases including flat file replication. • Experience in automating replication tasks and processes using batch or bash scripting. • Provide 24x7 on-call rotation and weekend work as needed. • Excellent Communication skills. • Strong understanding of source control systems. • Must be able to obtain and maintain a US Public Trust clearance. Preferred Qualifications: Candidates with these skills will be given preferential consideration. • Experience with IBM InfoSphere Data Replication (IIDR) CDC replication technologies. • Working with Git and Bitbucket for source control. • Strong experience with Python. • Experience working with DB2 mainframe database. • Experience working with PostgreSQL database and logical replication. • Experience with IBM InfoSphere Data Replication (IIDR) CDC replication technologies. • Experience with ETL tools and understanding ETL functionality. • Working knowledge of Ansible and Ansible best practices. • AWS hands-on experience. • Experience administering cloud solutions. • Experience working on Agile projects and understanding Agile terminology.