AWS Database Migration Architect

We are seeking an experienced AWS Database Migration Architect to lead enterprise-scale database migration and modernization initiatives on this role you will design robust secure and scalable database solutions while guiding customers through their transformation journey from legacy or on-premises platforms to modern AWS-native database services.

• Assess existing database workloads and identify applications and databases suitable for migration and modernization
• Define end-to-end database migration and modernization strategy architecture and roadmap on AWS
• Design scalable highly available resilient and secure database solutions using Amazon RDS Aurora PostgreSQL and other AWS database services
• Architect heterogeneous database migrations from on-premises or other cloud platforms to AWS using AWS DMS and Schema Conversion Tool (SCT)
• Define migration patterns wave planning cutover strategies rollback approaches validation and post-migration health checks
• Provide architectural guidance for database modernization including re-platforming and transformation from legacy or commercial databases to PostgreSQL/Aurora PostgreSQL
• Lead database performance scalability security backup disaster recovery monitoring and operational design
• Establish standards best practices reusable migration patterns and technical runbooks
• Collaborate with application infrastructure security DevOps and business teams to address migration dependencies and technical risks
• Conduct architecture reviews workshops and technical discussions with senior customer stakeholders
• Mentor engineering teams and provide technical leadership throughout migration and modernization programs

• 12-16 years of general IT experience
• 12 years of experience architecting enterprise-scale database solutions on AWS
• Deep expertise in Amazon RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL
• Strong hands-on and architectural knowledge of AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) and Schema Conversion Tool (SCT)
• Experience leading large-scale and heterogeneous database migration programs
• Strong knowledge of SQL Server Oracle PostgreSQL or similar enterprise relational databases
• Experience with database modernization schema conversion data migration performance tuning and query optimization
• Strong understanding of AWS networking IAM security encryption monitoring backup high availability and disaster recovery concepts
• Experience defining migration strategies migration waves cutover plans rollback procedures validation approaches and migration runbooks
• Strong stakeholder management consulting architecture documentation and communication skills
• Proficiency in English at an Upper-Intermediate level (B2) or higher

• AWS certifications
• Exposure to Infrastructure as Code such as Terraform or AWS CloudFormation
• Experience with database automation and DevOps/CI/CD practices
• Showcase of delivering complex database modernization and transformation programs in large enterprise environments