Database Migration Engineer (SQL) – Cloud & AWS Specialist

Cape Town - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 12 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

We are seeking a highly skilled Database Migration Engineer (SQL) to join a dynamic technology team driving large-scale cloud transformation initiatives. This role is ideal for a technically strong self-driven professional who thrives in mission-critical and regulated environments and has hands-on experience migrating enterprise SQL Server environments to AWS.

If you are passionate about cloud architecture database optimisation and seamless production migrations this opportunity is for you.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and execute large-scale SQL Server cloud migrations to AWS platforms
Migrate on-prem SQL Server databases to Amazon RDS and EC2 environments
Develop enhance and maintain detailed database migration runbooks
Write and optimise T-SQL scripts for migration validation and performance tuning
Ensure compliance with security controls and service delivery standards
Operate effectively within regulated production and mission-critical environments
Identify risks troubleshoot issues and implement structured problem-solving approaches
Work autonomously while collaborating with infrastructure cloud and application teams

Requirements

5 years hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server

Proven experience in enterprise-scale SQL Server cloud migrations

Strong working knowledge of AWS platforms and services

Experience migrating databases to Amazon RDS and EC2

Ability to develop and execute structured migration methodologies

Strong understanding of production controls governance and risk mitigation

Experience supporting high-availability business-critical systems

Strong analytical mindset with logical structured problem-solving ability

Self-motivated and able to manage migrations independently

Advantageous Skills

Experience working with AWS Managed Services (AMS)
Scripting experience in PowerShell and/or Python
Experience migrating SSIS / SSRS / SSAS (SSxS) environments to RDS SQL Server
Experience developing automation scripts to streamline migration processes
Exposure to infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines

Required Skills:

5 years hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server Proven experience in enterprise-scale SQL Server cloud migrations Strong working knowledge of AWS platforms and services Experience migrating databases to Amazon RDS and EC2 Ability to develop and execute structured migration methodologies Strong understanding of production controls governance and risk mitigation Experience supporting high-availability business-critical systems Strong analytical mindset with logical structured problem-solving ability Self-motivated and able to manage migrations independently Advantageous Skills Experience working with AWS Managed Services (AMS) Scripting experience in PowerShell and/or Python Experience migrating SSIS / SSRS / SSAS (SSxS) environments to RDS SQL Server Experience developing automation scripts to streamline migration processes Exposure to infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD pipelines

We are seeking a highly skilled Database Migration Engineer (SQL) to join a dynamic technology team driving large-scale cloud transformation initiatives. This role is ideal for a technically strong self-driven professional who thrives in mission-critical and regulated environments and has hands-on e...