We are looking for a Senior SQL Database Migration Engineer to support a large-scale infrastructure migration.
You will be responsible for planning, executing and validating Microsoft SQL Server upgrades and database migrations in enterprise environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Plan and execute SQL Server upgrades and database migrations
- Perform in-place upgrades and side-by-side migrations
- Assess database environments, dependencies and compatibility
- Coordinate migration windows, cutovers and production migrations
- Validate data integrity, performance, security and availability
- Support high availability, backup/recovery and disaster recovery activities
- Perform post-migration validation and provide technical documentation
- Work closely with application owners and infrastructure teams during testing, go-live and hypercare
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in Microsoft SQL Server administration
- Proven experience with SQL Server upgrades and database migrations
- Strong knowledge of SQL Server 2012–2022, SSMS, T-SQL and SQL Server Agent
- Experience with Availability Groups, Failover Cluster Instances, Replication, Log Shipping and Backup/Restore
- Experience supporting critical business applications and production cutovers
- Experience in enterprise, managed service or outsourced environments
- Knowledge of Windows Server and VMware environments
- Azure SQL / AWS RDS experience is a plus
