Aws database architect

Our client is a cloud management consulting firm. Seeking a Senior Database Architect to lead SQL Server modernization and AWS database architecture. The primary focus is untangling complex SQL Server replication, implementing Multi-AZ / multi-region HA, and preparing the database layer for a future SQL Server → Aurora PostgreSQL migration.

Must-Have Experience

• Deep SQL Server architecture experience — SQL Server on EC2 and/or RDS SQL Server
• SQL Server performance tuning, troubleshooting and database optimization
• SQL Server → AWS Aurora PostgreSQL migration experience
• Hands-on AWS DMS and Schema Conversion Tool (SCT)
• Strong T-SQL, stored procedure analysis and database object migration
• Experience designing Multi-AZ Availability Groups and multi-region SQL Server architectures
• Terraform / Infrastructure as Code
• Strong understanding of OLTP/OLAP replication and database-to-application integration

Key Responsibilities

• Own SQL Server modernization activities for Phase One
• Analyze and resolve complex OLTP ↔ OLAP replication architecture
• Design and implement Multi-AZ and multi-region SQL Server HA/DR
• Perform T-SQL and database object assessment for migration
• Develop migration strategy using AWS DMS/SCT
• Prepare SQL Server databases for eventual Aurora PostgreSQL migration
• Work closely with infrastructure, application and data teams on database architecture

Nice to Have

• PostgreSQL / Aurora PostgreSQL
• Amazon Redshift
• Kinesis Firehose
• Amazon EKS
• Additional DB-to-application integration experience

Environment

SQL Server | EC2 | RDS SQL Server | Aurora PostgreSQL | AWS DMS | SCT | Terraform | Multi-AZ | Multi-Region