Senior AWS Database Architect

VeeRteq Solutions Inc.
  • NULL, NY
  • Remote
  • Instant Apply
1 day ago

Job Description

Title: Senior AWS Database Architect
Location: Remote (US)
Duration: Long Term
Position Overview:
The customer is modernizing a large, legacy relational database estate on AWS. You will lead the migration and modernization of complex Oracle, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL workloads to AWS - primarily to Aurora PostgreSQL and, where applicable, Oracle Database @AWS (ODB@AWS) - including schema/PL SQL conversion, cutover, and validation.
Key Responsibilities:
  • Design and execute migrations of relational databases (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL) to AWS (Aurora PostgreSQL, RDS, ODB@AWS).
  • Perform schema and PL/SQL conversion/refactoring; plan and run migration waves (assessment cutover validation tuning).
  • Produce target state data models, migration runbooks, ADRs, and guidance for application teams.
  • Ensure migrated databases meet security and compliance requirements (least privilege IAM, KMS encryption at rest/in transit).
Must Have
  • Relational databases (Level 400): Deep hands on with at least two of Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL; advanced SQL and PL/SQL.
  • Database migration to AWS (Level 300 400): Proven delivery migrating production databases to Aurora PostgreSQL / RDS, using AWS DMS and SCT (Schema Conversion Tool).
  • Core AWS data stores (Level 300): RDS / Aurora PostgreSQL, S3, IAM, KMS.
Should Have
  • Programming: Python for data processing and migration automation.
  • PL/SQL conversion at scale (Oracle PostgreSQL) and heterogeneous migration experience.
  • ODB@AWS familiarity.
  • Financial services / regulated enterprise delivery (PCI DSS / SOC2 awareness).
  • IaC: Terraform. (CDK not required.)
  • Agile / Jira (Level 200): Manage own user stories within the sprint.
  • Nice to Have
  • Agentic AI / Amazon Bedrock for data accelerators (code analysis/conversion, data domain tagging) - differentiator, not a gate.
  • Data lake / lakehouse exposure (Glue, Lake Formation, Athena, Redshift).
  • Legacy source familiarity (Exadata, Sybase, DB2, mainframe).
  • GenAI coding assistants (Q Developer, Kiro).
  • AWS certifications: Database Specialty or Solutions Architect (Associate/Pro).

Numbers & Facts

LocationNULL, NY (
Remote
)

Skills

  • Adverse Eventsunmatched
  • Agile Programming Methodologiesunmatched
  • Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)unmatched
  • Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)unmatched
  • Amazon Web Services (AWS)unmatched
  • Analysis Skillsunmatched
  • Artificial Intelligence (AI)unmatched
  • Atlassian JIRAunmatched
  • Automationunmatched
  • Data Lakeunmatched
  • Data Migrationunmatched
  • Data Modelingunmatched
  • Data Processingunmatched
  • Database Architectureunmatched
  • Financial Servicesunmatched
  • IBM DB2unmatched
  • Mainframe Computerunmatched
  • Microsoft SQL Serverunmatched
  • Oracleunmatched
  • Oracle Databaseunmatched
  • Oracle PL-SQLunmatched
  • PCI-DSSunmatched
  • PostgreSQLunmatched
  • Python Programming/Scripting Languageunmatched
  • Refactoringunmatched
  • Relational Databases (RDBMS)unmatched
  • SQL (Structured Query Language)unmatched
  • Sybase Product Familyunmatched
  • System Migrationunmatched
  • Training Data Setsunmatched

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