PostgreSQL Senior SME Architect

Job Summary:

We are looking for a PostgreSQL Senior SME Architect with 12 years of database experience and strong expertise in PostgreSQL Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL and enterprise database migration programs The role requires deep technical leadership across architecture migration strategy performance engineering HADR security automation and production cutover for largescale modernization initiatives

Key Responsibilities

Lead PostgreSQL targetstate architecture migration strategy and modernization planning for enterprise

database platforms

Drive heterogeneous migrations from Oracle DB2 SQL Server Sybase or other RDBMS platforms to

PostgreSQLAurora PostgreSQL

Guide schema conversion data migration CDC validation reconciliation performance tuning and production

cutover activities

Define best practices for PostgreSQL design indexing partitioning replication backuprecovery security

monitoring and operational readiness

Work with customer architects DBAs application teams cloud engineers DevOps security and program

leadership to resolve technical risks and delivery blockers

Create architecture documents assessment reports migration runbooks cutover plans risk summaries and

operational handover documentation

Mentor engineering teams review solution designs support presalesRFP inputs and provide thought leadership

for PostgreSQL modernization offerings

Required Skills

12 years of database engineering administration architecture and migration experience

Expertlevel knowledge of PostgreSQL architecture administration PLpgSQL schema design indexing

partitioning performance tuning backuprecovery security and monitoring

Handson experience with Amazon RDS for PostgreSQL Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL AWS DMS AWS SCT AWS

CLI CloudWatch Performance Insights IAM KMS S3 and VPCnetworking concepts

Strong experience in heterogeneous database migrations including assessment schema conversion data

migration validation reconciliation and cutover planning

Good scripting and automation skills using SQL PLpgSQL shell scripting Python Git and reusable

migrationvalidation frameworks

Strong consulting communication stakeholder management documentation mentoring and technical

leadership skills

Experience in implementing HADR architecture in AWS environments

Preferred Skills

Exposure to migration factory models database control planes automation accelerators PostgreSQL landing

zones and managed database service operations

Knowledge of application modernization impacts such as driver changes embedded SQL remediation ORM

changes batch job redesign SQL regression testing and postmigration performance validation

Experience supporting presales RFP solutioning migration estimation executive risk reporting and customer

facing technical advisory discussions