Database Engineer

Vertex Inc.; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable cloud services company is seeking a Senior Database Engineer to support an immediate migration project from on-prem MySQL and Elasticsearch to GCP Cloud SQL (PostgreSQL). The role requires hands-on experience with GCP services, PostgreSQL, and data migration tooling. This position offers a remote work opportunity for candidates based anywhere in Europe, and is critical for the smooth delivery of a major cloud migration programme.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with GCP (Cloud SQL, Compute, IAM, Networking).
• Proficient in PostgreSQL and MySQL databases.
• Experience with data migration tooling and performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Support a major migration project to GCP Cloud SQL (PostgreSQL).
• Ensure performance, reliability, and smooth delivery during the migration.
• Work end-to-end on the migration process.

Skills

GCP (Cloud SQL, Compute, IAM, Networking)

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Elastic (Elasticsearch)

Data migration tooling

Terraform

Ansible

CI / CD pipelines

Linux

Python / Bash

Performance tuning for cloud databases

Job description

Senior Database Engineer – GCP Cloud SQL (Postgres) Migration

We need someone immediately available to support a major migration project – moving on‑prem MySQL and Elasticsearch workloads into GCP Cloud SQL (PostgreSQL). You will work end‑to‑end on the migration, ensuring performance, reliability, and smooth delivery over the next three months.

Hands‑on experience with

• GCP (Cloud SQL, Compute, IAM, Networking)
• PostgreSQL
• MySQL
• Elastic (Elasticsearch)
• Data migration tooling
• Terraform
• Ansible
• CI / CD pipelines
• Linux
• Python / Bash
• Performance tuning for cloud databases

Contract | Outside IR35 | 100% Remote (Anywhere in Europe)

Join a fast‑moving engineering team and play a key role in delivering a critical cloud migration programme.