Database Engineer

Vertex Agility; Remote; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading cloud solutions company is seeking a Senior Database Engineer to support the migration of MySQL and Elasticsearch workloads to GCP Cloud SQL (Postgres). The role involves ensuring optimal performance and smooth delivery of this critical project. Candidates should have hands-on experience with GCP services, Postgres, and data migration. This contract position is fully remote, allowing applicants from anywhere in Europe to apply.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience with GCP tools and services.
• Proficient in Postgres and MySQL.
• Experience in data migration and cloud performance tuning.

Responsibilities

• Support migration project to GCP Cloud SQL (Postgres).
• Ensure performance and reliability of the database systems.
• Deliver smooth transition during the migration process.

Skills

GCP (Cloud SQL, Compute, IAM, Networking)

Postgres

MySQL

Elasticsearch

Data migration tooling

Terraform

Ansible

CI/CD pipelines

Linux

Python/Bash

Performance tuning for cloud databases

Job description

🚀 We’re hiring : 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 (Postgres) . You’ll 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), Postgres, MySQL, Elastic, data migration tooling, Terraform, Ansible, CI / CD pipelines, Linux, Python / Bash, and 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.