Migration DBA: Oracle & SQL Server to Azure

Lorien; City of Edinburgh; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Part time

Job summary

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Migration DBA for a public sector organisation in Edinburgh. This hands-on role involves leading database migrations across SQL Server and Oracle, ensuring data integrity and compliance. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in enterprise migrations, skilled in backup/recovery, and familiar with Azure VM hosting. This position is contract-based, offering the chance to work in a dynamic environment with a focus on structured change management.

Responsibilities

• Lead database migrations as part of a major application migration programme.
• Plan, design, and execute migrations ensuring data integrity, performance, and compliance.

Skills

Strong experience as a SQL Server DBA and/or Oracle DBA

Hands‑on migration experience with enterprise environments

Skilled in backup/recovery, performance tuning, and troubleshooting

Knowledge of Azure VM hosting for SQL Server/Oracle

Understanding of networking fundamentals for database connectivity

Comfortable working under structured change control processes

Job description

A recruitment agency is seeking an experienced Migration DBA for a public sector organisation in Edinburgh. This hands-on role involves leading database migrations across SQL Server and Oracle, ensuring data integrity and compliance. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in enterprise migrations, skilled in backup/recovery, and familiar with Azure VM hosting. This position is contract-based, offering the chance to work in a dynamic environment with a focus on structured change management.