Senior Database Engineer for GCP Cloud SQL Move (Remote)

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

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.