Cloud Database Migration Engineer (AWS)

Recrivio; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Recrivio is seeking an experienced AWS Migration Engineer to lead migrations from on-prem relational databases to AWS. You will assess workloads, plan both homogeneous and heterogeneous migrations, and design secure targets with cutover strategies.

The role requires 3–7 years of relevant experience, strong SQL and database tuning, and proficiency with AWS services like RDS, Aurora, EC2 and S3. Collaborative, problem-solving mindset encouraged.

Qualifications

• 3 to 7 years of experience migrating on-prem relational databases to AWS.
• Experience with homogeneous and heterogeneous migrations.
• Experience designing secure AWS targets and cutover/rollback plans.

Responsibilities

• Assess on-prem workloads and plan homogeneous/heterogeneous migrations.
• Convert schemas, stored procedures, and SQL across database engines.
• Design secure AWS targets (RDS, Aurora, EC2) and execute cutover/rollback plans.
• Automate deployments with Infrastructure as Code and tune performance post-migration.

Skills

Databases

Cloud foundations

Security

Tools

DMS

SCT

RDS

Aurora

EC2

S3

Job description

Experince: 3 to 7 Years

Migrate on-premises relational databases to AWS using strong database expertise, cloud architecture skills, and AI-accelerated tooling to deliver secure, reliable, low-downtime migrations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assess on-prem workloads and plan homogeneous/heterogeneous migrations.
• Convert schemas, stored procedures, and SQL across database engines.
• Design secure AWS targets (RDS, Aurora, EC2) and execute cutover/rollback plans.
• Automate deployments with Infrastructure as Code and tune performance post-migration.

Required Skills (Core)

• Databases: Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Db2; strong SQL and tuning.
• AWS Migration: DMS, SCT, RDS, Aurora, EC2, S3.
• Cloud Foundations: VPC, IAM, networking, Well-Architected Framework.
• Security: KMS, SSL/TLS encryption, least-privilege IAM, compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS).

Required Skills (AI)

• Generative AI / LLMs for translating proprietary SQL dialects (e.g., Oracle PL/SQL to PostgreSQL PL/pgSQL).
• AI-assisted coding tools for generating, explaining, and debugging migration scripts and infrastructure code.
• ML-based assessment and discovery tools for workload analysis and target sizing recommendations.
• AI-driven performance monitoring for anomaly detection and post-migration optimization.
• Prompt engineering skills for accurate, context-aware AI assistance.
• A strong validation mindset to catch AI-generated errors (hallucinations, subtle logic bugs). Awareness of downstream AI/ML pipelines, data lakes, and vector databases.

Soft Skills

Problem-solving, clear communication, and project management awareness.

Nice to Have

AWS Certified Database - Specialty or Solutions Architect; enterprise migration experience.