Backend Engineer — SQL Server Migration Specialist

FPT Asia Pacific; Singapore; On-site; SGD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

FPT Asia Pacific is seeking a database migration engineer to convert Sybase T-SQL procedures, triggers, and views to SQL Server T-SQL while preserving behavior. The role involves fixing non-automatic conversions and reconciling differences between databases.

You will update PowerBuilder and Java apps to connect to SQL Server, and test to ensure identical results across old and new systems. On-site client work with daily offshore collaboration is expected.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience with databases and back-end development.
• Hands-on experience with Sybase and MSSQL, for schema, query & server.
• Strong T-SQL - read and rewrite long, complex stored procedures.
• Experience with Java or PowerBuilder application development.
• Experience in a previous database migration project.
• PowerBuilder, especially Data Windows.
• Java / Spring Boot, or WebLogic.
• Python or shell scripting.
• Linux.

Responsibilities

• Convert stored procedures, triggers and views from Sybase T-SQL to SQL Server T-SQL, keeping the same behavior.
• Fix the code that does not convert automatically, and the differences in behavior between the two databases.
• Update the PowerBuilder application and the Java applications to work with SQL Server.
• Test and compare the old and new systems to confirm that the results are the same.
• Work with the client's technical team on site, and with the offshore team on daily delivery.

Skills

Sybase

MSSQL

T-SQL

Java

PowerBuilder

Data Windows

Spring Boot

WebLogic

Python

Shell scripting

Linux

DB migration

Tools

PowerBuilder Tools

Job description

FPT Asia Pacific is seeking a database migration engineer to convert Sybase T-SQL procedures, triggers, and views to SQL Server T-SQL while preserving behavior. The role involves fixing non-automatic conversions and reconciling differences between databases.

You will update PowerBuilder and Java apps to connect to SQL Server, and test to ensure identical results across old and new systems. On-site client work with daily offshore collaboration is expected.