Cloud Database Engineer – Migrations & High Availability

CEI; Columbia (SC); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

CEI is seeking a Cloud Database Analyst in Columbia, SC (Hybrid). This 6-month W2 contract role focuses on designing and optimizing cloud-based database solutions, including migrations, backups, and DR across regions.

You will work with AWS/Azure databases, SQL tuning, and security compliance to support enterprise data needs. You will mentor teammates, define data architecture standards, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver scalable cloud data solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology or related field.
• Experience with cloud database migration, backup/recovery, and security/compliance baselines.
• Strong SQL performance tuning and data modeling in cloud/hybrid environments.

Responsibilities

• Analyze and develop complex logical and physical database designs and data models.
• Maintain database performance, capacity, and troubleshooting.
• Design, implement and optimize cloud-based data architectures and HA/DR strategies.
• Lead database migrations and lift-and-shift projects to cloud platforms.
• Provide input on data architecture decisions and security controls.

Skills

Cloud migration

Agile

Cloud databases

SQL tuning

IaC (Terraform, CloudFormation)

Security & compliance

Backup & recovery

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IT or related

Tools

CloudWatch

Azure Monitor

SolarWinds

Redgate

Job description

CEI is seeking a Cloud Database Analyst in Columbia, SC (Hybrid). This 6-month W2 contract role focuses on designing and optimizing cloud-based database solutions, including migrations, backups, and DR across regions.

You will work with AWS/Azure databases, SQL tuning, and security compliance to support enterprise data needs. You will mentor teammates, define data architecture standards, and collaborate with stakeholders to deliver scalable cloud data solutions.