Database Migration Specialist

Domain Systems, Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Comprehensive benefits package

Opportunities for growth

Job summary

A leading PLM consultancy in the United States is seeking a Database Migration Specialist to oversee planning, executing, and validating data transfers across platforms. The role demands over 5 years of experience, showcasing advanced SQL skills and DBA knowledge. Join a collaborative and high-impact team, offering competitive compensation and opportunities for growth in solution leadership roles. The work is entirely remote, catering to professionals legally authorized to work in the US.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in database management.
• Proven expertise in data migration processes.
• Strong understanding of data integrity and security.

Responsibilities

• Plan and execute data migration strategies.
• Develop transformation scripts to align data structures.
• Monitor migration jobs for errors and performance issues.

Skills

Advanced SQL syntax knowledge

RDBMS experience (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL)

Schema design and normalization

Performance tuning

Indexing strategies

ETL tools

Scripting

Job description

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Database Migration Specialist

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Job Description

A Database Migration Specialist is responsible for planning, executing, and validating the transfer of data between databases, platforms, or environments while ensuring accuracy, performance, and minimal downtime.

This role blends DBA expertise, strong SQL skills, and data engineering knowledge.

Location

Virtual, US-based

Experience

+ 5 years

Required Skills

Technical Skills

• Advanced SQL syntax knowledge
• RDBMS experience (Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, MySQL)
• Schema design and normalization
• Performance tuning
• Indexing strategies
• ETL tools
• Scripting

Knowledge Areas

• Data integrity & constraints
• Backup & recovery
• Security & access controls
• Cross-platform database compatibility

Why Join Us?

• Work directly with industry-leading manufacturers undergoing digital transformation
• Join a specialized PLM consultancy with deep expertise and long-standing customer relationships
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
• Opportunities for growth into solution leadership roles
• Collaborative, flexible, and high-impact team environment
• To apply for this position complete the form on this page.

Domain Systems, Inc, is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, religion, color, gender, sexual orientation, age, non-disqualifying physical or mental disability, or any other basis covered by law. Employment decisions are based solely on skills and business needs. Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without current or future employer sponsorship.

Core Responsibilities

Migration Planning & Analysis

• Assess source and target database environments
• Analyze schemas, data structures, constraints, and dependencies
• Identify compatibility issues between platforms (e.g., Oracle → SQL Server)
• Create migration strategy (full migration, phased, incremental, etc.)

Data Extraction & Transformation

• Develop transformation scripts to align data structures
• Cleanse and normalize data before migration
• Map legacy fields to new schema designs

Migration Execution

• Perform data transfers using:
  • ETL tools
  • Custom SQL scripts
  • Data pump / export-import utilities
  • Cloud migration tools
• Monitor migration jobs for errors and performance issues

Validation & Testing

• Reconcile record counts and data integrity

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