Senior Cloud Database Migration Architect

Amazon; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 160,000 - 208,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Professional Services III in Dallas to drive database modernization efforts.

You will represent AWS in customer environments, discuss trade-offs, and collaborate with Platform Service Engineering and Architecture teams to ensure success. You will work with customers' technical resources to design and implement solutions, migrate on-premises databases to AWS, and optimize distributed deployments for performance, reliability, and cost.

Qualifications

• 6 years of experience with Oracle, SQL Server, or other DB platforms.
• 6 years of experience migrating mission-critical databases between platforms.
• 6 years of experience with HA, DR and server tuning strategies.

Responsibilities

• Represent AWS in customer environments and drive discussions on trade-offs and methodology.
• Collaborate with AWS Platform Service Engineering and Architecture teams to ensure successful project engagements.
• Work with customers' technical resources to design solutions based on requirements.
• Analyze on-premises DB environments and migrate to AWS (Re-Host/Upgrade/Refactor).
• Consult on optimal design of distributed production deployments for performance optimization.
• Develop innovative solutions to complex business and tech problems.
• Travel up to 25% as required; standard 40-hour work week.

Skills

Database administration

Database migration

High availability and DR

Shell/Perl/Python scripting

Education

Master's degree or foreign equivalent in CS/Engineering/IT

Bachelor's degree in CS/Engineering/IT plus 8 years experience

Tools

Shell

Perl

Python

Job description

Amazon Web Services, Inc. is seeking a Professional Services III in Dallas to drive database modernization efforts.

You will represent AWS in customer environments, discuss trade-offs, and collaborate with Platform Service Engineering and Architecture teams to ensure success. You will work with customers' technical resources to design and implement solutions, migrate on-premises databases to AWS, and optimize distributed deployments for performance, reliability, and cost.