Senior Cloud Database Engineer

Razor is seeking a Senior Cloud Database Engineer to lead the migration from a monolithic legacy database environment to a modern, cloud-native platform. This role focuses on database design, schema conversion, and data migration to PostgreSQL while ensuring data integrity and performance in AWS environments.

Responsibilities:

• Lead schema conversion and data migration from legacy databases such as Sybase, Oracle, and SQL Server to PostgreSQL
• Design and execute database migration strategies and workflows
• Provision, manage, and support databases on AWS RDS and Aurora PostgreSQL
• Collaborate with Solutions Architects, DevOps, and CloudOps teams on migration and cloud database initiatives
• Ensure data integrity, performance, scalability, and reliability during and after database migration

Requirements:

• Bachelor's Degree in an IT/Computer Science or Technical Field is required
• Ability to obtain a Public Trust low level Security Clearance will be required
• Experience in database engineering or a related field
• Strong experience with database design, schema conversion, and data migration
• Hands-on production experience with AWS RDS PostgreSQL
• Experience using database migration tools such as AWS DMS and Flyway
• Proficiency in Python and shell scripting
• Experience implementing secure database access and authentication mechanisms
• Experience with Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL
• Experience with database instance sizing, backup strategies, and high availability
• Proven experience migrating from legacy databases including Sybase, Oracle, and SQL Server
• Familiarity with infrastructure-as-code tools such as Terraform and CloudFormation
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines and DevOps practices