DBA Migration Engineer

• Own database and data-store migration across the fleet, with particular focus on 17 production environments.
• Plan and execute relational and NoSQL database migrations from Azure to Meriplex.
• Set up replication and synchronization to minimize cutover downtime.
• Validate and reconcile data integrity before and after each migration.
• Manage production data-freeze and cutover sequencing with minimal downtime.
• Define and rehearse data rollback and recovery procedures.

• 4+ years in database administration or data migration.
• Strong with Azure SQL / managed databases and target database platforms, including replication and backup/restore.
• Experience with large or production-critical data migrations and reconciliation.
• Scripting for data validation (SQL, Python).
• English Fluency
• Experience with near-zero-downtime cutover techniques.

• Temporary Independent Contractor
• Full remote
• 6 months contract for a migration
• Paid in USD
• Comfortable working on CDT or MDT time zones