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Data Migration Lead Aws Postgresql Databricks
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Posted on: Nov 12, 2026
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Houston, Texas
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Onsite
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CTC
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Job Title :
Data Migration Lead Aws Postgresql Databricks
Job Type :
Contract
Job Location :
Houston Texas United States
Remote :
No
Job Description :
Role: Data Migration Lead AWS / PostgreSQL / Databricks
Education Requirement - Bachelor's Degree in: Computer Science, Information Technology, Or related field
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Location: Houston, TX - 4 days onsite/week
(Locals preferred, relocation is also fine)
Duration: 12+ Months
C2C // W2 - Anything is fine...
Work authorization: Any work authorization can apply for these openings.
Education Requirement - Bachelor's Degree in: Computer Science, Information Technology, Or related field
Position Overview
Key Responsibilities
Must-Have Technical Skills & Experience
Candidates must have strong practical experience in the following areas:
1. Enterprise Database Migration
Proven experience personally leading end-to-end enterprise database migration projects.
Experience handling migration planning, execution, schema conversion, data validation, production cutover, and stabilization.
Strong understanding of transactional databases and database modernization.
2. SQL Server / Azure SQL & PostgreSQL
Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server and/or Azure SQL.
Strong experience with PostgreSQL or Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL.
Practical understanding of migrating between SQL Server/Azure SQL and PostgreSQL.
Experience with schema conversion, stored procedures, data types, SQL compatibility, and database performance challenges.
3. AWS Database Migration
Hands-on experience with AWS Database Migration Service (DMS).
Experience with AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT).
Experience with Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL.
Working experience with AWS Glue and Amazon S3 for data movement and integration.
4. Databricks & Data Engineering
Hands-on experience with Databricks data ingestion and transformation.
Strong understanding of Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers).
Experience with data cleansing, transformation, source-to-target mapping, and data validation.
Understanding of moving data from transactional databases into analytical platforms.
5. SQL & Data Validation
Strong SQL programming and troubleshooting skills.
Experience with data reconciliation, validation, and integrity checks.
Ability to identify and resolve data discrepancies, migration failures, and performance issues.
6. Technical Leadership
Experience leading and providing technical direction to Data Engineers.
Ability to review technical work, migration scripts, and implementation strategies.
Experience creating migration runbooks, standards, and execution processes.
Must remain hands-on and capable of resolving technical challenges independently.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is someone who:
Important: This is not a project management-only position or a general Senior Data Engineer role. We need someone with proven ownership of enterprise database migrations and the ability to work hands-on across the migration lifecycle.
- We are looking for an experienced Data Migration Lead with a strong background in enterprise database migration, AWS, PostgreSQL, and Databricks.
- The ideal candidate must have personally led large-scale database migration projects, preferably migrating Microsoft SQL Server / Azure SQL to PostgreSQL or Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL.
- This is a hands-on technical leadership position. The candidate must be capable of designing migration strategies, executing and troubleshooting technical activities, leading Data Engineers, and owning migrations through production cutover and stabilization.
- The role requires approximately 50% hands-on technical involvement and 50% technical leadership.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end enterprise database migration and modernization initiatives.
- Design and execute migration strategies for moving data from SQL Server / Azure SQL to PostgreSQL-based environments.
- Develop migration plans, technical runbooks, playbooks, and repeatable migration processes.
- Perform and oversee database schema conversion, data movement, transformation, cleansing, and validation.
- Plan and lead mock migrations, production migrations, cutover, rollback planning, and post-migration stabilization.
- Work hands-on with AWS migration services and database technologies.
- Review migration scripts, technical designs, and implementation approaches developed by Data Engineers.
- Lead and provide technical direction to Data Engineering teams.
- Troubleshoot complex database, data-quality, performance, and migration-related issues.
- Work with Databricks data ingestion, transformation, and Medallion Architecture.
Must-Have Technical Skills & Experience
Candidates must have strong practical experience in the following areas:
1. Enterprise Database Migration
Proven experience personally leading end-to-end enterprise database migration projects.
Experience handling migration planning, execution, schema conversion, data validation, production cutover, and stabilization.
Strong understanding of transactional databases and database modernization.
2. SQL Server / Azure SQL & PostgreSQL
Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server and/or Azure SQL.
Strong experience with PostgreSQL or Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL.
Practical understanding of migrating between SQL Server/Azure SQL and PostgreSQL.
Experience with schema conversion, stored procedures, data types, SQL compatibility, and database performance challenges.
3. AWS Database Migration
Hands-on experience with AWS Database Migration Service (DMS).
Experience with AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT).
Experience with Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL.
Working experience with AWS Glue and Amazon S3 for data movement and integration.
4. Databricks & Data Engineering
Hands-on experience with Databricks data ingestion and transformation.
Strong understanding of Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers).
Experience with data cleansing, transformation, source-to-target mapping, and data validation.
Understanding of moving data from transactional databases into analytical platforms.
5. SQL & Data Validation
Strong SQL programming and troubleshooting skills.
Experience with data reconciliation, validation, and integrity checks.
Ability to identify and resolve data discrepancies, migration failures, and performance issues.
6. Technical Leadership
Experience leading and providing technical direction to Data Engineers.
Ability to review technical work, migration scripts, and implementation strategies.
Experience creating migration runbooks, standards, and execution processes.
Must remain hands-on and capable of resolving technical challenges independently.
Ideal Candidate Profile
The ideal candidate is someone who:
- Has successfully led at least one major enterprise database migration from beginning to production cutover.
- Has direct SQL Server/Azure SQL to PostgreSQL/Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL migration experience.
- Has personally worked with AWS DMS, SCT, Aurora PostgreSQL, Glue, and S3.
- Has practical Databricks experience, including Bronze, Silver, and Gold data layers.
- Can explain actual migration challenges, technical decisions, data validation methods, and production cutover strategies.
- Can independently guide engineers while actively participating in technical execution.
Important: This is not a project management-only position or a general Senior Data Engineer role. We need someone with proven ownership of enterprise database migrations and the ability to work hands-on across the migration lifecycle.
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Position Details
Posted:
Nov 12, 2026
Reference Number:
6707-38479
Employment:
CTC
City:
Houston
Job Origin:
CIEPAL_ORGANIC_FEED
