Senior Database Engineer / Database Architect (PostgreSQL Migration)

For our client in the telecommunications sector, we are looking for an experienced Senior Database Engineer / Database Architect to support a strategic database migration from Microsoft SQL Server to PostgreSQL.

The role focuses on database architecture, migration planning, performance optimisation and technical consulting within a complex enterprise environment. The consultant will work closely with architecture, development and operations teams and support the full migration lifecycle from assessment to implementation and knowledge transfer.

• Advise and support the migration from Microsoft SQL Server to PostgreSQL
• Define and review target architectures for PostgreSQL-based environments
• Analyse existing database landscapes, data models and workloads
• Plan and execute database migrations, including migration strategy and cutover concepts
• Assess and optimise database performance, query tuning and resource consumption