Azure Database SME - Migration & Modernization

Job description

**Key Responsibilities** - Define and execute end-to-end database migration strategies from AWS and on-premises platforms to Azure. - Perform schema conversion, database migration, and workload modernization activities. - Design and implement solutions using: - Azure SQL - Azure Cosmos DB - Other Azure-native database services - Ensure database performance, scalability, availability, and security. - Perform performance tuning, indexing, and query optimization. - Validate data integrity and consistency throughout migration activities. - Support application modernization initiatives by aligning database architecture with target-state solutions. - Collaborate with infrastructure, DevOps, application, and cloud teams during migration programs. - Support testing, validation, cutover, and production readiness activities. - Create technical documentation and migration runbooks. **Must-Have Skills** Database Technologies - Strong hands-on experience with: - Azure SQL Database - Azure Cosmos DB - NoSQL databases Migration & Modernization - Experience migrating databases from: - AWS - On-premise environments - Strong understanding of migration methodologies and tools AWS Database Exposure - Experience with: - DynamoDB - OpenSearch - Understanding of cloud database architectures Performance Optimization - Expertise in: - Query tuning - Indexing strategies - Performance monitoring - Capacity planning Cloud & Automation - Exposure to: - Azure cloud services - Infrastructure as Code - CI/CD pipelines - DevOps practices **Good-to-Have Skills** - Terraform - Azure DevOps - Bicep / ARM Templates - Hybrid cloud migrations - FinOps and cloud cost optimization - Enterprise database modernization programs