Senior ICT Database Engineer – PostgreSQL Migration

Senior ICT Database Engineer – PostgreSQL Migration

Join a high\-visibility database transformation project focused on migrating enterprise environments from Microsoft SQL Server to PostgreSQL.

Senior ICT Database Engineer – PostgreSQL Migration

Job description

Advise and support the migration from Microsoft SQL Server to PostgreSQL

Define and review the target architecture for PostgreSQL\-based environments

Analyse existing database landscapes, data models, dependencies and workloads

Develop migration strategies, implementation plans and cutover concepts

Plan and execute database migrations

Migrate stored procedures, views, functions, triggers and other database objects

Identify SQL Server\-specific dependencies and design suitable PostgreSQL implementations

Evaluate and optimise database performance, queries and resource consumption

Conduct sizing, capacity\-planning and scalability assessments

Advise on high availability, replication, disaster recovery, backup and restore strategies

Support migration testing, performance testing and test\-concept development

Identify technical risks and recommend appropriate mitigation measures

Produce technical documentation, architectural guidelines and best practices

Transfer knowledge to internal engineering and operational teams

About the customer

Our client, Swisscom, is looking for a Senior ICT Database Engineer to provide technical leadership and hands\-on expertise throughout a complex database migration. You will collaborate with teams based in Switzerland and the Netherlands, helping define the target architecture and ensuring secure, scalable and high\-performing PostgreSQL environments.

Must Have

University of Applied Sciences degree or equivalent technical qualification

At least 8–10 years of experience as a Database Engineer, Database Architect or DBA

Several years of hands\-on PostgreSQL experience in enterprise environments

Proven project experience migrating Microsoft SQL Server databases to PostgreSQL

Strong knowledge of PostgreSQL architecture and internals

Advanced expertise in query optimisation, performance tuning and indexing strategies

Strong knowledge of partitioning, high availability and replication

Experience designing backup, recovery and disaster\-recovery solutions

Strong capacity\-planning, sizing and scalability expertise

Excellent SQL skills

Experience with database migration tools and assessment methodologies

Strong analytical, conceptual and problem\-solving capabilities

Independent, structured and solution\-oriented approach

Excellent consulting, stakeholder\-management and communication skills

Able to explain complex technical subjects clearly to architecture, development and operations teams

Experience working with enterprise clients and complex stakeholder environments

Based in Switzerland, with all services delivered exclusively from Switzerland

German at C1 level and English at C1 level

Nice to Have

Experience with ITSM platforms and enterprise applications

Background in regulated enterprise environments

Knowledge of Azure, AWS or Kubernetes\-based platforms

Experience with enterprise PostgreSQL solutions or extended PostgreSQL distributions

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