Senior SQL DBA / Database Migration Consultant (GCP Migration Project)
Tekfortune Inc.
- Atlanta, GA
- 11 days ago
- Remote
Highlights
This individual will serve as the primary SQL Subject Matter Expert (SME) and work closely with Cloud Architects, Cloud Engineers, and application teams to ensure the application's database layer is successfully migrated, optimized, and supported within the target cloud environment. The ideal candidate brings deep SQL Server administration expertise combined with proven experience supporting large-scale database migration initiatives from on-premises infrastructure to public cloud platforms.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Atlanta, GA (Remote) |
| Industry | Computer Software |
| Company Size | 20 to 49 employees |
| Year Founded | 2014 |
| Website | http://www.tekfortune.com/ |
Description
Tekfortune is a fast-growing consulting firm specialized in permanent, contract & project-based staffing services for world s leading organizations in a broad range of industries. In this quickly changing economic landscape, virtual recruiting and remote work are critical for the future of work. To support the active project demands and skills gaps, our staffing experts can help you find the best job for you.
Role: Senior SQL DBA / Database Migration Consultant (GCP Migration Project)
Location: 100% remote
Duration: Starting off as a 4-month contract, could go longer
Required Skills: candidates who have specifically done a SQL Server on prem to GCP Cloud Migration.
Position Overview:
Key Responsibilities:
Database Discovery & Assessment
Migration Planning & Design
Migration Execution & Validation
Performance, Reliability & Operations
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
Ideal Candidate Background:
For more information and other jobs available please contact our recruitment team at
Role: Senior SQL DBA / Database Migration Consultant (GCP Migration Project)
Location: 100% remote
Duration: Starting off as a 4-month contract, could go longer
Required Skills: candidates who have specifically done a SQL Server on prem to GCP Cloud Migration.
Position Overview:
- We are seeking a Senior SQL DBA / Database Migration Consultant to join a cloud transformation team supporting the migration of a business-critical application from an on-premises environment to Google Cloud Platform (GCP). This individual will serve as the primary SQL Subject Matter Expert (SME) and work closely with Cloud Architects, Cloud Engineers, and application teams to ensure the application's database layer is successfully migrated, optimized, and supported within the target cloud environment.
- The ideal candidate brings deep SQL Server administration expertise combined with proven experience supporting large-scale database migration initiatives from on-premises infrastructure to public cloud platforms. Experience with GCP database services and previous migrations to Google Cloud is highly preferred.
Key Responsibilities:
Database Discovery & Assessment
- Analyze existing SQL Server environments, including databases, schemas, stored procedures, jobs, integrations, and dependencies.
- Perform database health assessments and identify migration risks, performance bottlenecks, and technical constraints.
- Review database architecture, growth patterns, backup strategies, disaster recovery processes, and operational requirements.
- Partner with application owners to understand database dependencies and critical business workloads.
Migration Planning & Design
- Serve as the SQL SME throughout the migration lifecycle.
- Develop database migration strategies and recommend appropriate approaches for replication, synchronization, cutover, and rollback.
- Collaborate with GCP Architects to design target-state database solutions that meet performance, availability, security, and scalability requirements.
- Assist in defining migration waves, testing plans, validation criteria, and operational readiness activities.
- Provide guidance on SQL Server deployment models in cloud environments, including Compute Engine-hosted SQL Server and managed database services when appropriate.
Migration Execution & Validation
- Support database migration activities including replication setup, backup/restore validation, data synchronization, and cutover planning.
- Validate database performance, availability, and integrity throughout testing and production migration activities.
- Troubleshoot migration-related database issues and work with infrastructure teams to resolve connectivity, latency, and dependency concerns.
- Participate in production cutovers and post-migration stabilization efforts.
Performance, Reliability & Operations
- Monitor and optimize SQL Server performance, indexing strategies, query execution plans, and database resource utilization.
- Evaluate and implement high-availability, backup, recovery, and disaster recovery solutions.
- Ensure cloud-hosted database environments maintain operational characteristics comparable to existing on-premises deployments.
- Create migration documentation, runbooks, operational procedures, and knowledge transfer materials.
Required Qualifications:
- 7+ years of SQL Server Database Administration experience.
- Strong hands-on expertise with:
- SQL Server Administration
- Backup & Recovery
- High Availability / Disaster Recovery
- Replication Technologies
- Performance Tuning & Query Optimization
- Stored Procedures, Indexing, and Database Design
- Proven experience supporting on-premises to cloud database migration projects.
- Experience planning and executing database cutovers and migration validation activities.
- Strong understanding of:
- Database architecture and design
- Data integrity and consistency
- Backup, recovery, and disaster recovery processes
- Infrastructure and networking concepts affecting database performance
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cloud engineering, infrastructure, and application development teams.
- Strong consulting and stakeholder communication skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience migrating SQL Server workloads to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).
- Hands-on experience with:
- Google Cloud SQL
- AlloyDB
- Google Compute Engine
- Google Cloud Storage
- Experience with cloud migration tools and database replication technologies.
- Familiarity with Azure or AWS database migration projects.
- Experience supporting application modernization and cloud transformation initiatives.
- Google Cloud certification(s) highly preferred.
Ideal Candidate Background:
- The ideal consultant has a blend of:
- Senior SQL Server DBA expertise
- Multiple successful on-prem to cloud migration projects
- Experience partnering with Cloud Architects and Infrastructure Engineers
- Strong troubleshooting and performance tuning skills
- Ability to function as the database authority within a broader cloud migration team
For more information and other jobs available please contact our recruitment team at
careers@tekfortune.com
. To view all the jobs available in the USA and Asia please visit our website at https://www.tekfortune.com/careers/ .About Company
Tekfortune is a software solutions company providing project development and staff augmentation services to companies in various industries including Healthcare, Banking, Finance, Telecommunication and Aviation.
Tekfortune Inc delivers solutions to a wide variety of organizations of various sizes and industries. Our clients include mid-market to Fortune 1000 companies spanning across industries such as: Insurance, Financial, Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Retail and many others.
In Tekfortune Inc, we are offering selection of services and solutions at very reasonable rates. With years of experience in the placement and recruitment Industry and over time we have acquired the knowledge essential to comprehend the exact need and dependence on customers. Therefore we provide the customers the best and also the brightest candidates for vacancies. Moreover, by understanding the working interest of customers who is able to place them within the companies where they are able to get maximum opportunity for professional growth.
Tekfortune Inc has a strong emphasis on quality. Its goal would be to achieve client satisfaction by looking into making deliveries satisfaction of customer's business needs. Our ability to quickly identify and effectively employ proven fundamental principles, techniques and resources yields highly desirable results for our clients.
We understand that each industry and organization share a level of uniqueness that requires a tailored approach in order to deliver specific solutions. Such factors as client culture, industry regulations, organizational maturity, financial health and many more items may impact our approach to delivering client solutions.
Having served a wide variety of clients has provided Tekfortune the ability to build subject matter expertise across numerous industries. Our industry expertise combined with our specialized knowledge of Business Process Improvement, Requirements Management and Program & Project Management provides a powerful combination and a tremendous value to our clients.
We are run by a group of industry experts who have decades of experience in delivering custom solutions to our clients.
Tekfortune Inc delivers solutions to a wide variety of organizations of various sizes and industries. Our clients include mid-market to Fortune 1000 companies spanning across industries such as: Insurance, Financial, Pharmaceutical, Manufacturing, Retail and many others.
In Tekfortune Inc, we are offering selection of services and solutions at very reasonable rates. With years of experience in the placement and recruitment Industry and over time we have acquired the knowledge essential to comprehend the exact need and dependence on customers. Therefore we provide the customers the best and also the brightest candidates for vacancies. Moreover, by understanding the working interest of customers who is able to place them within the companies where they are able to get maximum opportunity for professional growth.
Tekfortune Inc has a strong emphasis on quality. Its goal would be to achieve client satisfaction by looking into making deliveries satisfaction of customer's business needs. Our ability to quickly identify and effectively employ proven fundamental principles, techniques and resources yields highly desirable results for our clients.
We understand that each industry and organization share a level of uniqueness that requires a tailored approach in order to deliver specific solutions. Such factors as client culture, industry regulations, organizational maturity, financial health and many more items may impact our approach to delivering client solutions.
Having served a wide variety of clients has provided Tekfortune the ability to build subject matter expertise across numerous industries. Our industry expertise combined with our specialized knowledge of Business Process Improvement, Requirements Management and Program & Project Management provides a powerful combination and a tremendous value to our clients.
We are run by a group of industry experts who have decades of experience in delivering custom solutions to our clients.