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# Database Architect

- **Company:** SKYFALL IT
- **Location:** Leuven, Belgium
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Temporary to permanent
- **Skills:** Databases, Data Migration, Disaster Recovery, PostgreSQL, System Availability
- **Published:** August 6, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.vdab.be/vindeenjob/vacatures/74307789

## About the Role

Minstens 5 jaar ervaring

Minstens 5 jaar ervaring

## Description

Wij zoeken een Senior Database Architect met een sterke achtergrond in PostgreSQL en grootschalige migratietrajecten.

De uitdaging? Een omvangrijke legacy databaseomgeving van meerdere tientallen terabytes transformeren naar een toekomstgerichte PostgreSQL-architectuur, zonder in te boeten op performantie, stabiliteit of beschikbaarheid.

Dit is een opdracht voor professionals die ervaring hebben met:
Database architectuur op enterprise-niveau
PostgreSQL, performance en scalability
Data migratie van zeer grote omgevingen
Complexe legacy landschappen
High availability en disaster recovery

Technische oplossingen uitwerken Configuraties of architectuur voorstellen, evalueren en keuzes voorstellen die zijn aangepast aan de functionele behoeften

Functionele behoeften van de onderneming of de klant analyseren De technische eigenschappen van het product bepalen volgens het lastenboek

De architectuur van een informatiesysteem ontwerpen

De architectuur van de ICT-systemen analyseren


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