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# Slalom Flex (Project Based)- Data Migration Engineer

- **Company:** Slalom, LLC
- **Location:** Detroit, MI, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $166,400.0 - $187,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Legacy Database, SAP Sybase Adaptive Server Enterprise, Artificial Intelligence, Amazon Web Services, Automation of Tests, Cloud Engineering, Databases, Data Validation, Data Conversion, Data Integrity, Data Migration, IBM DB2, Relational Databases, PostgreSQL, Oracle Databases, Oracle (Applications), Performance Tuning, Query Optimization, SQL Stored Procedures, SQL Databases, Database Optimization, Sybase, Change Data Capture, Database Migration, Cloud Migration, Legacy Systems
- **Published:** October 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.com/details/5923562380

## About the Role

* 8+ years of experience in database engineering, database administration, or database migration initiatives.
 * Deep expertise with one or more legacy database platforms, including:
 * IBM DB2
 * Sybase ASE
 * Oracle Database
 * Proven experience leading heterogeneous database migrations from legacy platforms to PostgreSQL or cloud-native database services.
 * Strong hands-on experience with AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) and AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT).
 * Extensive knowledge of relational database architecture, performance tuning, indexing strategies, and query optimization.
 * Experience troubleshooting database conversion issues involving stored procedures, triggers, functions, SQL dialect differences, and data type mappings.
 * Strong SQL development and data validation skills.
 * Experience executing large-scale database migration programs involving hundreds of tables and complex application dependencies.
 * Ability to communicate effectively with architects, engineers, DBAs, and business stakeholders.
Preferred Qualifications

 * Experience migrating databases to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL.
 * AWS Solutions Architect certification or equivalent cloud architecture experience.
 * Familiarity with automated testing, data reconciliation, and validation frameworks.
 * Experience working within highly regulated environments, including financial services.
 * Exposure to AI-assisted modernization, migration automation, or agent-based transformation platforms.
 * Consulting experience within enterprise modernization or cloud transformation programs.

## Description

We are seeking a Senior Database Migration Engineer to support the development of an AI-powered modernization platform that automates application and database migrations at scale. This individual will serve as the technical authority for complex database migration scenarios, helping design, validate, and troubleshoot the migration of legacy database platforms to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL.
The ideal candidate brings deep hands-on experience with legacy database technologies such as DB2, Sybase, and Oracle, along with a proven track record delivering large-scale heterogeneous database migrations. This role will partner closely with cloud architects, AI engineers, and platform developers to resolve migration edge cases, validate conversion outcomes, and ensure data integrity throughout the migration lifecycle.
What You'll Do

 * Lead troubleshooting and resolution of complex database migration issues involving DB2, Sybase, Oracle, and other legacy database platforms.
 * Serve as the technical escalation point for AI-driven schema conversions, database migrations, and reconciliation failures.
 * Guide the design and implementation of migration strategies from legacy databases to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL.
 * Support AWS Database Migration Service (DMS) and Schema Conversion Tool (SCT) implementations, including full-load and change data capture (CDC) migration patterns.
 * Validate schema transformations, stored procedures, queries, indexes, and data conversion results.
 * Identify migration edge cases and collaborate with engineering teams to enhance automation and AI migration agents.
 * Develop and refine reusable migration templates, best practices, and validation frameworks.
 * Partner with client database administrators and application teams to understand source system constraints, dependencies, and migration risks.
 * Ensure successful production cutovers through rigorous reconciliation, data validation, and rollback planning.
 * Provide technical leadership on database performance tuning, migration readiness assessments, and post-migration stabilization activities.
What You'll Bring