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# TELECOMMUTE Lead Database Migration Specialist

- **Company:** EPAM Systems, Inc.
- **Location:** United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Amazon Web Services, Databases, PostgreSQL, Cloudformation, Database Migration, Terraform
- **Published:** June 23, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/27e8fc56-0b8a-47c0-bae3-ef18801106e6

## About the Role

We are seeking a Lead Database Migration Specialist with hands-on experience driving heterogeneous migrations end-to-end, equivalent to an AWS ProServe Database Migration Consultant. In this role, you will own the DMS/SCT toolchain and author the migration runbook that the rest of the team will follow. Responsibilities Lead heterogeneous database migration delivery from planning through execution Set up, configure, and validate AWS DMS and SCT for migration workloads Author comprehensive migration runbooks that the broader team will execute against Provision and manage Aurora PostgreSQL resources using Infrastructure-as-Code Drive production-grade operations, including backup/restore, parameter tuning, and failover testing Own the end-to-end DMS/SCT toolchain across migration projects Collaborate with enterprise stakeholders to ensure migration success criteria are met Provide technical guidance to the migration team during execution phases Requirements 5+ years of hands-on experience in
database migrations 1+ years of leadership experience guiding technical teams through migration delivery Expertise in AWS Database Migration Service (DMS), Schema Conversion Tool (SCT), and AWS Application Migration Service (MGN) Deep proficiency in SQL Server and PostgreSQL (or Aurora PostgreSQL) Background in production-grade operations, including backup/restore, parameter tuning, and failover testing Skills in Infrastructure-as-Code for database resources using Terraform and CloudFormation Showcase of authoring or contributing to migration runbooks for enterprise customers Proven capability to deliver heterogeneous database migrations end-to-end Strong English communication skills (B2 level or higher)



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