Data Migration Specialist

Experience

• Bachelors degree or college diploma in Computer Science or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience
• Min of 5+ years experience running data migrations in a complex environment with PostgreSQL

Role & responsibilities

• Export customer data from legacy databases such as Db2, IMS, ADABAS, or IDMS
• Update taxonomy changes to reflect code changes in migrated mainframe code
• Migrate legacy database files to newly configured database solutions on PostgreSQL on Linux and Windows environments in the cloud
• Work with Project Managers and Implementation Engineers to further interpret and map customer data.
• Collaborate with our world-class Sales Team to review prospective customer data and provide a pricing quote
• Validate the data in both the original and destination systems
• Analyze the methods of transforming existing data into a format for the new environment and choose the best solution for the clients situation
• Relational database experience with PostgreSQL required
• Scripting language experience preferred
• SQL experience required

Preferred candidate profile

• Experience with SQL, Mainframe DB2, IMS, etc., database backups, and database mapping Advanced experience with PostgreSQL required
• Experience in Mainframe DB2/IMS/VSAM to Postgres/SQL Server migrations
• Enjoys creative problem solving, and thrives in a collaborative, open work environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Exceptional time management and the ability to work with a project manager to set and meet deadlines is a necessity
• Requires a self-driven individual who is extremely detail oriented and is comfortable problem-solving complex data issues.
• Support Team members around deliverables, timelines and strategies.
• Provide expert advice on best practice migration solutions that satisfy customer requirements.