Database Engineer / DBA (DB Migration)

Database Engineer / DBA (Database Migration)

Location: Lahore / Islamabad / Karachi (Hybrid)
Experience: Up to 3 Years (Relevant Experience)
Salary: Up to PKR 350,000

About the Role

NorthBay is seeking talented and motivated Database Engineers who are passionate about database management and migration. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of database architecture, schema design, memory/process structures, and migration processes across multiple database engines. You will be part of a skilled team responsible for executing end-to-end migration projects involving PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DocumentDB, MySQL, Oracle, and other databases using AWS Database Migration Services (AWS DMS).

Requirements

• Up to 3 years of relevant experience in database deployment, management, and migration.
• Hands-on experience with PostgreSQL, MongoDB/DocumentDB, and AWS DMS preferred.
• Knowledge of Backup/Recovery, Clustering, Sharding, Replication, and CDC concepts.
• Familiarity with NoSQL databases (especially DocumentDB) is a plus.
• Understanding of data pipelines, ETL/ELT processes, and data engineering principles is an advantage.
• Experience in database monitoring, troubleshooting, performance diagnostics, and optimization.
• Strong understanding of OLTP and OLAP workloads.
• Excellent problem-solving and technical communication skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with technical leads to plan and execute database migrations successfully.
• Evaluate, design, and implement effective migration strategies ensuring data integrity and reliability.
• Understand database structures, schemas, dependencies, and security configurations (RBAC, Backup/Recovery).
• Develop and execute validation plans to ensure post-migration performance and accuracy.
• Work closely with application and infrastructure teams to ensure business functionality and SLAs are achieved.
• Provide recommendations for performance tuning and optimization of databases.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and performance-based benefits.
• Fuel expense reimbursement.
• Paid holidays and vacation.
• Medical outpatient reimbursement and health insurance coverage.
• A collaborative, high-performance work environment with opportunities to make a meaningful impact.

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