Database Engineer (Migration)

Position: Database Engineer (Migration)

Location: Lahore / Karachi / Islamabad (Hybrid)

Experience: 3+ Years of Relevant Experience

Salary Range: PKR 250,000 – 350,000 per month

About The Role

NorthBay is seeking skilled Database Engineers with hands-on experience in database management, administration, and migrations . The ideal candidate will possess in-depth knowledge of database engines, schema design, and performance optimization — with a focus on migrating databases across platforms such as PostgreSQL, MongoDB, DocumentDB, MySQL, and Oracle using AWS Database Migration Services (DMS) .

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with technical leads to ensure smooth and successful database migrations.
• Design and implement database migration strategies, ensuring integrity, security, and performance post-migration.
• Conduct data and object validation to verify database readiness after migration.
• Troubleshoot, monitor, and optimize database performance using appropriate tools and methodologies.
• Work closely with application teams to ensure business functionality and SLAs are met.
• Support backup, recovery, replication, and clustering operations.
• Analyze complex database workloads (OLTP/OLAP) and provide recommendations for optimization.
• Participate in data engineering and ETL/ELT pipeline activities as needed.
  
  

Required Skills & Experience

• Minimum 3 years of experience in database deployment, administration, and migration.
• Strong experience with PostgreSQL, DocumentDB/MongoDB, and AWS DMS.
• Proficient in backup/recovery, replication, sharding, and CDC processes.
• Solid understanding of NoSQL databases; experience with DocumentDB is a plus.
• Exposure to data pipeline and data engineering workflows.
• Strong troubleshooting, diagnostic, and performance tuning skills.
• Good understanding of RBAC, database security, and logical/physical database structures.
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
  
  

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Fuel expense reimbursement.
• Paid holidays and vacation leaves.
• Medical outpatient reimbursement and health insurance coverage.
• A dynamic and collaborative environment with opportunities for professional growth.