Introduction A career in IBM Consulting is built on long-term client relationships and close collaboration worldwide. You’ll work with leading companies across industries, helping them shape their hybrid cloud and AI journeys.
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With support from our strategic partners, robust IBM technology, and Red Hat, you’ll have the tools to drive meaningful change and accelerate client impact. At IBM Consulting, curiosity fuels success. You’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, explore new ideas, and create innovative solutions that deliver real results.
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Our culture of growth and empathy focuses on your long-term career development while valuing your unique skills and experiences.
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Your Role And Responsibilities\nAs a Database Engineer specializing in Enterprise Data Platforms, you will design, implement, and optimize robust database environments to support mission‑critical workloads and modernization initiatives. You will work across on‑premise and cloud ecosystems, ensuring availability, performance, and secure data management. Your primary responsibilities will include:
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- Design and Optimize Database Architectures: Develop and manage high‑availability and scalable database solutions leveraging Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL in enterprise environments.
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- Lead Performance Tuning and Administration: Execute advanced tuning, capacity management, and administration activities to ensure optimal performance and resilience of database systems.
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- Work with AWS Cloud Services: Apply consolidated experience with AWS Cloud to design and manage cloud‑based data platforms aligned with architectural and security best practices.
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- Manage AWS RDS Environments: Oversee AWS RDS instances, including high availability setups, backup strategies, security configurations, and performance optimization.
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- Drive Complex Data Migrations: Utilize AWS DMS to lead data migration initiatives and modernization strategies, ensuring accurate, efficient, and low‑disruption data movement across heterogeneous systems.
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\nPreferred Education\nBachelor's Degree\nRequired Technical And Professional Expertise\nIn this role, you will build deep expertise in enterprise‑grade database engineering, contributing to the design, optimization, and modernization of mission‑critical data platforms across hybrid and cloud environments. You will work with advanced database technologies and AWS cloud services to ensure resilient, secure, and high‑performance data ecosystems. Your primary responsibilities will include:\n
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- Advanced RDBMS Proficiency: Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft SQL Server and PostgreSQL in enterprise environments, with the ability to quickly adopt adjacent tooling to support reliability and scale.
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- High‑Availability Design & Tuning: Design, performance tuning, and administration of highly available and scalable database platforms, applying best practices for resiliency, continuity, and throughput.
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- AWS Cloud Experience: Consolidated experience operating data platforms on AWS, aligning with security, scalability, and operational excellence standards.
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- AWS RDS Administration: Advanced management of AWS RDS (SQL Server/PostgreSQL), including HA configurations, backup and recovery, security hardening, and performance optimization.
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- Data Migration & Modernization with AWS DMS: Execute complex migrations and modernization strategies using AWS DMS, including data mapping/validation and low‑downtime cutovers across heterogeneous systems.
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\nPreferred Technical And Professional Experience\n
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- AWS Certified Database – Specialty
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- AWS Solutions Architect – Associate/Professional
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- Microsoft DP‑300 (Administering Relational Databases)
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- PostgreSQL professional certifications
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