Database Migration Specialist/Database Architect
Listed on 2026-06-19
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IT/Tech
Database Administrator, Data Engineering
Position Details
Position type: Contract
Job Role: Database Migration Specialist / Database Architect
Duration: 12 months
Location: Jersey City, NJ
Must Have: The Database Migration Specialist / database architect will execute end-to-end DB2 Sailfish to Cloud Rack migration activities, including environment validation, data migration, intensive testing, and security/compliance assurance.
Roles and Responsibilities- Execute DB2 Sailfish to DB2 Cloud Rack migrations including environment and configuration validation.
- Validate infrastructure, database configuration, network connectivity, and access controls.
- Perform functionality, performance, stress, scalability, and failover testing.
- Execute data migration, reconciliation, and integrity validation.
- Work closely with application, infrastructure, IBM, and security teams to resolve issues.
- Develop migration runbooks, validation reports, and sign-off documentation.
- Support cutover execution and post-migration stabilization.
- Strong hands-on experience with IBM DB2 (LUW) or Oracle database platforms.
- Proven delivery of large-scale database or platform migrations.
- Strong testing mindset with data validation and reconciliation experience.
- Experience working across multiple technical and vendor teams.
- Best practices and regulated environments preferred.
- Large scale database migration experience.
- Strong knowledge and skills in database technologies.
- Data Migration and Reconciliation knowledge.
- Performance engineering.
- Performance and volume testing.
- Working in a large team environment with various skills and stakeholders.
Pay Range: $69/Hr on W2 to $73/HR on W2.
Benefits:
Medical & pharmacy coverage, Dental/vision insurance, 401(k), Health saving account (HSA) and Flexible spending account (FSA), Life Insurance, Pet Insurance, Short term and Long term Disability, Accident & Critical illness coverage, Pre‑paid legal & protection, Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Please note:
This position is only open to applicants who can be engaged on a W-2 basis.
Contact:
Harsha Kumari
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