Data Architect (Spanner Migration), Contract

Overview of Role

As a Data Architect with 66degrees, you are responsible for assisting customers in their journey to Google Cloud through the design and implementation of a migration strategy. The Data Architect should be comfortable translating business and technical requirements into scalable and cost-effective database solutions.

Responsibilities

Facilitate, guide, and influence the client and teams towards an effective architectural pattern and becoming an interface between business leadership, technology leadership and the delivery teams.

Designing of solution architecture on Google Cloud

Design a migration path that accounts for the conversion of :

Database objects

Data

Data Pipelines

Orchestration

Users and Security

Perform migration activities including:

Translation of DDL, Stored Procedures, and Queries

Executing data transfers using native Google Cloud and 3rd party tools

Setup and configuration of relative Google Cloud components

Engage with customer teams as a Google Cloud expert to provide:

Education Workshops

Architectural Recommendations

Technology reviews and recommendations

Qualifications

5 years of overall database management and IT experience.

2+ years of Google Cloud experience

Proven experience in migrating and or implementing cloud native databases like Spanner

Proven experience in performing performance testing and applying remediations to address performance issues.

Proven experience in migration databases like mySQL, Postgres, and Oracle to Cloud SQL

Experience in defining the technical architecture on Google Cloud

Experience in designing data models in Spanner

Experience with CockroachDB is a nice to have

Advanced SQL skills, including the ability to write, tune, and interpret SQL queries; tool specific experience in the database platforms listed above is ideal.

Google Cloud Professional Architect and or Data Engineer Certification is preferred