Data Architect, Oracle/GCP, Contract

66Degrees.Com - Chicago, IL

Full-time - Senior

Chicago, IL

About the position

66degrees is seeking a senior contractor for a 2.5 month remote assignment focused on data architecture and migration to Google Cloud. The role involves guiding clients in architectural patterns, performing migration assessments, and overseeing migration activities, particularly from Oracle to PostgreSQL or Spanner. The ideal candidate will work independently and collaboratively, leveraging their expertise in cloud technology and data engineering.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate, guide, and influence the client and teams towards effective architectural patterns.
• Perform Migration Assessments and Produce Migration Plans including Total Cost of Ownership (TCO), Migration Architecture, Migration Timelines, and Application Waves.
• Design solution architecture on Google Cloud to support critical workloads.
• Manage Heterogeneous Oracle Migrations to Postgres or Spanner.
• Design migration paths accounting for application dependencies, database objects, data, data pipelines, orchestration, users, and security.
• Oversee migration activities and provide troubleshooting support including translation of DDL and DML.
• Execute data transfers using native Google Cloud and third-party tools.
• Set up and configure relevant Google Cloud components.
• Engage with customer teams as a Google Cloud expert to provide education, workshops, architectural recommendations, and technology reviews.

Requirements

• 5+ years of experience with data engineering, cloud architecture, or working with data infrastructure.
• 5+ years of Oracle database management and IT experience.
• Experience with Oracle Database adjacent products like Golden Gate and Data Guard.
• 3+ years of PostgreSQL experience.
• Proven experience in performance testing and applying remediations to address performance issues.
• Experience in designing data models.
• Proficiency in Python programming language and SQL.
• Advanced SQL skills, including the ability to write, tune, and interpret SQL queries.

Nice-to-haves

• Google Cloud Professional Architect and/or Data Engineer Certification is preferred.