About the Role

We are seeking a Lead / Principal Database Migration Architect to lead the modernisation of mission-critical enterprise database platforms as part of a large-scale transformation programme.

You will define the end-to-end migration strategy for complex Oracle environments, ensuring data integrity, high availability, and minimal business disruption while establishing a scalable foundation for future platforms.

Key Responsibilities

Define and lead the end-to-end database migration strategy for a large-scale platform transformation.
Analyse legacy Oracle databases, schemas, and business logic to design modern target architectures.
Lead migration planning for Oracle RAC environments, including cutover, rollback, and validation strategies.
Design and implement data migration, ETL/ELT, validation, and reconciliation frameworks.
Ensure data quality, performance, security, and operational resilience throughout the migration lifecycle.
Partner with architecture, engineering, and business teams to deliver successful platform migration.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in enterprise database architecture, database modernisation, or large-scale data migration.
Deep expertise with Oracle Database, including Oracle RAC in production environments.
Strong knowledge of Oracle RAC, Data Guard, ASM, RMAN, SQL optimisation, and database performance tuning.
Experience migrating large-scale Oracle transactional databases to modern database platforms.
Hands-on experience with ETL/ELT, data validation, reconciliation, and Change Data Capture (CDC) technologies.
Experience with PostgreSQL, Amazon RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL, or similar cloud database platforms is advantageous.
Strong stakeholder management and communication skills.

Preferred

Experience with Oracle Exadata.
Experience delivering zero- or near-zero-downtime database migrations.
Knowledge of cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, and event-driven platforms.
Oracle certifications (OCP/OCM) are a plus.

For more information you can contact Norean Tan at [HIDDEN TEXT]

We regret to inform you that only shortlisted candidates will be notified / contacted.

EA Registration No.: R1434118 - Tan Lee Ying, Norean

iKas International (Asia) Pte Ltd

ROC No.: 200914065E | EA License No.: 16S8086

Lead/Principal Data Migration Architect