Cloud Migration Engineer

About Apexon:

Apexon is an AI-first technology services firm that engineers intelligent enterprises. Our interconnected disciplines of Domain & Strategy, Cognitive Architecture, and Harness Engineering guide every engagement, helping clients deliver meaningful business outcomes while applying collective intelligence to confidently scale from early AI strategies to enterprise-grade production systems. For over three decades, we have helped organizations by leveraging our deep and practical expertise in Artificial Intelligence, Data & Analytics, Digital Engineering, and Experience, combined with our industry knowledge across Banking & Financial Services, Healthcare and Life Sciences to create lasting business value. Apexon is backed by Goldman Sachs Asset Management and Everstone Capital.

Role Overview

Migrate on-premises relational databases to AWS using strong database expertise, cloud architecture skills, and AI-accelerated tooling to deliver secure, reliable, low-downtime migrations.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess on-prem workloads and plan homogeneous/heterogeneous migrations.
• Convert schemas, stored procedures, and SQL across database engines.
• Design secure AWS targets (RDS, Aurora, EC2) and execute cutover/rollback plans.
• Automate deployments with Infrastructure as Code and tune performance post-migration.

Required Skills (Core)

• Databases: Oracle, SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, Db2; strong SQL and tuning.
• AWS Migration: DMS, SCT, RDS, Aurora, EC2, S3.
• Cloud Foundations: VPC, IAM, networking, Well-Architected Framework.
• Security: KMS, SSL/TLS encryption, least-privilege IAM, compliance (GDPR, HIPAA, PCI-DSS).
• Automation: Terraform/CloudFormation, Python/Bash/PowerShell, CloudWatch monitoring.

Required Skills (AI)

• Generative AI / LLMs for translating proprietary SQL dialects (e.g., Oracle PL/SQL to PostgreSQL PL/pgSQL).
• AI-assisted coding tools for generating, explaining, and debugging migration scripts and infrastructure code.
• ML-based assessment and discovery tools for workload analysis and target sizing recommendations.
• AI-driven performance monitoring for anomaly detection and post-migration optimization.
• Prompt engineering skills for accurate, context-aware AI assistance.
• A strong validation mindset to catch AI-generated errors (hallucinations, subtle logic bugs).
• Awareness of downstream AI/ML pipelines, data lakes, and vector databases.

Soft Skills

 Problem-solving, clear communication, and project management awareness.

Nice to Have

 AWS Certified Database - Specialty or Solutions Architect; enterprise migration experience

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

Did you know that Apexon has been Certified™ by Great Place To Work®, the global authority on workplace culture, in each of the four regions in which it operates: USA (for the seventh time in 2026), India (for the tenth consecutive time in 2026), the UK(for the fourth time in 2026) and Mexico (for the second time in 2026). Apexon is committed to being an equal opportunity employer and promoting diversity in the workplace. We take affirmative action to ensure equal employment opportunity for all qualified individuals. Apexon strictly prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind and provides equal employment opportunities to employees and applicants without regard to gender, race, color, ethnicity or national origin, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other applicable characteristics protected by law. You can read about our Job Applicant Privacy policy here Job Applicant Privacy Policy (apexon.com)

Our Commitment to Environment:

Actively contribute to Apexon's commitment to environmental responsibility by following sustainable practices and supporting ESG initiatives.

Our Perks and Benefits:

Our benefits and rewards program has been thoughtfully designed to recognize your skills and contributions, elevate your learning/upskilling experience and provide care and support for you and your loved ones. As an Apexon Associate, you get continuous skill-based development, opportunities for career advancement, and access to comprehensive health and well-being benefits and assistance.

We also offer:

oGroup Health Insurance covering family of 4

o Term Insurance and Accident Insurance

o Paid Holidays & Earned Leaves

o Paid Parental LeaveoLearning & Career Development

o Employee Wellness