Senior Data Engineer (PostgreSQL, AWS) - Banking

Keyrus is looking for a Senior Data Engineer to join our team in Hong Kong and support a major banking database migration programme , focused on migrating PostgreSQL workloads to AWS .

This is a hands-on role for someone who has experience delivering production-critical database or cloud migration projects , ideally within banking or financial services.

What you’ll be working on:

• Lead and support PostgreSQL → AWS database migration activities
• Assess databases, schemas, dependencies and workloads
• Design and execute migration strategies using AWS RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL and AWS DMS
• Manage data migration, validation, reconciliation and performance optimisation
• Support testing, cutover, production deployment and stabilisation
• Work closely with application, cloud, infrastructure, security and architecture teams
• Ensure data integrity, security and minimal disruption to critical banking systems

What we’re looking for:

• 4-7+ years in Data Engineering, Database Engineering or a similar role
• Strong hands-on PostgreSQL and SQL expertise
• Proven experience migrating PostgreSQL or enterprise databases to AWS
• Strong experience with RDS, Aurora PostgreSQL and AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
• Experience with production-critical database migration programmes
• Strong understanding of data validation, reconciliation, performance tuning and troubleshooting
• Banking / financial services experience strongly preferred
• Experience delivering similar cloud or database migration programmes within a bank is a strong advantage
• Python, Terraform, CloudFormation or AWS certifications are a plus

The ideal candidate is a senior, hands-on engineer who can independently drive migration activities and is comfortable operating within the security, governance and change-management requirements of a banking environment.