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DESCRIPTION We're looking for a senior Database Architect to improve the database of a legacy ERP and assess a possible migration from SQL Server to Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL with Babelfish. IMPORTANT BEFORE APPLYING • FULL AUTONOMY: you'll be the top authority on the database. The team will work alongside you, but no one else will set the diagnosis, priorities, or decisions. • LEGACY EXPERIENCE: you must have modernized databases for legacy applications in production without stopping the business. • HANDS-ON WORK: beyond recommending, you'll write SQL and scripts, build PoCs, and implement improvements. • SQL SERVER AND POSTGRESQL: you need advanced SQL Server experience, solid PostgreSQL experience, and the ability to work across both. • INDEPENDENT JUDGMENT: the migration isn't a done deal. You need to be able to recommend a go/no-go and make the case for SQL Server if that's the better call. • LOCATION: based in Europe, with hours overlapping Spain (CET/CEST). • LANGUAGE: professional-level Spanish or higher. • LONG-TERM POTENTIAL: genuine possibility of long-term work if it's a good fit. THE CONTEXT We're a European software company with an ERP made up of around forty modules covering payroll, scheduling, time tracking, invoicing, and accounting. It's a database-heavy system with critical processes and legal implications. Two platforms currently run side by side in production: • LEGACY LAYER: a proprietary 4GL platform, written in FDL and rendered through WinForms on .NET