Adrián Sánchez Fernández

Senior Database Reliability Engineer & Tech Lead | Cross-Engine Database Migrations (Oracle, SQL Server, MongoDB → PostgreSQL) | GCP • AWS • Terraform | Building MigrateDB.io

Valladolid, Castilla and Leon, Spain

About

Database Reliability Engineer and Tech Lead with 6+ years building production-grade data infrastructure for Tier-1 financial institutions and high-growth startups. I specialize in complex database migrations and the reliability engineering that keeps critical workloads running — cross-engine moves (MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, MongoDB, Oracle → PostgreSQL), cloud modernization, and the platforms that come after. ─── Selected work • Zero-downtime GCP migration of 7+ production databases and a MongoDB sharded cluster • Snowflake multi-tenant data platform onboarding 20+ institutional clients (JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs) — near-zero incidents since launch • Reusable IaC frameworks that improved team delivery velocity 50–100% • 40% cost reduction on per-client data delivery infrastructure ─── Building MigrateDB I'm currently building MigrateDB (migratedb.io) — a self-hosted migration engine that moves MySQL, MariaDB, SQL Server, SQLite, MongoDB and Oracle to PostgreSQL. Schema, data, indexes, foreign keys, constraints and sequences. Pre-migration preview, real-time progress, post-migration validation. I write about it here weekly. ─── Tech Cloud: GCP (CloudSQL, Compute, KMS), AWS (RDS, Redshift, Lambda, S3, DMS) Databases: PostgreSQL, MySQL, Oracle, MongoDB, Snowflake, SQL Server IaC / DevOps: Terraform, OpenTofu, GitLab CI/CD, Ansible, Docker, Packer Languages: Python, Go, SQL, Bash ─── Open to Database migration projects — Oracle license escapes, SQL Server consolidations, MongoDB → PostgreSQL moves, version upgrades with tight downtime windows. Senior roles in data infrastructure, reliability, or migration leadership at scale. Tech Lead, Staff Engineer, Engineering Manager, Head of Data Platform — title matters less than the depth of the problem. DM me.

Experience

  • Software Engineer II - Backend & Data at SPATE
    Jul 2026 - Present · 1 mo

  • Fundador at MigrateDB.io
    Jan 2026 - Present · 7 mos

    Building a self-hosted database migration engine - migratedb.io

  • Senior Database Reliability Engineer at Clavium
    Mar 2025 - Jul 2026 · 1 yr 5 mos

     Architected and led GCP cloud migration from on-premises infrastructure, designing 7 CloudSQL databases and 1 MongoDB cluster with zero production downtime  Built infrastructure-as-code framework from scratch using Terraform/OpenTofu modules, enabling reproducible deployments across environments and reducing provisioning time by 75%  Established database governance standards including encryption at rest/in transit, network connectivity policies, backup strategies, and disaster recovery procedures  Lead team of 4 senior engineers as technical decision-maker for all database-related architecture, providing hands-on mentorship and defining implementation strategies  Designed comprehensive onboarding program and career development paths for database reliability engineers, actively participating in technical interviews and hiring decisions  Drove 50%+ improvement in team velocity by implementing focused task prioritization frameworks and eliminating low-value work through systematic review processes

  • Data Engineer at Bipi - Car Subscription
    Jul 2024 - Feb 2025 · 8 mos

     Led cross-functional team of 5 data engineers and analysts, introducing Agile methodologies including sprint planning, task estimation, and clear acceptance criteria  Developed reusable Terraform modules for AWS infrastructure deployment, enabling team self-service via GitLab CI/CD and accelerating delivery speed by 100%+  Built ETL pipelines from NetSuite ERP to AWS Redshift, processing daily transactional data for business intelligence and financial reporting  Optimized Redshift query performance through distribution key tuning, sort key selection, and VACUUM/ANALYZE automation, reducing dashboard load times by 60%

  • RavenPack ()
    • Senior Cloud Database Administrator
      Apr 2024 - Jun 2024 · 3 mos

       Designed and launched Snowflake-based data delivery platform from concept to production, driving acquisition of 20+ institutional clients including JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, and GPBullhound  Owned end-to-end product lifecycle: data governance policies, secure replication pipelines, cost optimization strategies (reduced per-client costs 40%), and self-service API for client onboarding  Built knowledge graph infrastructure supporting AI-powered financial analytics, improving entity resolution accuracy and enabling new product capabilities for hedge fund clients  Maintained high-volume data pipelines processing 1TB+ daily (several TB in parquet storage), serving real-time analytics to Tier-1 financial institutions with 99.9%+ uptime  Progressed from Junior to Senior DBA in 4 years through consistent delivery of high-impact projects and technical leadership in Oracle-to-AWS RDS migration initiatives  Developed Python/Docker-based ETL frameworks and orchestrated CI/CD pipelines in GitLab, establishing infrastructure-as-code practices using CDK and Terraform

    • Database Administrator
      Jun 2021 - Apr 2024 · 2 yrs 11 mos

    • Junior Database Administrator
      Jan 2020 - Jun 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

       Recognized with 'Rookie of the Year' award for exceptional contributions in first year, demonstrating rapid learning and high-quality technical execution