Sr. Data Migration SME

Akkodis; Toronto; Hybrid; CAD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Akkodis is seeking a highly experienced Sr. Data Migration SME to lead enterprise-scale data migration initiatives within a regulated financial services context in Toronto.

You will design, govern, validate, and execute complex migration activities, ensuring data integrity, security, and successful business outcomes across cloud platforms. You will bring deep expertise in Microsoft Fabric, Azure data services, Python, SQL, and MDM, collaborating with business and technology stakeholders

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience leading large-scale data migration and data integration initiatives.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Services, Python, and SQL.
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise migration strategies and solutions.
• Experience implementing or supporting Master Data Management (MDM) solutions.
• Deep understanding of data quality, data governance, reconciliation, validation, and migration best practices.
• Experience with cloud data platforms and legacy-to-cloud migrations.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience working within complex enterprise environments.
• Experience in regulated industries such as financial services or insurance is considered an asset.

Responsibilities

• Define, review, and validate end-to-end data migration strategies, plans, governance frameworks, and execution activities.
• Design and support migration solutions utilizing Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, and related Azure technologies.
• Develop and review migration, validation, reconciliation, and data quality processes using Python and SQL.
• Perform data profiling, cleansing, mapping, transformation, and readiness assessments.
• Lead Master Data Management (MDM) activities to ensure consistency, standardization, and quality across enterprise systems.
• Validate migration scripts, ETL/ELT processes, reconciliation results, and testing activities.
• Support mock migrations, cutover planning, go-live activities, and post-migration validation.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate migration, governance, and data quality risks.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, developers, vendors, and system integrators to deliver successful migration outcomes.
• Provide expertise and guidance on migration best practices, governance, and quality assurance processes.

Skills

Data migration leadership

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Data Services

Python

SQL

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Regulated industry experience

Data quality

Cloud data platforms

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Data Factory

Azure Data Lake

Dataverse

Azure DevOps

Job description

Work Model: Hybrid (3 days per week onsite at Yonge & Sheppard)

About Our Client:

Our client is a prominent Ontario-based regulatory organization responsible for overseeing and protecting the integrity of a highly regulated financial services environment. The organization is committed to consumer protection, operational excellence, innovation, and regulatory effectiveness through the adoption of modern technology and data-driven decision-making. As part of a large-scale enterprise transformation initiative, the organization is investing in cloud-based data platforms, advanced analytics, data governance, and modernization programs. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to a high-profile data migration program leveraging Microsoft Fabric, Azure data technologies, and Master Data Management (MDM) practices to support critical business and regulatory objectives.

About this opportunity:

We are seeking a highly experienced Sr. Data Migration SME to lead enterprise-scale data migration initiatives supporting major technology modernization programs. This role will be responsible for designing, governing, validating, and executing complex migration activities while ensuring data integrity, quality, security, and successful business outcomes.

The successful candidate will bring deep expertise in large-scale data migration, Microsoft Fabric architecture and implementation, Azure data technologies, Python, SQL, and Master Data Management (MDM). This opportunity is ideal for a seasoned data professional who thrives in highly regulated enterprise environments and can work effectively with business and technology stakeholders throughout the migration lifecycle.

What You’ll Do

• Define, review, and validate end-to-end data migration strategies, plans, governance frameworks, and execution activities.
• Design and support migration solutions utilizing Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Factory, Azure Data Lake, and related Azure technologies.
• Develop and review migration, validation, reconciliation, and data quality processes using Python and SQL.
• Perform data profiling, cleansing, mapping, transformation, and readiness assessments.
• Lead Master Data Management (MDM) activities to ensure consistency, standardization, and quality across enterprise systems.
• Validate migration scripts, ETL/ELT processes, reconciliation results, and testing activities.
• Support mock migrations, cutover planning, go-live activities, and post-migration validation.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate migration, governance, and data quality risks.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, architects, developers, vendors, and system integrators to deliver successful migration outcomes.
• Provide expertise and guidance on migration best practices, governance, and quality assurance processes.

What You Bring

• 10+ years of experience leading large-scale data migration and data integration initiatives.
• Strong hands-on expertise with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Services, Python, and SQL.
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise migration strategies and solutions.
• Experience implementing or supporting Master Data Management (MDM) solutions.
• Deep understanding of data quality, data governance, reconciliation, validation, and migration best practices.
• Experience with cloud data platforms and legacy-to-cloud migrations.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and collaboration skills.
• Excellent analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving abilities.
• Experience working within complex enterprise environments.
• Experience in regulated industries such as financial services or insurance is considered an asset.

Nice to Have

• Microsoft Fabric platform implementation and deployment experience.
• Experience migrating data into Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365) and/or Dataverse.
• Experience with Azure DevOps.

Our Commitment

At Akkodis, part of The Adecco Group, we're committed to making the future work for everyone. We live our values, Passion, Collaboration, Inclusion, Courage, and Customers at Heart, by fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated and every voice matters. We encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds and identities. Together, we're making the future work for everyone.