Data Migration Lead - Central Government

Spinwell Global; West of England; Hybrid; GBP 99,000 - 121,000; Full time

Job summary

Spinwell Ltd is recruiting a Data Migration Lead for a large-scale public sector programme. Hybrid role based in Bristol, with three days in the office and travel to London/Reading as needed.

SC clearance is requested, and the role supports HR data migration across the Oracle Fusion landscape. The successful candidate will lead data migration planning, cleansing, mapping, validation and cutover readiness, coordinating across military and civilian stakeholders and governance forums to ensure

Qualifications

• Experience leading data migration in a complex programme or transformation environment.
• Data profiling, cleansing, mapping, validation and cutover readiness experience.
• Experience working with large datasets and identifying data quality issues.
• Experience establishing governance, controls or assurance arrangements to improve data quality.
• Ability to lead through others, set direction and manage priorities across stakeholders.
• Strong stakeholder management across business, technical and delivery partner teams.
• Ability to communicate complex data or technical issues to non-technical audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with evidence-based recommendations.
• Understanding of data protection and handling sensitive people data.
• Comfort operating in a changing programme with risk, issues and dependencies.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and direction for planning, coordination and assurance of HR data migration activity across the programme.
• Shape and drive data cleansing, data mapping, attribute validation, reconciliation and migration readiness.
• Collaborate with military and civilian stakeholders, delivery partners and governance forums to ensure proper resourcing and standards.
• Establish ways of working, governance and assurance mechanisms to support high-quality data migration.

Skills

Leadership

Data migration

Data cleansing

Data mapping

Governance

Stakeholder management

Communication (non-technical)

Analytical skills

Information security

Ambiguity management

Job description

Role: Data Migration Lead REF 105606
Contract Length: Until 31/03/27
Location: Hybrid/Bristol - 3 days per week in office (Travel: London / Reading when required (Will count as office day))
IR35: Inside
Pay Rate to Intermediary: Up to £735 per day
Security Clearance: SC requested
Spinwell is recruiting for a Data Migration Lead for an excellent opportunity within the public sector.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DATA MIGRATION LEAD

The Data Migration Lead will provide leadership and direction for the planning, coordination and assurance of HR data migration activity across the programme. You will be responsible for shaping and driving the approach to data cleansing, data mapping, attribute validation, reconciliation and migration readiness, ensuring activity is aligned to programme milestones, business priorities and the future Oracle Fusion application landscape.

This role requires more than technical data knowledge. You will work across military and civilian stakeholder groups, delivery partner teams and programme governance forums to ensure that data migration is properly understood, appropriately resourced and delivered to the required standard.

You will play a key role in establishing the ways of working, governance and assurance mechanisms needed to support high-quality data migration. You will help the programme make informed decisions about data quality, source-to-target mapping, validation, reconciliation and migration risk, ensuring sensitive people data is handled securely and effectively throughout.

This is a unique opportunity to contribute to a large-scale strategic initiative and shape the future HR services across Defence.

SKILLS/EXPERIENCE OF THE DATA MIGRATION LEAD

• Experience leading or coordinating data migration, data management, data cleansing or data quality activity in a complex programme or transformation environment.
• Strong understanding of data migration principles, including data profiling, cleansing, mapping, validation, reconciliation and cutover readiness.
• Experience working with large or complex datasets, with the ability to identify data quality issues and turn analysis into practical action.
• Experience establishing governance, controls or assurance arrangements to improve data quality, consistency and confidence.
• Ability to lead through others, set direction, manage priorities and maintain delivery grip across multiple stakeholder groups.
• Strong stakeholder management skills, with experience working across business, technical and delivery partner teams.
• Ability to communicate complex data or technical issues clearly to non-technical audiences, including senior stakeholders.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with sound judgement and the ability to make evidence-based recommendations.
• Understanding of data protection, information security and the need to handle sensitive people data appropriately.
• Confidence working in a changing programme environment, managing ambiguity, risks, issues and dependencies.

We welcome all applications regardless of background, in line with our commitment to diversity, equality and inclusion.

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Disability Confident

As a member of the disability confident scheme, the client guarantees to interview all candidates who have a disability and who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of candidates who have a disability who meet all the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.

Armed Forces Covenant

The client is proud to support the Armed Forces Covenant and as such, we guarantee to interview all veterans or spouses / partners of military personnel who meet all the essential criteria for the vacancy. In cases where we have a high volume of ex-military candidates / military spouses or partners, who meet all of the essential criteria, we will interview the best candidates from within that group.