Migration Consultant (London/Edinburgh/Gurgaon)

Bravura-Solutions; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Bravura Solutions in the United Kingdom is seeking a Migration Consultant to support client data migrations and system change events throughout the project lifecycle. You will work within a layered, multi-disciplinary team, analysing data, mapping source to target structures, and producing documentation and requirements for migration code.

Weekend work for dress rehearsals and live migrations is expected. The role requires collaboration with Business Analysts and clients, strong SQL skills, and

Qualifications

• Experience in IT, systems integration or data analytics.
• Experience in data migration activities.
• Exposure to the financial services industry.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyse client data and its business context to guide migrations.
• Map source data to target table formats.
• Resolve migration issues between source and target databases.
• Create data mapping documentation for internal/external use.
• Write requirements for changes to migration code.
• Support Business Analysts with test data and standing data.
• Perform detailed data reconciliation.
• Execute unit testing to verify migration correctness.
• Support User Acceptance testing cycles.
• Support Dress Rehearsals and Live migrations (weekends).
• Report progress and issues to migration/project teams.
• Adhere to processes and quality standards.

Skills

Data analysis

Data mapping

Data migration

SQL queries

Stakeholder communication

Team collaboration

Tools

MS SQL Server

SQL Server Integration Services

Job description

At Bravura Solutions, collaboration, diversity and excellence matter. We value your ideas, giving you room to be curious and innovate in an exciting, fast-paced, and flexible environment. We look for many different skills and abilities, as well as how you can add value to Bravura and our culture.

As a Global FinTech market leader and ASX listed company, Bravura is a trusted partner to over 350 leading financial services clients, delivering wealth management technology and products. We invest significantly in our technology hubs and innovation labs, which inspire and drive our creative, future-focused mindset. We take pride in developing cutting-edge, digital first technology solutions that support our clients to achieve financial security and prosperity for their customers.

Position Purpose

As a core member of a layered, multi-disciplinary team, this role is responsible for responsible for providing support in delivering client data migrations, client business and system change events. The Migration Consultant will proactively support the client’s product proposition and operating models throughout the project lifecycle.

Main Activities

• Data analysis - understanding client data and its’ business context, to allow decisions to be made for data migration.
• Data mapping - mapping source data to the required table formats.
• Ability to resolve migration challenges between source and target databases.
• Production of data mapping documentation for internal and external use.
• Writing requirements – detail requirements for changes to the migration code.
• Supporting Business Analysts with loading standing data and any test data queries.
• Reconciliation – completing detailed reconciliation of migrated data.
• Unit Testing – proving the migration works as specified.
• Conduct and support migration for User Acceptance cycles.
• Conduct and support migration for Dress Rehearsals and Live (normally weekend work).
• Adhering to processes and quality standards.
• Accurate and clear reporting to the migration manager, project manager and clients on the status of data mapping, issues, concerns and progress.

Knowledge and Key Skills

• Strong Technical knowledge of MS SQL Server and ideally SQL Server Integration Services.
• A working knowledge of the Financial Services Industry specialising in data structures within ISAs, OEICs, SICAVs and Money market funds.
• Full development lifecycle exposure with a wide understanding of project deliverables.
• Track record of communicating with and building strong relationships with staff at various levels, internal and external project stakeholders and clients.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Typical Experience

• Experience in IT, systems integration or data analytics roles.
• Experience in data migration activities.
• Exposure to the financial services industry.

Working at Bravura

Our people are the heart of our business. We work hard to provide a rich employee experience and a robust framework for ongoing career development.

So, what’s next?

We make hiring decisions based on your experience, skills and passion so even if you don’t match every listed skill or tick all the boxes, we’d still love to hear from you.

Please note that interviews are primarily conducted virtually and if you require any reasonable adjustments or would like to note which pronouns you use, please let us know.

All final applicants for this position will be asked to consent to a criminal record and background check. Please note that people with criminal records are not automatically barred from applying for this position. Each application will be considered on its merits.