Data Migration Engineer - Senior

Piper Companies; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Senior Data Migration Engineer to support a federal modernization program transforming legacy data into secure, scalable cloud architectures. The role is on-site in Huntsville, AL, leading ETL/ELT pipelines for petabyte-scale datasets across mission-critical federal systems.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years in data migration, cloud migration, and data governance, with strong leadership, communication, and automation skills and an active Top Secret security

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data migration, ETL/ELT, or large-scale modernization programs.
• Experience designing and maintaining advanced ETL/ELT pipelines and cloud migration solutions.
• Strong analytical, communication, leadership and documentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and execution of ETL/ELT pipelines for large-scale data migration.
• Design mapping frameworks, transformation logic, cleansing processes, and migration strategies.
• Perform data integrity analysis, validation testing, and remediation for migration accuracy.
• Collaborate with Cloud Engineers, DevSecOps, Data Engineers, QA, and Product Owners.
• Mentor mid-level engineers and document migration best practices.

Skills

ETL/ELT pipelines

Data migration

Cloud migration

AWS

Big Data

Data Governance

Data Quality

CI/CD

DevSecOps

Data Mapping

Data Transformation

Data Validation

Automation

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, Engineering, or a related technical field

Tools

AWS

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Data Migration Engineer to support a federal modernization program focused on transforming legacy data environments into secure, scalable cloud architectures. This position is on-site at Huntsville, AL. The Senior Data Migration Engineer will lead complex data extraction, transformation, validation, and migration efforts supporting petabyte-scale datasets across mission-critical federal systems. This is an opportunity to drive large-scale modernization initiatives that directly support national security and operational readiness.

Responsibilities for the Senior Data Migration Engineer include:

• Lead the development, optimization, and execution of ETL/ELT pipelines supporting large-scale, multi-source data migration efforts.
• Design data mapping frameworks, transformation logic, data cleansing processes, and migration strategies for legacy-to-cloud transitions.
• Conduct advanced data integrity analysis, anomaly detection, validation testing, and remediation activities to ensure migration accuracy and completeness.
• Collaborate with Cloud Engineers, DevSecOps teams, Data Engineers, QA teams, Product Owners, and Scrum Masters to support migration readiness and system integration.
• Mentor mid-level engineers, develop migration best practices and documentation, and proactively identify and mitigate risks impacting migration success.

Required Qualifications for the Senior Data Migration Engineer include:

• 8+ years of experience supporting data migration, ETL/ELT development, data engineering, or large-scale data modernization programs.
• Experience designing and maintaining advanced ETL/ELT pipelines, cloud migration solutions, data transformation processes, and automation frameworks.
• Strong analytical, troubleshooting, communication, leadership, and documentation skills supporting complex, high-volume data operations.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance required.

Compensation for the Senior Data Migration Engineer include:

• Salary Range: $170,000 - $185,000 depending on experience
• Full Benefits Package: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Tuition Reimbursement, Sick Leave as required by law

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