Data Migration Engineer - Senior

Zachary Piper Solutions; Huntsville, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Data Migration Engineer Senior to support a federal modernization program in Huntsville, AL. You will lead complex migration projects, architect ETL/ELT pipelines, and ensure data integrity during cloud migration.

The role requires 8+ years of experience in data modernization, strong ETL/ELT design skills, and a current Top Secret clearance. You will collaborate with Cloud, Data, DevSecOps, and QA teams and mentor junior engineers.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of data migration, ETL/ELT development, or large-scale data modernization.
• Experience designing ETL/ELT pipelines, data mapping, and validation.
• Strong experience with cloud migration methodologies and high-volume data ops.
• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field.
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead ETL/ELT pipeline design, development, and optimization for large-scale migrations.
• Perform data extraction, transformation, cleansing, governance, and validation.
• Conduct data quality assessments and remediation for migration accuracy.
• Collaborate with Cloud/Data/DevSecOps teams to support migration readiness.
• Mentor engineers and promote migration best practices.

Skills

ETL/ELT development

Data migration

Cloud migration

Data transformation

Data validation

Data governance

Mentoring

Data pipelines

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or related field

Tools

AWS

ETL tools

Job description

Data Migration Engineer Senior

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Data Migration Engineer Senior to support a federal modernization program focused on large-scale legacy system transformation and secure cloud migration initiatives. This position is on-site in Huntsville, AL. The Data Migration Engineer Senior will lead complex data migration efforts involving ETL/ELT pipeline development, data transformation, validation, and cloud-based data integration. Join a mission-driven team supporting national security objectives through the modernization of critical federal data systems.

Responsibilities for the Data Migration Engineer Senior include:

• Lead the design, development, optimization, and operation of ETL/ELT pipelines supporting large-scale and multi-source data migration efforts.
• Perform advanced data extraction, transformation, cleansing, governance, mapping, and validation for structured and unstructured datasets.
• Conduct data quality assessments, integrity analysis, anomaly detection, and remediation activities to ensure migration accuracy and completeness.
• Collaborate with Cloud Engineers, Data Engineers, DevSecOps teams, QA engineers, Product Owners, and Scrum teams to support migration readiness and integration efforts.
• Mentor mid-level engineers, develop migration best practices, maintain technical documentation, and identify risks impacting migration success.

Required Qualifications for the Data Migration Engineer Senior include:

• 8+ years of experience supporting data migration, ETL/ELT development, data engineering, or large-scale data modernization initiatives.
• Experience designing and implementing ETL/ELT pipelines, data transformation frameworks, data mapping, data validation, and automation solutions.
• Strong expertise with structured and unstructured data, cloud migration methodologies, troubleshooting, and high-volume data operations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance

Compensation for the Data Migration Engineer Senior include:

Salary Range: $165,000 - $175,000 depending on experience

Full Benefits Package: PTO, Paid Holidays, Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K, Sick Leave as required by law

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