Data Migration Engineer - Senior - 176344

Piper Companies; Quantico (VA); On-site; 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 focused on large-scale legacy system transformation and secure cloud migration initiatives. This on-site role at Quantico, VA will lead complex data migration efforts, including ETL/ELT pipeline development and cloud-based data integration.

The candidate will mentor mid-level engineers, drive best practices, and collaborate with Cloud Engineers, DevSecOps, QA, and Scrum teams to ensure

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in 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

Responsibilities

• Lead the design, development, optimization, and operation of ETL/ELT pipelines for large-scale data migration.
• Perform advanced data extraction, transformation, cleansing, governance, mapping, and validation.
• Conduct data quality assessments, integrity analysis, anomaly detection, and remediation.
• Collaborate with Cloud Engineers, Data Engineers, DevSecOps, QA, Product Owners, and Scrum teams.
• Mentor mid-level engineers, develop migration best practices, maintain documentation, identify migration risks.

Skills

Data migration

ETL/ELT development

Data engineering

Cloud migration

Data transformation

Data governance

Data validation

Education

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

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 Quantico, VA. 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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