Data Migration Engineer - Top-Secret

ITC Federal, LLC; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 155,000; Full time

Job summary

ITC Federal, LLC is seeking a Senior Data Migration Engineer to lead data extraction, transformation, validation, and migration for FBI modernization. The role covers petabyte-scale data transitions from legacy to cloud environments, ensuring accuracy, completeness, security, and performance.

You will mentor mid-level engineers and align with architecture, security, and mission requirements. Onsite in Huntsville, AL, requiring TS clearance, you will drive ETL/ELT pipelines, data quality, and

Qualifications

• 8+ years of hands-on data migration, ETL development, or large-scale data engineering.
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited university.
• Expertise in structured/unstructured data transformation, cleansing, and validation.
• Familiarity with cloud migration (AWS preferred) and automation.

Responsibilities

• Lead development, enhancement, and optimization of ETL/ELT pipelines for large-scale migrations.
• Perform data extraction, transformation, governance, and cleansing for high-volume data flows.
• Collaborate with Cloud, DevSecOps, and Data Engineers to align technical workstreams.
• Develop migration templates, mapping documents, and risk mitigation strategies.

Skills

Data migration

ETL development

Cloud migration (AWS)

Data governance

Big data tooling

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

ETL tools

CI/CD pipelines

Job description

Overview

JOB TITLE: Senior Data Migration Engineer

GOVERNMENT AGENCY: FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation

POSITION INFORMATION: Full-Time Position; Government contractor supporting the FBI

LOCATION: Huntsville, AL (Onsite)

BENEFITS: Health, Dental and Vision, 401(k), Flexible Spending Account (FSA), 11 Paid Federal Holidays, PTO, education reimbursement

ITC Federal, LLC (ITC) connects technology advancements in automation and AI, customer experience, and financial services to solve government mission challenges, enabling smoother operational efficiency and bolstering national security. We leverage the latest technology innovations and proven approaches to better serve the mission and support the DHS, DOJ, and DoW workforce, customers, and programs, regardless of scale or complexity. ITC is located in Fairfax, VA and offers outstanding compensation and benefits plan and a challenging and rewarding professional work environment.

ITC is seeking a Senior Data Migration Engineer to lead complex data extraction, transformation, validation, and migration activities within a major FBI modernization program. The engineer will support petabyte-scale data transition efforts, ensuring accuracy, completeness, security, and performance in moving structured and unstructured datasets from legacy environments to modern cloud-based architectures. This senior role provides technical leadership, develops advanced migration strategies, mentors mid-level engineers, and ensures alignment with architecture, security, and mission requirements.

Responsibilities

• Advanced Data Migration & ETL Leadership
  • Lead development, enhancement, and optimization of ETL/ELT pipelines for large-scale, multi-source data migration.
  • Perform complex data extraction, transformation, governance, and cleansing activities supporting high-volume data flows.
  • Design data mapping frameworks and transformation logic for legacy-to-cloud migration.
  • Guide automation improvements to increase pipeline throughput, resiliency, and repeatability.
• Data Quality, Validation & Issue Resolution
  • Conduct advanced data integrity analysis, completeness checks, anomaly detection, and error remediation.
  • Support and lead quality verification for incoming and migrated datasets.
  • Collaborate with QA/test engineering teams to embed automated validation within pipeline operations.
• Technical Collaboration & Integration
  • Coordinate with Cloud Engineers, DevSecOps teams, Data Engineers, Product Owners, and Scrum Masters to ensure alignment across technical workstreams.
  • Support readiness testing for migration events, legacy system retirements, and cloud landing zone configuration.
  • Participate in technical design reviews, sprint planning, backlog refinement, and integration checkpoints.
• Migration Strategy & Leadership
  • Provide guidance to mid-level engineers on data migration methods, ETL tools, best practices, and troubleshooting.
  • Develop and refine reusable templates, mapping documents, and procedural artifacts.
  • Proactively identify risks impacting migration success and propose mitigation strategies.
• Documentation, Reporting & Compliance
  • Create detailed migration documentation, including mapping specifications, data dictionaries, flow diagrams, and SOPs.
  • Contribute to migration status reporting, dashboard updates, and operational metrics.
  • Ensure alignment with federal data governance, security, and handling requirements.

Qualifications

REQUIRED:

• 8+ years of hands-on experience in data migration, ETL development, or large-scale data engineering.
• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited University, required
• Expertise in structured/unstructured data transformation, cleansing, and validation.
• Experience designing and operating advanced ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Familiarity with cloud migration (AWS preferred), big data tooling, and automation.
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to support complex, high-volume migration operations.

PREFERRED:

• Experience with petabyte-scale data migrations or multi-system consolidation.
• Background supporting DOJ, FBI, IC, or national security modernization programs.
• Experience with DevSecOps pipelines, CI/CD workflows, or automated testing frameworks.
• Advanced knowledge of scripting languages, distributed compute tools, or cloud-native ETL services.

SECURITY CLEARANCE REQUIREMENTS:

• Must have an active Top Secret (TS) security clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship is required due to the nature of this government contract.

WORK ENVIRONMENT AND PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Candidate must be able to function in general office environment.

ITC Federal is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any application for employment on the basis of age, race, color, gender, national origin, religion, creed, disability, veteran status, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, military status, disability, or sex including pregnancy and childbirth or related medical condition or on any other basis prohibited by law.