ETL Data Migration Engineer

Piper Companies; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 160,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Paid Holidays

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Sick Leave

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Senior ETL Migration Engineer to support federal modernization by migrating large-scale legacy data into secure cloud platforms. This on-site role in Huntsville, AL leads design, execution, and validation of enterprise ETL pipelines for mission-critical data migrations.

The role requires 8+ years in ETL/data engineering, Top Secret clearance, and a bachelor’s degree in a related field. Compensation targets $160,000–$175,000 with full benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in ETL development, data engineering, or enterprise-scale data migration.
• Experience with ETL/ELT tools, automation frameworks, scripting languages, and high-volume pipelines.
• Hands-on with legacy extraction and cloud-based data ingestion.
• Bachelor’s degree in CS, IS, or Data Engineering.
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance.

Responsibilities

• Lead design, development, optimization, and maintenance of large-scale ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Develop extraction, transformation, and ingestion from legacy systems into cloud environments.
• Troubleshoot pipeline failures, resolve data anomalies, and improve migration performance.
• Perform data quality assessments, governance reviews, and validation checks.
• Collaborate with Cloud Engineers, Data Engineers, DevSecOps, DBAs, QA, and Product Owners.

Skills

ETL development

Data engineering

Cloud ingestion

Scripting languages

Root cause analysis

Automation frameworks

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/IS/Data Eng

Tools

ETL/ELT tools

Job description

Senior ETL Migration Engineer

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior ETL Migration Engineer to support a federal modernization program focused on migrating large-scale legacy data environments into secure cloud platforms. This position is on-site in Huntsville, AL. The Senior ETL Migration Engineer will lead the design, execution, optimization, and validation of enterprise-scale ETL pipelines supporting mission-critical data migration operations. Join a high-impact team driving the successful modernization of critical national security systems through scalable, secure, and reliable data migration solutions.

Responsibilities for the Senior ETL Migration Engineer include:

• Lead the design, development, optimization, and maintenance of large-scale ETL/ELT pipelines supporting petabyte-scale data migration initiatives.
• Develop extraction, transformation, and ingestion processes for structured and unstructured data from legacy systems into cloud environments.
• Troubleshoot pipeline failures, resolve data anomalies, conduct root cause analysis, and improve overall migration performance and reliability.
• Perform data quality assessments, validation testing, governance reviews, and completeness checks to ensure migration accuracy.
• Collaborate with Cloud Engineers, Data Engineers, DevSecOps teams, DBAs, QA/Test Engineers, and Product Owners to support migration planning, integration, and operational readiness.

Required Qualifications for the Senior ETL Migration Engineer include:

• 8+ years of experience in ETL development, data engineering, enterprise-scale data migration, or related technical disciplines.
• Strong experience with ETL/ELT tools, automation frameworks, scripting languages, and high-volume data processing pipelines.
• Hands-on experience supporting legacy system extraction, cloud-based data ingestion, data transformation, troubleshooting, and root cause analysis.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance

Compensation for the Senior ETL Migration Engineer include:

Salary Range: $160,000 - $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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