Manager, Data Conversion & Migration Services

Socket.dev; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Catalis is seeking a Manager of Data Conversion & Migration Services to lead a high-impact shared services team. You will develop playbooks and standards to convert legacy data for multiple government SaaS solutions—across state and local customers—with a shift toward cloud-based delivery.

You will guide design, build, testing, and validation, while scaling the practice and ensuring high-quality, timely delivery. Strong ETL, leadership, and CJIS readiness are essential for success.

Qualifications

• 5+ years hands-on ETL experience with SQL scripting and SSIS.
• 4+ years leading a technical PSO-like team in a software environment.
• Proven ability to build conversion playbooks and estimation tools.
• Hands-on with SSIS, SSMS, Visual Studio; familiarity with major ETL/data tools.
• Excellent communication with Product, Engineering, Sales and PSO leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience; CJIS/background checks.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a shared services team of eight data conversion professionals.
• Partner with Product Management and Engineering on platform tooling and functionality.
• Scale the conversion practice with playbooks, data mapping standards, and templates.
• Serve as technical authority for data conversion across design, build, and validation.
• Enforce data hygiene and quality standards before customer delivery.
• Evaluate and adopt AI-assisted tooling to accelerate script development.

Skills

ETL experience

SQL scripting

Microsoft SSIS

Team leadership

Data mapping standards

AI-assisted tooling

Cross-functional collaboration

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Tools

SSMS

Visual Studio

Informatica IDMC

Talend

Qlik

AWS Glue

Azure Data Factory

Boomi

Job description

Description

Who We Are

Catalis is a leading government Software as a Service (SaaS) and integrated payments provider, powering a wide range of government operations at the municipal, county, state, and federal levels. Our innovative solutions are designed to streamline processes, enhance efficiency, and improve the delivery of government services to the public. At Catalis, we are committed to leveraging technology to make government interactions simpler, faster, and more accessible.

What we Offer

Catalis is a fast growing and award-winning technology company that serves small urban and rural municipal governments across Canada. We offer competitive compensation, full paid vacation, and comprehensive health & dental benefits. We focus a lot of energy on professional development, offering free access to unlimited Udemy courses for personal and professional advancement, as we want our employees to ride the wave and grow with our business. We strive to be an example of a successful high-growth technology company in Alberta, and our team members depend on each other to make it happen.

The Opportunity

Catalis is looking for a Manager of Data Conversion & Migration Services to lead a high-impact shared services team of eight professionals. In this role, you will build the playbooks, tools, and standards that define how Catalis converts legacy host-system data into its growing suite of SaaS solutions—spanning Court Management, Official Land Records, Criminal Justice, and Jury—for state and local government customers across the country. You will also play a key role in evolving the team's practice as Catalis shifts from on-premises implementations toward cloud-based SaaS delivery. If you thrive in a fast-moving environment, bring deep ETL expertise, and know how a PS organization operates and scales, this role offers real ownership and room to grow.

What You Will Do:

• Lead, mentor, and manage a shared services team of eight data conversion professionals, overseeing capacity planning, workload allocation, and career development across all four product lines.
• Engage proactively across the organization partnering with Product Management and Engineering on platform functionality and tooling, supporting Sales with scoping and estimation, and collaborating with PSO colleagues on staffing, prioritization, and delivery quality.
• Scale the conversion practice developing playbooks, methodology documentation, data mapping standards, estimation tools, and sales-support templates that enable consistent, scalable, and measurable delivery across all product lines.
• Serve as the technical authority for data conversion guiding the team through design, build, testing, and validation of conversion jobs and overseeing performance tuning and issue resolution for time-sensitive deliveries.
• Champion quality standards, conduct peer reviews, and enforce data hygiene and validation practices before deliveries reach customers.
• Actively evaluate and adopt AI-assisted tooling to accelerate mapping script development, automate repetitive transformation logic, and improve overall team throughput.

Requirements

What You Will Need to Succeed

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of hands-on ETL experience; proficient in SQL scripting, stored procedures, and Microsoft SSIS packages.
• 4+ years managing a technical team in a Professional Services or embedded PSO environment within a software company, with a clear understanding of how PS delivery, sales, and product teams interact.
• Proven ability to build conversion playbooks, estimation tools, and methodology documentation in a maturing or fast-growing product environment.
• Hands-on proficiency with Microsoft SSIS, SSMS, and Visual Studio, plus working familiarity with a range of ETL and data integration platforms (e.g., Informatica IDMC, Talend/Qlik, AWS Glue, Azure Data Factory, Boomi, or similar).
• Strong proactive communicator, comfortable engaging directly with Product Management, Engineering, Sales, and PSO leadership to negotiate priorities and advocate for your team.
• Detail-oriented with excellent written and verbal communication skills; strong process improvement mindset, high sense of urgency, and a track record of driving results in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Because this position has access to criminal justice information, you must be able to complete Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) related training and pass a secondary FBI Level background check

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with or active use of AI-assisted tools (e.g., Claude, GitHub Copilot, or similar) to facilitate SQL/ETL script development, data mapping, and documentation.
• Experience defining and applying data quality scoring frameworks for conversion validation—such as completeness, accuracy, and referential integrity metrics or pre- and post-load reconciliation processes—to objectively measure conversion quality prior to customer acceptance.
• Experience coordinating work across near-shore or off-shore development resources in a distributed team environment.

Catalis is committed to building and promoting a diverse workforce and celebrates the unique qualities that individuals of various backgrounds and experiences offer. As an equal employment opportunity employer, all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.