Senior Cloud Data Migration Engineer

Zachary Piper Solutions; Virginia; Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full benefits package

401K

Paid holidays

Sick leave as required by law

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Data Migration Engineer Senior to lead data migration efforts for a federal modernization program, focusing on large-scale legacy transformations and secure cloud migration. This on-site role at Quantico, VA requires TS clearance and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate will design, implement, and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines, perform data transformation and validation, and mentor mid-level engineers while maintaining thorough documentation.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data migration, ETL/ELT development, data engineering, or large-scale data modernization.
• Experience designing and implementing ETL/ELT pipelines, data transformation frameworks, data mapping, and data validation.
• Automation solutions and cloud migration methodologies are required.
• Strong expertise with structured and unstructured data, troubleshooting, and high-volume data operations.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

ETL/ELT development

Data transformation

Data mapping

Data validation

Automation solutions

Cloud migration

Structured data

Unstructured data

Troubleshooting

High-volume data operations

Top Secret Clearance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science / Information Systems / Data Engineering

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Data Migration Engineer Senior to lead data migration efforts for a federal modernization program, focusing on large-scale legacy transformations and secure cloud migration. This on-site role at Quantico, VA requires TS clearance and collaboration with cross-functional teams.

The ideal candidate will design, implement, and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines, perform data transformation and validation, and mentor mid-level engineers while maintaining thorough documentation.