Senior Data Migration Engineer: Federal Cloud Modernization

ZP Group; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Data Migration Engineer to support a federal modernization program in Huntsville, AL. You will lead complex data extraction, transformation, validation, and migration for petabyte-scale datasets across mission-critical federal systems, enabling secure cloud architectures.

The role requires 8+ years of experience with ETL/ELT and cloud migration, a Bachelor's degree in a technical field, and an active Top Secret clearance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in data migration and ETL/ELT development.
• Experience with large-scale data modernization and cloud migration.
• Strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills.
• Active Top Secret Security Clearance required.

Responsibilities

• Lead ETL/ELT pipelines for large-scale data migration efforts.
• Design data mapping frameworks, transformation logic, data cleansing processes, and migration strategies for legacy-to-cloud transitions.
• Conduct advanced data integrity analysis, anomaly detection, validation testing, and remediation activities.
• Collaborate with Cloud Engineers, DevSecOps teams, Data Engineers, QA teams, Product Owners, and Scrum Masters to support migration readiness and system integration.
• Mentor mid-level engineers, develop migration best practices and documentation.

Skills

ETL/ELT

Data migration

Cloud migration

Data engineering

Leadership

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Science, Engineering, or a related technical field

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Senior Data Migration Engineer to support a federal modernization program in Huntsville, AL. You will lead complex data extraction, transformation, validation, and migration for petabyte-scale datasets across mission-critical federal systems, enabling secure cloud architectures.

The role requires 8+ years of experience with ETL/ELT and cloud migration, a Bachelor's degree in a technical field, and an active Top Secret clearance.