Senior Data Migration Engineer Quantico Onsite TS

Zachary Piper, LLC; Quantico (VA); On-site; USD 155,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k)

PTO

Paid Holidays

Job summary

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Senior Data Migration Engineer to support large-scale data migration, integration, and modernization for a federal program in Quantico, VA. You will design and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines, lead data transformation and validation efforts, and migrate data from legacy systems to cloud environments.

This onsite role requires an active Top Secret clearance. Responsibilities include developing data mapping frameworks, supporting high-volume migrations, and mentoring

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret clearance.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Data Engineering, or a related discipline
• 8+ years of hands-on experience in data migration, ETL/ELT development, or large-scale data engineering
• Strong experience designing, developing, and maintaining complex ETL/ELT pipelines
• Expertise in structured and unstructured data extraction, transformation, cleansing, and validation
• Experience developing data mapping specifications, transformation logic, and data integration workflows
• Experience supporting large-scale data migrations involving high-volume datasets and multiple source systems
• Strong understanding of data quality, data integrity, reconciliation, and automated validation processes
• Familiarity with cloud-based data migration environments, preferably AWS
• Experience with data pipeline automation, performance optimization, and troubleshooting
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, technical documentation, and communication skills

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines supporting large-scale data migration and integration initiatives
• Lead data extraction, transformation, cleansing, and loading activities across structured and unstructured datasets
• Develop data mapping frameworks, transformation logic, and migration strategies for legacy-to-cloud environments
• Support high-volume data migrations, ensuring data accuracy, completeness, integrity, and performance
• Implement automated data validation, reconciliation, anomaly detection, and error remediation processes
• Optimize data pipelines for scalability, reliability, throughput, and repeatability
• Collaborate with Cloud Engineering, DevSecOps, QA, and Data Engineering teams to support migration readiness and integration testing
• Troubleshoot complex data migration issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions
• Support cloud migration activities, legacy system decommissioning, and data integration initiatives
• Participate in Agile development activities, including sprint planning, backlog refinement, and technical design reviews
• Mentor mid-level engineers and contribute to data migration best practices and technical standards
• Develop and maintain data mapping specifications, data dictionaries, migration procedures, and technical documentation
• Identify migration risks, recommend mitigation strategies, and ensure compliance with federal data security and governance requirements

Skills

ETL pipelines

Data migration

Cloud data engineering

Agile/Scrum

Data quality

Data governance

Python/SQL

Technical mentorship

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

AWS

AWS Glue

AWS DMS

SQL

PySpark

Apache Spark

Job description

Zachary Piper Solutions seeks a Senior Data Migration Engineer to support large-scale data migration, integration, and modernization for a federal program in Quantico, VA. You will design and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines, lead data transformation and validation efforts, and migrate data from legacy systems to cloud environments.

This onsite role requires an active Top Secret clearance. Responsibilities include developing data mapping frameworks, supporting high-volume migrations, and mentoring