Senior Data Migration & Modernization Lead

Guidehouse; McLean (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Mobility Stipend

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Program

Corporate Sponsored Events & Community

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking an experienced data modernization leader in McLean, VA to own end-to-end migration workstreams, define rationalization criteria, and guide execution across complex source systems and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities include steering executive decisions, coordinating with HR and security teams, and delivering a repeatable operating model for broader rollout. A Public Trust clearance is required and 8+ years of leadership in data programs is expected.

Qualifications

• Must obtain and maintain a Federal or DHS Public Trust.
• Bachelor's degree in data engineering, computer science, information systems, engineering, or related field.
• 8+ years of experience leading enterprise data modernization, migration, platform, or analytics programs.
• Experience leading data migration strategy and execution across complex source systems.
• Experience defining rationalization criteria, migration waves, readiness gates, and stabilization plans.
• Strong knowledge of modern cloud data platforms, lakehouse architecture, data products, governance, quality, testing, and DataOps.
• Experience with Databricks and Unity Catalog.
• Ability to advise executives and align stakeholders.
• Experience developing resource models and delivery roadmaps.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end data workstream, migration strategy, governance cadence, priorities, and delivery plan.
• Define criteria for migration decisions: migrate, redesign, consolidate, retire.
• Prioritize migration waves by value, readiness, risk, and impact.
• Lead profiling, quality analysis, mapping, conversion, reconciliation, validation, readiness.
• Oversee migration across Databricks architecture, testing, release, and ops transition.
• Expand HR data products and reusable patterns beyond initial waves.
• Coordinate with business, HR, integration, security, architecture, governance, and leadership.
• Establish repeatable operating model, standards, gates, metrics, and lessons learned.
• Lead executive communications and resolve cross-workstream issues.

Skills

Data migration leadership

Databricks

Unity Catalog

Governance & DataOps

Executive stakeholder mgmt

Education

Bachelor's degree in data engineering, computer science, information systems, engineering, or related field

Tools

Databricks

Unity Catalog

Job description

Guidehouse is seeking an experienced data modernization leader in McLean, VA to own end-to-end migration workstreams, define rationalization criteria, and guide execution across complex source systems and cloud platforms.

Responsibilities include steering executive decisions, coordinating with HR and security teams, and delivering a repeatable operating model for broader rollout. A Public Trust clearance is required and 8+ years of leadership in data programs is expected.