Senior ETL & Data Migration Engineer

Njoyn; Huntsville (AL); On-site; USD 90,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

CGI Federal is seeking a Senior ETL & Data Migration Engineer to lead high-complexity ETL operations for a major federal modernization program in Huntsville, AL. You will architect, operate, validate, and optimize data migration pipelines moving data from legacy environments to modern cloud platforms.

The role requires Top Secret security clearance and citizenship, with 8+ years in ETL/data migration and experience delivering petabyte-scale pipelines in cloud environments.

Qualifications

• Active Top Secret Security Clearance is required.
• U.S. Citizenship is required.
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of ETL or data migration experience.
• Experience with high-volume data pipelines and data quality checks.
• Experience with cloud data platforms and migration patterns.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture and execution of scalable ETL/ELT pipelines for large-scale data migration.
• Design and optimize data migration workflows from legacy systems to cloud targets.
• Ensure data quality, validation, and governance across migration cycles.
• Collaborate with Cloud Engineers, Data Engineers, and QA teams in migrations.
• Provide documentation, status updates, and technical artifacts for repeatable migration ops.

Skills

ETL development

Data migration

Big data

Python scripting

Shell scripting

Cloud platforms

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ETL tools

Job description

Job order - J0926-2510 - Permanent Full Time

Title Senior ETL & Data Migration Engineer

Category Database Administration

City Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Job Description

Senior ETL & Data Migration Engineer

Position Description

CGI Federal is seeking a Senior ETL & Data Migration Engineer to lead high complexity extract, transform, and load (ETL) operations supporting a major federal modernization program. This role is responsible for architecting, operating, validating, and optimizing data migration pipelines that move high volume, mult source datasets from legacy environments into modern cloud platforms. The engineer serves as a senior technical contributor within the Migration Workstream, ensuring data quality, performance, and reliability throughout large scale migration cycles.

This position is located in Huntsville, AL.

Your future duties and responsibilities

• ETL Pipeline Architecture & Execution
• Design, develop, optimize, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines supporting petabyte scale data migration.
• Build extraction and transformation logic for structured and unstructured datasets.
• Engineer automated workflows for performance, throughput, error handling, and resiliency.
• Align pipeline architecture with cloud landing zone requirements and modernization standards.
• Data Migration Operations
• Lead operational execution of ETL tasks during migration cycles, ensuring correct sequencing and validation.
• Troubleshoot pipeline failures, resolve data anomalies, and coordinate with engineering teams to stabilize operations.
• Conduct readiness testing and verify integration points between legacy systems and cloud targets.
• Data Quality, Validation & Governance
• Perform detailed data quality checks, completeness assessments, and validation of migrated data.
• Lead root cause analysis for data defects and support corrective actions across the migration workflow.
• Document recurring issues, improve detection processes, and help define quality benchmarks.
• Cross Functional Technical Collaboration
• Partner with Cloud Engineers, Data Engineers, DevSecOps teams, DBAs, QA/Test Engineers, and Product Owners.
• Ensure ETL pipelines integrate seamlessly with cloud architectures, data models, monitoring tools, and downstream systems.
• Participate in sprint ceremonies, technical reviews, and migration planning activities.
• Documentation & Reporting
• Create and maintain ETL documentation including data maps, flow diagrams, transformation logic, SOPs, and error logs.
• Provide pipeline performance updates, migration status reports, and data quality metrics to leadership.
• Support development of reusable processes and technical artifacts supporting repeatable migration operations.

Required qualifications to be successful in this role

• Must have Active Top Secret Security Clearance.
• U.S. Citizenship.
• Bachelor's degree and 8+ years of experience in ETL development, data engineering, or enterprise scale migration operations.
• Strong experience with ETL tools, scripting languages, automation frameworks, and high volume data pipelines.
• Hands on experience with legacy system extraction, cloud ingestion, and multi format data transformation.
• Proven troubleshooting skills, including pipeline diagnostics and root cause analysis.
• Ability to operate in fast paced, multi team environments supporting mission critical delivery.
• Desired qualifications/non essential skills required:
• Experience supporting federal modernization programs including DOJ, FBI, or Intelligence Community.
• Experience operating ETL pipelines within AWS or other cloud environments.
• Familiarity with DevSecOps workflows, CI/CD pipelines, and distributed compute tools.
• Advanced scripting or automation expertise (Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.).
• Experience supporting petabyte scale data migrations or multi system consolidation.

CGI is required by law in some jurisdictions to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation range for this role. The determination of this range includes various factors not limited to skill set, level, experience, relevant training, and licensure and certifications. To support the ability to reward for merit based performance, CGI typically does not hire individuals at or near the top of the range for their role. Compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range for this role in the U.S. is $89,600.00 $198,400.00.

CGI Federal's benefits are offered to eligible professionals on their first day of employment to include:

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive insurance options
• Matching contributions through the 401(k) plan and the share purchase plan
• Paid time off for vacation, holidays, and sick time
• Paid parental leave
• Learning opportunities and tuition assistance
• Wellness and Well being programs

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