Sr. Staff Data Migration Engineer

Alkami; United States; Remote; USD 131,000 - 164,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote‑first environment

Unlimited PTO

401(k) with employer match

Job summary

Alkami is seeking a Sr Staff Data Migration Engineer in the United States to lead complex data migration programs across SaaS banking implementations and onboarding efforts. You will coordinate cross‑functional teams, guide strategic conversion planning, and shape enterprise migration practices to improve reliability and customer outcomes.

With 10–15 years of experience in data migration and a strong banking data background, you will influence governance, tooling, and scalability while

Qualifications

• Deep expertise in enterprise data migration architecture and banking data conversion.
• Lead complex migration initiatives involving executive stakeholders and cross‑functional teams.
• Knowledge of banking data ecosystems, migration governance, reconciliation methods, and delivery operations.
• Experience influencing migration strategy, scalability initiatives, and enterprise onboarding practices.
• Exceptional communication across executive, technical, operational, and customer audiences.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills for migration risk management and optimization.
• Experience developing migration reporting frameworks, standards, and governance methodologies.
• Recognized leadership in strategic migration delivery, banking data conversions, and onboarding practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise data migration initiatives across Alkami implementations and onboarding programs.
• Coordinate cross‑functional delivery with Implementation, Engineering, Product, and Operations to align on migration priorities.
• Guide strategic conversion planning, resolve escalated migration challenges, and align outcomes with customer objectives.
• Develop scalable migration frameworks, validation, reconciliation, and governance practices to improve consistency.
• Partner with executive leadership to align migration priorities and mitigate risks across multiple engagements.
• Lead resolution of critical migration escalations by analyzing data failures and directing corrective actions.
• Forecast migration workloads, plan capacity, and oversee portfolio health for scalable growth.
• Provide thought leadership on migration architecture and data transformation practices.
• Improve executive-level communication of migration health metrics and portfolio status.
• Drive process modernization, automation, and tooling enhancements to reduce manual effort.
• Establish governance and visibility practices for decision-making and delivery oversight.
• Mentor senior migration engineers and cross‑functional teams on strategic planning and execution.
• Support strategic customer success initiatives and long-term onboarding outcomes.
• Analyze portfolio performance and implement improvements to strengthen operations across the organization.
• Influence migration policies and cross‑functional alignment to boost enterprise delivery.

Skills

Data migration

Banking data

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical skills

SQL

ETL frameworks

Automation tooling

Governance

Leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

SQL

ETL frameworks

Scripting

Automation tooling

Job description

About Alkami

Alkami is the digital sales and service platform provider for U.S. banks and credit unions. Our unified Platform integrates onboarding, digital banking, and data and marketing—each solution can stand alone, but together they deliver more—to help institutions onboard, engage, and grow relationships. As the future shifts toward Anticipatory Banking, we help data-informed bankers meet the moment with technology that drives action. Founded in 2009, we continue to be recognized for our intentional culture and tremendous growth (Best Place to Work in Fintech; Best & Brightest to Work For Nationally; and Comparably’s Best Company Culture, Best Career Growth, Best Engineering Team, and Best Places to Work in Dallas, among others). We’re building a culture where each Alkamist can perform to their highest potential, and we’re always on the lookout for the best and brightest minds. If you’re ready to experience the power of alchemy - transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary - come join one of the fastest growing SaaS companies in the U.S. As a remote-first company, most of our positions can be remote in the US, except for key roles, which will be indicated in the Job Title.

Sr Staff Data Migration Engineer

The Sr Staff Data Migration Engineer serves as a highly specialized technical leader responsible for directing the organization’s most complex and strategic customer data conversion initiatives across Alkami Digital Banking implementations, mergers, and enterprise onboarding programs. This role applies broad expertise across migration architecture, banking data ecosystems, operational scalability, implementation strategy, and cross‑functional leadership to drive successful execution of enterprise migration engagements and influence migration practices across the organization. The position leads large-scale coordination efforts involving Implementation, Technical Consulting, Engineering, Product, Operations, vendors, and executive customer stakeholders to align migration strategies, mitigate operational risks, and improve migration reliability and customer outcomes. The Sr Staff Data Migration Engineer is recognized as a subject matter expert who drives operational excellence, shapes migration methodologies, and contributes to organizational strategy through leadership of transformational migration initiatives, scalable operational frameworks, and enterprise conversion best practices.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Lead the organization’s most complex and strategic data migration initiatives by directing enterprise-scale customer conversion programs, coordinating cross‑functional delivery activities, and ensuring successful onboarding outcomes across high-impact implementation engagements
• Serve as the senior migration advisor for executive customer stakeholders by guiding strategic conversion planning, resolving escalated migration challenges, and aligning migration outcomes with customer operational and business objectives
• Drive enterprise migration strategy by balancing operational priorities, data conversion methodologies, resource planning, implementation timelines, and customer readiness requirements across multiple strategic migration engagements
• Influence organizational migration governance and standards by developing scalable migration frameworks, validation methodologies, reconciliation processes, reporting practices, and operational best practices that improve migration consistency and long‑term delivery effectiveness
• Partner with executive leadership across Implementation, Technical Consulting, Engineering, Product, and Operations by aligning migration priorities, mitigating operational risks, and supporting strategic customer onboarding initiatives related to enterprise data conversion efforts
• Lead resolution efforts for critical migration escalations by analyzing complex data conversion failures, operational impacts, system dependencies, and customer risks and directing cross‑functional mitigation and corrective action strategies
• Guide migration forecasting, operational capacity planning, and portfolio oversight activities by evaluating migration trends, organizational constraints, customer demands, and implementation priorities to support scalable growth and delivery optimization
• Provide thought leadership on enterprise migration architecture, banking data transformation practices, and operational scalability initiatives by identifying emerging migration challenges and recommending strategic solutions that improve conversion quality and customer experience
• Facilitate executive-level communication and stakeholder alignment by presenting migration health metrics, operational risks, portfolio insights, reconciliation outcomes, and strategic recommendations to leadership and customer executives
• Drive operational transformation initiatives by leading process modernization, automation strategy, tooling enhancements, and workflow redesign efforts that reduce manual effort, improve migration reliability, and enhance implementation scalability
• Develop enterprise migration governance and visibility practices by establishing operational metrics, reconciliation standards, reporting frameworks, escalation models, and portfolio health indicators that support organizational decision-making and delivery oversight
• Mentor and influence senior migration engineers and technical implementation teams by providing guidance on strategic migration planning, enterprise troubleshooting methodologies, operational governance, and scalable conversion practices
• Support strategic customer success initiatives by partnering with customer stakeholders to proactively address migration concerns, align onboarding strategies, and improve long‑term implementation outcomes and operational readiness
• Analyze enterprise migration portfolio performance by identifying systemic conversion challenges, operational inefficiencies, customer risks, and scalability limitations and recommending strategic improvements that strengthen migration operations across the organization
• Contribute to organizational strategy and business growth initiatives by influencing migration policies, operational priorities, customer onboarding approaches, and cross‑functional delivery alignment that improve enterprise implementation effectiveness and customer satisfaction

Recommended Experience & Education

Minimum Years of Experience

10–15 years of experience leading enterprise data migration programs, banking systems conversion initiatives, technical implementation operations, or strategic customer onboarding engagements within SaaS, fintech, banking technology, or related technical environments, including experience managing executive stakeholder relationships and organizational migration transformation efforts.

Education Level

Bachelor’s degree in Information Systems, Computer Science, Data Analytics, Information Technology, or a related field.

Knowledge, Skills, & Qualifications Required

• Deep expertise in enterprise data migration architecture, banking systems conversion, and operational transformation methodologies
• Advanced ability to lead complex migration initiatives involving executive stakeholders, cross‑functional operational dependencies, and large‑scale customer onboarding efforts
• Strong knowledge of banking data ecosystems, migration governance practices, reconciliation methodologies, and implementation delivery operations
• Experience influencing organizational migration strategy, operational scalability initiatives, and enterprise implementation best practices
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills across executive, technical, operational, and customer audiences
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills related to enterprise migration risk management, operational optimization, and delivery transformation
• Experience developing enterprise migration reporting frameworks, operational standards, validation practices, and governance methodologies
• Recognized leadership and subject matter expertise in strategic migration delivery, banking data conversion operations, and enterprise onboarding practices

Preferred

• Experience supporting enterprise fintech, SaaS, or digital banking migration portfolios
• Experience leading operational transformation, migration automation, or implementation scalability initiatives
• Knowledge of SQL, ETL frameworks, scripting, automation tooling, or advanced data transformation architectures
• Familiarity with enterprise onboarding methodologies, banking integration ecosystems, or organizational change management initiatives
• Experience mentoring senior migration engineers, implementation leaders, or cross‑functional technical teams
• Experience supporting executive customer escalations, strategic banking conversions, or enterprise transformation initiatives

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is: $131,200 - $164,000

Cool Things to Know

Not Just Any Company: Alkami has an awesome diverse and inclusive environment. We have a FUN culture and offer great benefits, including remote‑first environment, unlimited paid time off, 401(k) with employer match, and more.

• remote‑first environment
• unlimited paid time off
• 401(k) with employer match

Work Authorization

We cannot offer employment sponsorship at this time. Candidates must be eligible to work in the US for full‑time employment.

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Equal Opportunity Employer

Alkami Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Alkami is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Alkami are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Alkami will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Alkami encourages applicants of all ages.

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