Strategic Lead, Data Migration & Modernization

Guidehouse; Arlington (VA); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Referral Program

Job summary

Guidehouse is seeking an Associate Director to lead the data migration and modernization workstream in a multi-site US footprint, including Arlington, McLean, and San Antonio. You will define strategies, governance cadence, and an integrated delivery plan across complex source systems and cloud platforms.

With 8+ years enabling data modernization initiatives, you will mentor teams, shape migration waves, and collaborate with HR, security, and architecture leadership to deliver scalable data

Qualifications

• 8+ years leading enterprise data modernization or analytics programs.
• Experience defining migration waves, readiness gates, and stabilization plans.
• Proficient in cloud data platforms, lakehouse, data products, governance, testing, and DataOps.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end data migration workstream and strategy.
• Define rationalization criteria and migration-wave planning.
• Oversee migration execution across Databricks architecture and testing.
• Guide expansion of HR data products and reusable patterns.
• Coordinate with stakeholders across HR, security, architecture, governance.
• Lead executive communications and ensure delivery quality.

Skills

Leadership

Data modernization strategy

Stakeholder alignment

Project governance

DataOps knowledge

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 Associate Director to lead the data migration and modernization workstream in a multi-site US footprint, including Arlington, McLean, and San Antonio. You will define strategies, governance cadence, and an integrated delivery plan across complex source systems and cloud platforms.

With 8+ years enabling data modernization initiatives, you will mentor teams, shape migration waves, and collaborate with HR, security, and architecture leadership to deliver scalable data