We are looking for a Data Migration Specialist in Petersburg, VA. If you or someone you know may be interested lets connect Position Type: Hybrid, 2-3 days onsite per week Contract Length: 6 months Position Overview: The Data Migration Specialist will lead the transformation and migration of data from legacy systems to modern platforms as part of a modernization initiative. This role requires on-site presence 2-3 days a week, with responsibilities ranging from data cleansing and validation to designing and executing migration processes while ensuring compliance and data integrity. Duties: Transform and load data into the respective data warehouse for a modernization initiative. Transform data to meet target system requirements Translate functional requirements into technical specifications for ETL development. Troubleshoot and resolve data migration issues Validate and analyze data sets to ensure data consistency and internal requirements are met. Analyze Legacy data, data quality rules, business rules, data dictionaries, Analyze, prepare and execute data cleansing services. Analyze, specify and document data migration requirements with clients and internal teams. Articulate how Legacy data will be cleansed and adapted to fit into the new Future solution. Assist others with the selection of approaches, methods and / or services as required. Attend Project stand-ups and Stakeholder meetings Champion standards and implementation process that you define with the team. Collaborate with data architects to design data migration solutions Complete assigned tasks in an organized manner to ensure project deadlines. Develop and execute data migration process and procedures (from analysis to post implementation) including scripts and programs Develop and execute test plans to ensure client requirements are fulfilled. Contribute to the release and cutover strategy. Coordinate with stakeholders to gather requirements and system assessments as it related to data. Create and maintain utilities, SQL scripts as needed to accelerate the process. Ensure adherence to compliance needs for the agency. Implement new Mapping and ETL scripts. Lead data cleaning and dedupe program to drive accurate and complete data. Maintain appropriate levels of data security and privacy relating to customer data. Ensure documentation are created an maintained to enable migration process and post implementation support. Create and Monitor data migration progress and build dashboards to support audit, reconciliation and verification Perform regular backups to ensure data preservation. Propose a data migration and reconciliation strategy. Represent IT and the Data cleansing/migration initiative at meetups with internal and external partners Retrieve data from the database or electronic files as requested. Validate post-migration results and communicate outcome with key stakeholders. Verify data by comparing it to source documents. Write validation scripts to run over the Staging tables to report any invalid data. Required Skills: 6 years of experience with data extraction and transformation tools 7 years of strong SQL querying and scripting skills 6 years of experience with ELT/ETL processes 7 years of familiarity with data modeling and database design principles 7 years of understanding of data warehousing concepts and practices 7 years of experience with data migration in large-scale enterprise environments 7 years of experience with data synchronization and replication techniques Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities Critical thinking and decision-making skills Ability to handle multiple tasks and prioritize effectively Preferred Skills: 2 years of experience in AWS 2 years of experience with Snowflake
