Data Migration Engineer Sr. - 175384 with Security Clearance
Why this role stands out
Advance your career by leading high-impact cloud modernization initiatives that directly support critical national missions while mastering complex ETL/ELT architecture. This role is perfect for a seasoned data engineer who thrives on technical leadership and wants to make a measurable difference in large-scale federal systems, so apply today to take the next step in your professional journey.
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Job description
Zachary Piper Solutions is seeking a Data Migration Engineer Senior to support a company focused on federal modernization, cloud transformation, and mission-critical technology initiatives. This position is on-site in Huntsville, AL. The Data Migration Engineer Senior will lead complex data extraction, transformation, validation, and migration efforts supporting the transition of high-volume datasets from legacy systems into secure cloud environments. This is an opportunity to play a key technical role in modernizing critical government systems while leading advanced ETL/ELT, data quality, and migration initiatives supporting high-impact national missions. Responsibilities for the Data Migration Engineer Senior include:
- Lead the design, development, and optimization of ETL/ELT pipelines supporting large-scale migration of structured and unstructured data from legacy systems into modern cloud environments
- Develop complex data mapping, transformation, cleansing, and validation processes while identifying and resolving data integrity, quality, and performance issues
- Collaborate with cloud, DevSecOps, data engineering, QA, and product teams to coordinate migration readiness, integration testing, and legacy system transition activities
- Provide technical guidance to mid-level engineers while improving migration automation, reusable processes, troubleshooting procedures, and overall pipeline performance
- Develop and maintain migration specifications, data mappings, technical documentation, operational metrics, and procedures in accordance with federal data governance and security requirements
- 8+ years of hands-on experience in data migration, ETL/ELT development, data integration, or large-scale data engineering, with a Bachelor's degree required
- Advanced experience designing, developing, and operating ETL/ELT pipelines for complex structured and unstructured datasets
- Strong experience with data mapping, transformation, cleansing, validation, data quality, and troubleshooting within high-volume migration environments
- Experience with cloud-based data migration, automation, scripting, and/or big data technologies, with AWS experience preferred
- Must have an Active Top Secret Security Clearance
- Experience supporting petabyte-scale migrations, enterprise data modernization, or multi-system consolidation initiatives
- Experience supporting DOJ, FBI, Intelligence Community, or other national security programs
- Familiarity with DevSecOps environments, CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, and cloud-native data services
- Advanced experience with scripting languages, distributed data processing technologies, or cloud-native ETL tools
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