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Data Migration Engineer

$65 - $71.42 per hour

LanceSoft

Data Migration Engineer
New York, NY - Remote Role
8+ months
Pay Rate: $65.00/hr - 71.42/hr

Top skills:
1. Technical Expertise in Data Migration Tools & Methods
  • Hands-on experience with tools like BitTitan, SkyKick, ShareGate, Google Workspace Migrate, Azure Data Factory, or custom ETL solutions.
  • Strong knowledge of scripting (Python, PowerShell, SQL) for automation, transformations, and validation.
  • Understanding of structured/unstructured data, APIs, and staging processes (SFTP, cloud storage, etc.).
2. Data Analysis & Validation Skills
  • Ability to profile, clean, and transform data to ensure accuracy and integrity during migrations.
  • Strong SQL/querying background to validate record counts, reconcile data sets, and troubleshoot discrepancies.
  • Familiarity with metadata, file structures, and mapping exercises.

3. Problem-Solving & Troubleshooting
  • Comfort with diagnosing failures in large-scale migrations (timeouts, corrupted files, schema mismatches, access/auth issues).
  • Quick thinker who can identify root causes and workarounds with minimal downtime.
  • Experience handling complex cutover strategies and rollback planning.
  • 4. Project & Process Discipline
  • Experience working in structured migration projects (phased rollouts, blackout windows, checkpoints, reporting).
  • Ability to create repeatable, documented processes that scale across acquisitions and environments.
  • Attention to detail with strong documentation and reporting habits (validation reports, migration logs, dashboards).

JD:
  • Works collaboratively with business and project leaders and other impacted departments, and coordinates efforts across stakeholder groups in assisting to set goals and expectations
  • Use tools to setup and run migrations and post migration reporting: scan and report on the environment using existing automated scripts
  • Gather post migration feedback
  • Interpret reports to suggest organization of data for optimum performance, security and usability and work with business managers to agree a final outline, ensuring compliance with the Digital Media and other guidelines
  • Working with project team and business units to confirm migration plan, manage preparation timing, re-syncing data and final cutovers
  • Assist pre and post migration with any issues and best practices (remediating and re-organizing data, removing duplicates and stale data)
  • Work with Communication and User Experience teams on feedback and to inform best practice
  • Update support documentation for post migration support teams
  • Actively suggest updates to streamline the migration process
  • Manage ongoing requests and support tickets
  • Work internationally to support migrations out of hours: e.g. Europe (morning) and Asia (afternoon)
  • Working with team members by updating team Monday boards, SharePoint hosted files, etc.
  • Working with the Ci Media and other partners to coordinate migrations for the optimum user experience
  • Archive of data as necessary
  • Participates in special projects and performs other duties as assigned

Education:
  • Bachelor's degree in Computer Sciences, Technology or relevant field, or equivalent combination of skills and experience
  • Microsoft or IT Certification(s) preferred
Vacancy posted 13 hours ago
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