Data Migration Lead Data Warehouse & Reporting
Experience: - 12+ Years
Location: - Remote
Responsibilities: -
Lead data migration initiatives across DW and reporting platforms, owning design, development, and testing phases end-to-end
Manage the complete SDLC for migration projects - requirements, planning, execution, testing, and delivery
Write and optimize complex SQL queries for data extraction, transformation, validation, and reconciliation
Build proof-of-concepts (POCs) for report analysis and log analysis to validate migration approaches and troubleshoot issues
Define migration strategy, data mapping, and validation frameworks to ensure data accuracy and integrity
Drive data-driven decision-making across the project lifecycle.
Identify risks and data quality issues early, and drive resolution independently.
Create and maintain documentation: migration plans, test cases, mapping sheets, and runbooks
Mentor junior team members and guide the team as a technical lead
Partner with business stakeholders, BI teams, and engineering to gather requirements and communicate migration progress, risks, and timelines
Educational Qualifications: -
Technical certification in multiple technologies is desirable.
Mandatory skills
Strong, well-rounded understanding of data warehousing concepts (dimensional modeling, star/snowflake schemas, ETL/ELT design)
Significant years of experience working in data warehousing, including time spent in a tech lead role
Proven track record managing end-to-end SDLC for DW/reporting projects
Hands-on experience in ETL development and reporting
Strong familiarity with data migration projects and methodologies
Strong hands-on SQL skills (complex queries, performance tuning, data validation)
Experience building POCs for report and log analysis
Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving ability
Self-starter who can run projects independently with a data-driven mindset
Excellent stakeholder communication skills - able to translate technical details for non-technical audiences and manage expectations across teams
Good to have skills: -
Experience with cloud data platforms (Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, Azure Synapse, etc.)
Prior experience leading migration projects in a lead/ownership capacity.
Familiarity with BI/reporting tools (Power BI, Tableau, etc.).
