Data Migration Lead AWS / PostgreSQL / Databricks

Key Responsibilities
Lead the end-to-end execution of large-scale database and data migration initiatives
Own and continuously improve migration runbooks, playbooks, standards, and repeatable processes
Plan and lead mock migrations, production migrations, data validation, reconciliation, cutover, and post-migration stabilization
Provide day-to-day technical direction and oversight to Data Engineers performing migration activities
Review and validate migration designs, engineering approaches, implementation plans, and technical deliverables
Define and establish processes for migration preparation, execution, validation, troubleshooting, and production transition
Identify migration risks, architectural issues, data-quality concerns, and technical dependencies before they affect production
Participate in architecture and design discussions and recommend improvements based on previous enterprise migration experience
Work across transactional and analytical data environments to ensure reliable data movement between operational systems and downstream analytics platforms
Support data cleansing, transformation, source-to-target mapping, reconciliation, and validation activities
Guide schema conversion, data movement, and migration execution from SQL Server and/or Azure SQL to PostgreSQL-based environments
Establish and promote migration best practices as the AWS-based environment continues to evolve
Identify opportunities to improve existing migration approaches while working within established architectural guardrails
Collaborate with stakeholders and engineering teams to ensure successful migration delivery and production readiness

Required Qualifications
8+ years of experience
Bachelors Degree

Skills
AWS Data and Database Technologies
PostgreSQL
SQL Server and Azure SQL Migration
SQL
Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL
AWS Database Migration Service (DMS)
AWS Schema Conversion Tool (SCT)
AWS Glue
Amazon S3
Databricks
Medallion Architecture
Power BI
Transactional and Analytical Data Platforms
Enterprise Database Migration Leadership
Migration Runbook and Playbook Development
Data Validation and Reconciliation
Production Cutover Management
Source-to-Target Mapping
Data Cleansing and Transformation
Technical Leadership and Mentoring
Risk Identification and Technical Dependencies Management
Stakeholder Management
Mock Migration Planning and Execution

Schedule
Start date: 2026-11-23