Data Migration Specialist

We have an exciting opportunity for a Data Migration Specialist to join our clients well established organisation on an initial 2 month contract basis in Thurrock. This role is inside IR35 so candidates will need to work through an umbrella provider.

Key service accountabilities:

• Meeting with business (SMEs / Business Leads) and/or users to identify and define data migration needs.

• Formulate a data migration process which is aligned with the data migration process of the supplier of the target system.

• Formulate a data migration plan / schedule that is aligned with the overall implementation plan from the supplier of the target system.

• Undertake an audit of the existing data sources and work in consultation with business (SME/Leads/Users) to define business rules for the migration.

• Identify all data quality issues and improvements needs to support successful completion of the data migration as per overall delivery plan.

• Support testing of data migrated, covering unit testing, coordination with suppliers assigned DM consultant for ETL and related testing.

• Conduct user acceptance testing of each data load, as well as further regular internal loads, this would need coordination with business leads/SMEs, and users.

• Knowledge of legacy databases as well as ETL process that will be used by the supplier of the target system.

• Eye for details and accuracy for data extractions from the legacy system to avoid duplication or inaccurate data being migrated to target system.

• Solution focus attitude to deal with range of data issues that would arise from migration of data from multiple different legacy system to one target systems.

• Data protection acumen as data dealt with will be of vulnerable people at risk.

• Experience of working as data migration consultant independently using ETL framework.

• Experience of data design, development with experience of SQL, Scripting, data mining techniques to carry out data extraction from the legacy system.

• Experience of dealing with a wide range of data sources for extraction to one or two target system

Key Experience:

Effective communication and presentation skills

Written Communication

Customer Focussed- able to build relationships at all levels

Planning/Scheduling Application Integration and upgrades

Understanding latest IT technology and trends

Understanding of GDPR and data protection legislation

Knowledge of local government applications, services and processes

Proven understanding SQL

Broad knowledge of Council applications

Proven understanding of Childrens Social Care applications

Knowledge of Synergy & Liquidlogic applications, specially related to data tables and data migration

Previous experience of migrating EHCP data into EHM

Experience in performing data matching

Data quality management experience