About the role
Job Description
Project – the aim you’ll have
Join a large-scale data migration programme run by an international software provider operating in a regulated, audited sector. You will work in a small, senior delivery team alongside the client’s own engineering squads, moving millions of records from a legacy system into a modern Azure estate. Strict reconciliation standards, genuine accountability for data integrity, and direct contact with the client’s technical leadership.
Role – how you’ll contribute
* Design, build and run ETL pipelines migrating data from legacy SQL Server databases into Azure SQL * Profile and reverse-engineer source schemas where documentation is incomplete, and document the model you reconstruct * Build validation and reconciliation logic that proves completeness and correctness ahead of the initial load and every delta load * Work with the Business Analyst on data mapping, transformation rules and the agreed data dictionary * Execute migration rehearsal runs and support the cutover * Follow ITIL-aligned change and release management for every production change * Diagnose and resolve production data incidents, and contribute to root cause analysis and permanent fixes * Maintain technical documentation for the migration components and hand it over at the end of the engagement
Qualifications
Expectations – the experience you need
* 3+ years delivering data migration or ETL development on enterprise or high-stakes systems * Strong T-SQL and hands-on experience with Microsoft SQL Server, including SSIS * Practical experience with Azure SQL Database and the surrounding Azure data services (Data Factory, Azure DevOps) * Demonstrable data validation and reconciliation work: you can explain how you proved a migration was correct, not just that it ran * Comfort working from incomplete documentation, using schema discovery and data profiling as a first step * Experience handling JSON and XML payloads held inside relational structures * English at C1 or above, with daily contact with international stakeholders
Additional skills – the edge you have
* Microsoft certification, ideally DP-203 Azure Data Engineer Associate * ITIL Foundation v4, or willingness to certify (at our cost) * Experience in a regulated, audited sector such as financial services, public sector or healthcare * Experience with change data capture and keeping systems in sync during a parallel-run period * Exposure to Databricks, Snowflake or dbt
Additional Information
What we offer:
* Flexible and remote cooperation options * International projects with leading global clients * Travels related to international projects * Non-corporate atmosphere * Access* to language classes * Access* to knowledge-sharing initiatives * Access* to private healthcare and life insurance * Access* to multisport card
*The availability and terms of individual benefits may vary depending on the chosen form of cooperation.