Data Migration Architect

HR Data Migration Architect

Location: UK Hybrid – 1 day per week onsite in London, with ad hoc travel to Birmingham

Employment Type: Permanent or 12-Month Fixed Term Contract (FTC)

Clearance: SC Eligible; Active SC Clearance preferred

About Amber Labs

Amber Labs is a specialist technology and digital transformation consultancy delivering secure, high-quality solutions across highly regulated and high-trust environments, including Government, Defence, Financial Services and Infrastructure. Amber Labs has supported some of the UK's most critical organisations, working across Data, Digital, Cloud, Architecture and Automation.

We combine the agility of a specialist consultancy with the governance and delivery standards required for complex, regulated environments. Our consultants work closely with clients, taking ownership of outcomes and delivering practical solutions to complex transformation challenges.

We're looking for an experienced HR Data Migration Architect to join our growing team and support a complex HR transformation programme.

The Role

As a HR Data Migration Architect, you will play a key role in preparing and assuring HR data for migration from legacy systems into a new HR environment.

You will work closely with HR stakeholders, technical teams and programme colleagues to understand existing HR systems and data, identify quality issues, shape migration approaches and ensure migration activities are well planned and governed.

This is an ideal opportunity for someone who combines strong data migration and architecture experience with a practical understanding of HR systems, HR data and highly regulated environments.

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with HR stakeholders to understand business requirements, processes and data needs.
• Analyse and understand legacy HR systems, structures and data flows.
• Assess HR data quality, identifying inconsistencies, gaps, duplication and potential migration risks.
• Support the definition and planning of HR data migration activities.
• Organise and coordinate migration preparation activities across business and technical teams.
• Contribute to migration strategies, approaches and plans.
• Review and assure proposed migration approaches, ensuring they are robust, achievable and aligned with programme objectives.
• Identify data dependencies, risks, assumptions and potential issues that could impact migration.
• Work collaboratively with architects, data specialists, HR teams and programme stakeholders.
• Provide clear recommendations and assurance around data readiness and migration activity.
• Support governance, documentation and reporting throughout the migration lifecycle.

Essential Experience

• Proven experience working as a Data Migration Architect, Data Migration Lead, Data Architect or similar senior data role.
• Strong experience delivering or supporting HR data migration programmes.
• Demonstrable understanding of HR systems and HR data, including the complexities associated with employee, organisational and workforce data.
• Experience analysing and improving data quality prior to migration.
• Strong understanding of legacy systems, data structures, data mapping and migration processes.
• Experience developing, reviewing or assuring data migration strategies and approaches.
• Strong stakeholder engagement skills, particularly when working with HR/business stakeholders alongside technical teams.
• Experience working within a highly regulated, controlled or high-assurance environment.
• Ability to identify and manage migration risks, dependencies and data-related issues.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data and technical issues into clear business recommendations.
• SC eligible; active SC Clearance is preferred.

Desirable Experience

• Experience with major HR platforms such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM, Oracle PeopleSoft or similar.
• Experience with HR transformation or HR technology replacement programmes.
• Experience working within UK Government or other highly regulated organisations.
• Knowledge of data governance, data protection and information assurance principles.
• Experience working within Agile or structured programme delivery environments.
• Experience providing independent assurance or challenge of migration plans and approaches.

What You'll Get at Amber Labs

You'll join a consultancy where ownership, curiosity and collaboration are central to how we work. Our teams work on programmes where quality, security and delivery really matter, alongside experienced specialists across data, cloud, digital and architecture.

We offer:

• Permanent or 12-month FTC employment
• Hybrid flexibility with 1 day per week onsite in London
• Ad hoc travel to Birmingham
• Private healthcare (Bupa)
• Company pension
• 25 days annual leave plus UK bank holidays
• Learning & development budget
• Perkbox rewards
• Flexible working
• Opportunities to work on complex, high-impact transformation programmes
• A collaborative environment with genuine opportunities to develop your expertise

Important Information

• Candidates must be UK-based and able to meet the onsite requirements.
• SC eligibility is essential; active SC clearance is preferred.
• Candidates must have demonstrable experience working within a highly regulated environment.
• Amber Labs is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position.

If you're an experienced HR Data Migration professional looking for an opportunity to work on a complex transformation programme where data quality, governance and assurance are critical, we'd love to hear from you.