Data Migration Lead

Location: Hybrid / Remote Working (Office attendance as required)
Rate: £450 per day PAYE plus holiday pay
Contract: 12 Months
IR35 Status: Outside IR35
Hours: 37 hours per week

We are currently recruiting for an experienced Data Migration Lead to support a large-scale systems transformation and migration project within a local authority environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for a highly experienced data migration specialist with strong ETL, SQL, and legacy system migration experience, particularly within housing or local government systems.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leading the end-to-end data migration process across multiple systems
• Working closely with business leads, SMEs, users, and suppliers to define migration requirements
• Developing and managing data migration plans aligned with wider implementation programmes
• Auditing existing data sources and identifying data quality issues
• Defining business rules and data mapping requirements for migration activities
• Supporting ETL processes, testing, validation, and user acceptance testing
• Ensuring accurate extraction, transformation, and loading of complex datasets
• Coordinating migration activities with project workstreams and external suppliers
• Maintaining compliance with data protection and governance requirements

Candidate Requirements:

• Proven experience as a Data Migration Lead on complex migration projects
• Strong experience migrating data from legacy systems, ideally including Capita Open Housing
• Experience working with ETL frameworks and data migration methodologies
• Strong SQL, scripting, and data extraction experience
• Experience with data modelling, data architecture, and data quality management
• Ability to manage multiple data sources and migration streams simultaneously
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder management skills
• Experience within local government or housing environments would be highly advantageous

Additional Information:

• Hybrid working arrangement with predominantly remote working
• Long-term contract opportunity

If you are interested in this opportunity, please apply with your CV today.