Data Migration Engineer

Data Migration Engineer - Leeds

Up to £75,000

12 month fixed-term-contract

Please note, this opportunity does not offer sponsorship and candidates based outside of the UK will automatically be rejected.

Are you an experienced Data Migration Engineer looking to step into a role with real ownership, influence, and impact? This is an opportunity to lead the delivery of data migration and archival solutions within a modern AWS-based data platform, supporting major transformation and data lifecycle initiatives.

We're looking for someone who can combine strong engineering capability with technical leadership, ensuring data is migrated, archived, secured, and accessed effectively across the entire lifecycle.

The Opportunity

In this role, you will take end-to-end ownership of designing, implementing, and delivering data migration and archival solutions. Working closely with architecture, engineering, security, and project teams, you'll play a key part in shaping strategy, building cloud-native solutions, and ensuring data accuracy, integrity, and compliance.

Key Responsibilities

Data Migration & Archival Delivery

Implement end-to-end data migration and archival solutions
Contribute to the definition of strategy, patterns, and design
Build and maintain processes for data movement, validation, storage, and retrieval
Ensure archived data is secure, discoverable, auditable, and recoverable
Produce documentation, runbooks, and operational materials

Technical Leadership

Act as a subject matter expert for migration and archival engineering
Champion best practices in data lifecycle management, automation, and quality
Identify risks, dependencies, and issues early with pragmatic solutions

Engineering on AWS

Build and operate solutions leveraging AWS cloud-native data services
Use IaC (Terraform), automation, and modern deployment practices
Ensure solutions are secure, scalable, resilient, and cost-effective

Stakeholder Collaboration

Work effectively within a matrix delivery environment
Translate business and regulatory requirements into engineering solutions
Communicate progress and technical decisions clearly across teams

✔️ Essential Skills & Experience

Strong track record delivering data migration and archival solutions in complex or regulated environments
Hands-on experience with AWS data engineering services
Deep understanding of data lifecycle management, retention, and decommissioning
Advanced proficiency in:
Python (automation, processing, orchestration)
SQL (profiling, reconciliation, validation)
Terraform (IaC)
Git
Strong grasp of data quality, reconciliation, secure handling, and migration risk management

✨ Desirable Experience

Exposure to Lakehouse, serverless, or event-driven architectures
Familiarity with CI/CD, automated testing, and monitoring
Background in large or highly regulated organisations

Personal Attributes

Strong delivery mindset with high technical ownership
Detail-focused with a passion for data accuracy and assurance
Clear communicator able to articulate technical risks to non-technical audiences
Practical, solutions-driven approach
Comfortable working with ambiguity and cross-functional teams

Benefits

30 days annual leave + bank holidays (with options to buy/sell)
Private Medical Insurance, Life Insurance & Health Screening
Up to 15% pension contribution (matched)
Flexible cash allowance for benefits such as dental cover, sabbaticals, gym membership, and more
Performance-based bonus
Access to complimentary financial advice