Job Description
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