Data Migration Engineer Jobs

Data Migration Engineer jobs are open across financial services, healthcare, retail, and enterprise technology, from junior to staff and principal level, with specializations in cloud migration, ETL pipeline development, and database schema transformation. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.

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Overview

Open roles91
Top stateVirginia
Top employerNTT DATA
Top cityReston, VA
Work type62% Remote
Top industryTechnology

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Data Migration Architect
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Data Migration Architect
Infosys
Basking Ridge, New Jersey
Business Analysis
Project & Program Management
Technical Product & Program Management
On-Site
None
10,000+

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Sr. Data Migration Engineer
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Sr. Data Migration Engineer
Robotics Technologies
Chicago, Illinois
Backend Engineering
Cloud & DevOps
Software Engineering

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Sr. Data Migration Engineer
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Sr. Data Migration Engineer
Robotics Technologies
Dallas, Texas
Cloud Architecture
Cloud Engineering
Cybersecurity

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Data Migration Analyst
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Data Migration Analyst
Intégral
Tysons Corner, Virginia
Business Analysis
Business Analyst
Data Analytics
$130k - $140k/yr
Bachelor's degree

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Data Migration ETL Engineer
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Data Migration ETL Engineer
Intégral
Tysons Corner, Virginia
Cloud Architecture
Solutions Architecture
Solutions Engineering & Architecture
Technical Program Management
$130k - $140k/yr
Bachelor's degree in information technology

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Data Migration Engineer Job Market

Who's Hiring

NTT DATA5 open roles
Veeva Systems5 open roles
Capgemini4 open roles

Top Industries Hiring

  • Technology & Software
  • Consulting & Professional Services
  • Food & Beverage
  • Accounting & Auditing
  • Staffing & Recruiting

What Employers Look For

The qualifications that appear most often in data migration engineer jobs.

  • Proficiency in SQL and experience transforming data across relational and cloud databases
  • Hands-on experience with ETL tools such as Informatica, Talend, SSIS, or dbt
  • Experience migrating data to or within cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud
  • Familiarity with data quality validation, reconciliation, and rollback planning
  • Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, or a related field
  • Experience with scripting languages such as Python or Bash to automate migration tasks

Tips for Your Data Migration Engineer Job Search

Tailor your resume to migration scope

Hiring managers scan for the volume and complexity of data you've moved. Quantify record counts, schema sizes, or system generations involved in past migrations rather than describing tasks. Projects where you owned rollback planning or cutover windows stand out.

Highlight the source and target stack

Job postings almost always name the specific platforms involved, whether Oracle to Snowflake, on-premise SQL Server to Azure, or Hadoop to Databricks. Match your resume's tools section to the exact stack in each posting to clear automated screening.

Apply early to roles that fit

Migrate Mate lists data migration engineer openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.

Demonstrate data validation methodology

Interviewers for data migration roles probe how you verify completeness and integrity after a move. Prepare a concise walkthrough of your reconciliation approach, including row counts, checksum comparisons, and business-rule validation scripts you've used in real projects.

Address downtime constraints in your answers

Many employers care as much about migration window management as technical skill. When answering situational questions, speak specifically to how you planned zero-downtime or minimal-downtime cutovers, handled rollback triggers, and communicated status to business stakeholders.

Negotiate around post-migration support scope

Offers for migration engineers often include an ambiguous post-launch support period. Before accepting, clarify whether hypercare is part of the role, how long it lasts, and whether that time counts toward your team's regular sprint capacity or sits outside it.

Data Migration Engineer Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions

Which companies are hiring the most data migration engineers?

The most active employers for data migration engineers right now are NTT DATA, Veeva Systems, and Capgemini, and the most openings are in Virginia, Texas, and Georgia, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Demand is especially concentrated in financial services, healthcare systems, and enterprise cloud modernization programs.

How many data migration engineer jobs are remote?

About 86% of data migration engineer openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, reflecting strong demand from employers running cloud modernization projects with distributed teams. Roles focused on cloud-to-cloud migrations and ETL pipeline work tend to be the most remote-friendly, while on-premise legacy cutovers more often require on-site presence.

How do you become a data migration engineer?

Start by building proficiency in SQL and at least one ETL tool, then gain experience with a major cloud platform. Work on projects that involve moving data between systems, even in a junior data engineering or database administrator role. Learning data validation techniques, schema mapping, and migration planning practices prepares you for dedicated data migration engineer positions.

Can you get a data migration engineer job without direct migration experience?

Yes, candidates from database administration, data engineering, or BI development backgrounds regularly transition into data migration engineer roles. Employers weight transferable skills heavily, so demonstrating ETL work, schema design, and data quality processes from adjacent roles can substitute for a migration-specific title. Personal or open-source migration projects that show end-to-end process ownership also help.

What does the data migration engineer interview process look like?

Most processes include a recruiter screen, a technical phone round covering SQL and ETL fundamentals, and a take-home or live coding exercise involving schema transformation or data validation logic. Final rounds typically include a system design interview focused on migration architecture and a behavioral round assessing how you managed cutover windows, stakeholder communication, and post-migration issues.

Where can I find and apply to data migration engineer jobs?

You can find and apply to data migration engineer jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your stack and experience level, then apply directly to each listing that fits.

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