Associate Director, Data Migration and Modernization

Job Family: Data Science Consulting. Travel required up to 25%. Clearance required: ability to obtain Public Trust.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end data workstream and establish migration strategy, governance cadence, priorities, and integrated delivery plan.
• Define system and asset rationalization criteria and guide decisions to migrate, redesign, consolidate, retain temporarily, or retire.
• Prioritize migration waves using business value, dependency, readiness, complexity, risk, and operational‑impact considerations.
• Direct source and target profiling, quality analysis, mapping, conversion, reconciliation, validation, and readiness activities.
• Oversee migration execution across Databricks architecture, engineering, testing, release, stabilization, and operational transition.
• Guide expansion of canonical HR data products and reusable patterns beyond the initial priority waves.
• Coordinate with business, HR, application, integration, security, architecture, governance, and program leadership stakeholders.
• Establish repeatable operating model, standards, decision gates, metrics, and lessons learned for broader rollout.
• Lead executive communications, resolve cross‑workstream issues, and provide accountability for scope, schedule, quality, and outcomes.

Requirements

• Ability to obtain and maintain a Federal or DHS Public Trust; active Public Trust or Suitability preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in data engineering, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field.
• Eight (8) or more years of experience leading enterprise data modernization, migration, platform, or analytics programs, including multidisciplinary team leadership.
• Experience leading data migration strategy and execution across complex source systems, dependencies, and business processes.
• Experience defining rationalization criteria, migration waves, reconciliation approaches, readiness gates, and stabilization plans.
• Strong knowledge of modern cloud data platforms, lakehouse architecture, data products, governance, quality, testing, and DataOps.
• Hands‑on experience with Databricks and Unity Catalog.
• Demonstrated ability to advise executives, facilitate difficult decisions, and align business and technical stakeholders.
• Experience developing resource models, delivery roadmaps, implementation plans, and repeatable rollout approaches.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience modernizing enterprise HR, ERP, financial, or workforce data environments.
• Experience with public‑sector or regulated organizations.
• Program management, cloud, Databricks, or data governance certifications.
• Experience supporting capture, proposal development, and partner‑led staffing.

Benefits

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision insurance.
• Personal and family sick time & company‑paid holidays.
• Discretionary variable incentive bonus eligibility.
• Parental leave and adoption assistance.
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Basic life & supplemental life insurance.
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Short‑term & long‑term disability.
• Student loan paydown.
• Tuition reimbursement, personal development & learning opportunities, skills development & certifications.
• Employee referral program.
• Corporate‑sponsored events & community outreach.
• Emergency back‑up childcare program.
• Mobility stipend.

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is a consulting firm committed to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.