Assoc. Director, Data Migration and Modernization (1152529)

Location: Washington, DC

Salary: $85.00 USD Hourly - $95.00 USD Hourly

Description: The Judge Group is currently seeking an Associate Director, Data Migration and Modernization to support a newly awarded task order supporting a federal agency. This is a hybrid position.

What You Will Do

• Lead the end-to-end data workstream and establish the 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 the repeatable operating model, standards, decision gates, metrics, and lessons learned needed for broader rollout.
• Lead executive communications, resolve cross-workstream issues, and provide accountability for scope, schedule, quality, and outcomes.

What You Will Need

• Bachelor’s degree in data engineering, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum 8 years of experience leading enterprise data modernization, migration, platform, or analytics programs, including responsibility for multidisciplinary teams.
• 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.
• 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.

What Would Be Nice To Have

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

Medical, dental, and vision insurance are available to qualified candidates who meet eligibility requirements.

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