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# Onboarding Data Specialist

- **Company:** The Alliance
- **Location:** Conroe, TX, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Data Analysis, Data Governance, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Migration, Relational Databases, Database Testing, Human Resources Information System (HRIS), Python (Programming Language), Scripting, Databricks
- **Published:** July 21, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=a6022ba9503e7f80

## About the Role

* 3+ years of experience in data migration, database administration, or data analysis
 * Advanced proficiency in ETL processes, relational database structures, and Microsoft Excel
 * Working knowledge of SQL querying
 * Familiarity with data governance principles and the secure handling of sensitive PII
 * Sharp attention to detail with a methodical approach to quality assurance and documentation

Our Ideal Onboarding Data Specialist

 * Demonstrated experience migrating data from legacy HCM or payroll platforms
 * Working knowledge of HRIS data models and payroll structures, PII compliance frameworks, and data governance programs
 * Proficiency in automated data testing frameworks or scripting languages (Python, Databricks, etc.)

## Description

We're offering our Onboarding Data Specialist experience-based compensation, 100% paid health, vision, dental, life, and LTD insurance, and benefits and perks like a 401k with employer match, personal/professional development opportunities, a dynamic entrepreneurial culture, and the ability to shape a great tax team! If that sounds good to you, keep reading to see if you're the Onboarding Data Specialist we're looking for at our Shenandoah, TX office!, * Leading the accurate, thorough, and efficient extraction, cleansing, transformation, and loading of historical employee data into our system

 * Rigorously profiling data, validating algorithms, and manually reconciling high loads of historical employee data from legacy HR and payroll systems
 * Collaborating with clients' HR teams to learn legacy data requirements and execute custom transformation and mapping rules
 * Managing and continuously improving our data migration scripts, templates, and automated workflows
 * Collaborating with functional team members to identify, troubleshoot, and address anomalies, formatting errors, and missing values
 * Overseeing formal data hand-offs to the project manager, delivering technical documents, and verifying systemic readiness
 * Completing additional responsibilities as assigned


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