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# Data Migration/ETL Engineer

- **Company:** M9 Solutions
- **Location:** Washington, DC, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $60,000.0 - $180,000.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Spreadsheets, COBOL (Programming Language), Data Cleansing, Data Dictionary, Extract Transform Load (ETL), Data Transformation, Data Migration, Hardware Description Language, Mainframes, Standard Sql, File Transfer Protocol (FTP), HR Software, Data Loader, People Soft, Oracle HCM, Data Pipelines, Workday, Legacy Systems
- **Published:** August 14, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.workingnomads.com/job/go/1790998/

## About the Role

* Work Authorization: US Citizenship is required.
 * An active Public Trust level clearance is required.
 * Undergraduate degree (Degree may be substituted with equivalent years of experience).
 * 5 - 7 years of relevant experience; 2 years consulting preferred.
 * Hands-on ETL development experience on enterprise-scale data migrations.
 * Strong SQL and data transformation skills.
 * Experience loading data into a cloud HCM or ERP platform.
 * Experience with validation, reconciliation, and error handling at volume.

Preferred Skills and Qualifications

 * Oracle HCM Data Loader (HDL) and HCM Spreadsheet Data Loader experience.
 * Experience extracting from PeopleSoft HCM, Workday, or mainframe/COBOL HR systems.
 * Federal HR data experience; familiarity with EHRI and federal records retention schedules.
 * Experience handling large-volume PII under Privacy Act constraints.

## Description

M9 Solutions is seeking a Data Migration/ETL Engineer to work remotely in support of a government contract for a client located in Washington, DC. An active Public Trust clearance is required., * Design and develop ETL processes and data pipelines using approved schemas and non-proprietary data and software standards.

 * Develop client-specific obfuscated datasets meeting data protection standards, and migrate them into non-production environments.
 * Develop and execute data migration test cases and scripts validating completeness, accuracy, and go-live readiness.
 * Execute migration dry runs in non-production, assess against minimum quality standards, and refine transformation logic.
 * Perform data cleansing and mapping against client data standards.
 * Support secure file-based ingestion (SFTP, encrypted transfer) from legacy systems.
 * Execute production migration following approval; support reconciliation and post-migration audit.
 * Contribute to data tables, data dictionary, and validation testing against the Golden Data Test Set.
 * Support daily data migration status reporting during active migration.


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