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# Associate Director, Data Migration and Modernization

- **Company:** Guidehouse Inc.
- **Location:** McLean, VA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing, Information Systems, Data Architecture, Information Engineering, Data Governance, Data Migration, Migration Manager, DataOps, Information Technology, Data Management, Databricks
- **Published:** September 20, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.clearancejobs.com/jobs/9181829/associate-director-data-migration-and-modernization

## About the Role

* Must be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN a Federal or DHS "PUBLIC TRUST"; candidates must obtain approved adjudication of their PUBLIC TRUST prior to onboarding with Guidehouse. Candidates with an ACTIVE PUBLIC TRUST or SUITABILITY are 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 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.

## Description

* 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.