Senior Technical Lead (Data Conversion & Oracle Architect) Part-Time Consultant

Position Overview: Seeking a highly experienced Senior Technical Lead to provide strategic guidance and technical leadership for a large-scale data conversion and modernization initiative. This role focuses on planning and executing the migration of legacy system data into a modern platform, ensuring data integrity, quality, and alignment with business processes.

This is a part-time consulting engagement requiring deep expertise in data conversion strategy, database architecture, and enterprise system modernization.

Work Schedule & Commitment

• Part-time engagement (~425 total hours)
• Standard working hours: Monday Friday, 8:00 AM 5:00 PM (as needed)
• Flexible scheduling within business hours
• Occasional after-hours work may be required (pre-approved), * Lead data conversion strategy, planning, and execution for legacy system modernization
• Analyze existing data structures and define transformation and migration approaches
• Develop detailed data mapping documentation and conversion rules
• Design and implement ETL pipelines for data extraction, transformation, and loading
• Identify data quality issues and define cleansing and validation processes
• Develop data conversion strategies, roadmaps, and implementation plans
• Create technical documentation, reports, and executive-level presentations
• Collaborate with stakeholders, SMEs, and technical teams to ensure alignment
• Identify risks and recommend mitigation strategies throughout the conversion process

• Minimum 8+ years of experience aligning IT systems with business processes
• At least 5+ years in a technical lead or leadership role
• Strong experience with data conversion, data mapping, and ETL processes
• Experience working with legacy data environments and system modernization efforts
• Advanced experience with Oracle databases (9i 12c)
• Strong PL/SQL development experience (stored procedures, performance tuning)
• Experience with database modeling (logical and physical)
• Proven experience developing technical documentation and conversion strategies
• Bachelor s degree in IT, Computer Science, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience)

Desired Qualifications

• Experience with ADABAS Natural environments and data extraction
• Experience with Oracle RAC (developer and/or DBA)
• Experience with data quality management and data cleansing frameworks
• Familiarity with ETL tools and automation frameworks
• Experience working with government or highly regulated environments
• Certifications such as Certified Data Management Professional (CDMP) or PMP
• Experience working with varied data sources (spreadsheets, CSV, Access, APIs, etc.), * Strong strategic thinker with hands-on technical depth
• Ability to operate independently in a consulting capacity
• Excellent documentation and communication skills
• Experience leading complex data initiatives from planning through execution