Data Migration Analyst

Data Migration Analyst Fixed Term Contract vacancy in the Higher Education sector in Cambridge Salary banding £47,389 - £59,966, 41 days annual leave inclusive of Bank Holidays, hybrid working policy, generous pension scheme and other benefits.

Hays Technology are working in partnership with a Higher Education sector client to recruit a Data Migration Analyst on a fixed-term contract basis until September 2027.

Our client is undergoing a significant finance transformation and is seeking an experienced Data Migration Analyst to play a key role in delivering a complex Finance Systems Replacement Programme.

About the Role

Working closely with the Lead Data Migration Analyst and wider programme team, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating and executing all aspects of the data migration workstream. This includes shaping migration approaches, managing risks, and ensuring the successful extraction, transformation, loading and testing of both static and transactional data across multiple systems.The role requires strong collaboration with implementation partners, internal stakeholders and technical teams to ensure data quality, readiness and integrity throughout the programme life cycle. You will support governance processes, provide expert advice and ensure data is accurately mapped, validated and signed off.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver the data migration strategy, plans, milestones and risk management approach across the programme.
• Analyse source and target systems and produce detailed mappings, data models, data dictionaries and readiness reports.
• Lead data assessment, reconciliation, exception management and quality assurance for all data migration cycles.
• Prepare and maintain schedules, dependencies and resource plans across multiple workstreams.
• Support programme governance by preparing evaluation materials, progress reviews and documentation.
• Manage stakeholder communications, presenting complex information clearly to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Oversee data cleansing, validation, enhancement and retention requirements to ensure compliance and best practice.
• Work closely with finance systems and technical teams to coordinate workloads and ensure alignment with programme standards.

Skills & Experience

Essential:

• Proven experience delivering IT or ERP-related projects using Agile, Waterfall or hybrid methodologies.
• Hands-on experience with ETL processes within major ERP implementations (eg, Oracle, SAP, Fusion).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capability with excellent attention to detail.
• Expertise in relational and dimensional data modelling, data integration and data management frameworks.
• Proficiency with data tools such as SQL, TOAD, Power BI, Tableau or advanced Excel.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and teamwork skills.
• Experience of data reconciliation and validation within large-scale finance or enterprise systems.
• Ability to manage risks, issues and dependencies effectively.

Desirable:

• Experience working in Matrix-managed organisations.
• Experience in client-facing or supplier-management environments.

If you have the relevant experience and would like to apply, please submit your CV.

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