Senior Data Engineer / Data Migration Consultant (SQL)

Senior Data Engineer / Data Migration Consultant (SQL)

Posted 1 day ago by HyperGen, Inc.

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Data Discovery Data Engineering Data Extraction Data Migration Data Science File Servers Management Management Systems Microsoft SQL Servers MySQL SQL (Programming Language) System Migration

Summary: Seeking a Senior Data Engineer with a strong SQL focus to assist in the migration of legacy data for a public-sector Records Management System. This short-term contract role emphasizes data extraction and transformation rather than analytics or reporting. The position is remote and requires immediate availability. The contract duration is approximately 4 to 6 weeks, depending on the data migration timeline.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Reverse-engineer undocumented MySQL / SQL Server schemas
  • Reconstruct data dictionaries and relationships
  • Write advanced, repeatable SQL extraction & transformation logic
  • Support test migrations and final data cutover
  • Produce clear technical documentation

Key Skills:

  • 7+ years data engineering / data migration experience
  • Expert-level SQL (complex joins, transformations)
  • Hands-on legacy system migration experience
  • MySQL and/or SQL Server

Salary (Rate): undetermined

City: undetermined

Country: undetermined

Working Arrangements: remote

IR35 Status: undetermined

Seniority Level: undetermined

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

Location: Remote (U.S. only)
Type: Contract | Immediate Start

Short-term contract (approximately 4 6 weeks), with duration dependent on data discovery and migration timeline.

Seeking a senior, SQL-focused Data Engineer to support a public-sector Records Management System (RMS) replacement. This role centers on legacy data migration, not analytics or reporting.

Key Responsibilities

  • Reverse-engineer undocumented MySQL / SQL Server schemas

  • Reconstruct data dictionaries and relationships

  • Write advanced, repeatable SQL extraction & transformation logic

  • Support test migrations and final data cutover

  • Produce clear technical documentation

Required

  • 7+ years data engineering / data migration experience

  • Expert-level SQL (complex joins, transformations)

  • Hands-on legacy system migration experience

  • MySQL and/or SQL Server

Nice to Have

  • Public-sector, RMS, ERP, or case-management systems

  • Experience handling attachments/BLOBs

Not a fit if you are: analytics, BI, data science, or Spark/Python-only.

Apply with: resume + availability + rate

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