About this role
Description of Task to be Performed:
AnaVation is seeking an experienced ETL/Data Migration Engineer (Senior) to join our growing Huntsville, Alabama-based work program. The selected candidate will lead high complexity extract, transform, and load (ETL) operations supporting a major federal modernization program. This role is responsible for architecting, operating, validating, and optimizing data migration pipelines that move high volume, multi-source datasets from legacy environments into modern cloud platforms. The engineer serves as a senior technical contributor within the Migration Workstream, ensuring data quality, performance, and reliability throughout large scale migration cycles.
Specific duties and responsibilities include:
ETL Pipeline Architecture & Execution
Design, develop, optimize, and maintain scalable ETL/ELT pipelines supporting petabyte scale data migration.
Build extraction and transformation logic for structured and unstructured datasets.
Engineer automated workflows for performance, throughput, error handling, and resiliency.
Align pipeline architecture with cloud landing zone requirements and modernization standards.
Data Migration Operations
Lead operational execution of ETL tasks during migration cycles, ensuring correct sequencing and validation.
Troubleshoot pipeline failures, resolve data anomalies, and coordinate with engineering teams to stabilize operations.
Conduct readiness testing and verify integration points between legacy systems and cloud targets.
Data Quality, Validation & Governance
Perform detailed data quality checks, completeness assessments, and validation of migrated data.
Lead root cause analysis for data defects and support corrective actions across the migration workflow.
Document recurring issues, improve detection processes, and help define quality benchmarks.
Cross Functional Technical Collaboration
Partner with Cloud Engineers, Data Engineers, DevSecOps teams, DBAs, QA/Test Engineers, and Product Owners.
Ensure ETL pipelines integrate seamlessly with cloud architectures, data models, monitoring tools, and downstream systems.
Participate in sprint ceremonies, technical reviews, and migration planning activities.
Documentation & Reporting
Create/maintain ETL documentation including data maps, flow diagrams, transformation logic, SOPs, and error logs.
Provide pipeline performance updates, migration status reports, and data quality metrics to leadership.
Support development of reusable processes and technical artifacts supporting repeatable migration operations.
This position requires an active Top Secret (TS) clearance and the ability to obtain SCI accesses with a CI polygraph.
This position is on-site with our customer in Huntsville, Alabama, and cannot be supported remotely.
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree and 4+ years of hands on experience in ETL operations, data transformation, or data migration.
- Experience with structured and unstructured datasets and transformation logic.
- Familiarity with ETL tools, scripting languages, and data pipeline operations.
- Strong analytical and problem solving skills, with a high attention to detail.
- Ability to work effectively within multi team, fast paced technical environments.
- Must be able to work full-time on-site at our customer location in Huntsville, Alabama.
- Active Top Secret (TS) clearance with eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and the ability to obtain a CI polygraph.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting federal government/national-security programs.
- Experience working within cloud migration or cloud based ETL operations (AWS preferred).
- Familiarity with DevSecOps workflows, CI/CD processes, or distributed compute tools.
- Intermediate scripting or automation skills (Python, Bash, PowerShell, etc.).
Benefits
Generous cost sharing for medical insurance for the employee and dependents
100% company paid dental insurance for employees and dependents
100% company paid long-term and short-term disability insurance
100% company paid vision insurance for employees and dependents
401k plan with generous match and 100% immediate vesting
Competitive Pay
Generous paid leave and holiday package
Tuition and training reimbursement
Life and AD&D Insurance
About AnaVation
AnaVation is the leader in solving the most complex technical challenges for collection and processing in the U.S. Federal Intelligence Community. We are a US owned company headquartered in Chantilly, Virginia. We deliver groundbreaking research with advanced software and systems engineering that provides an information advantage to contribute to the mission and operational success of our customers. We offer complex challenges, a top-notch work environment, and a world-class, collaborative team.
If you want to grow your career and make a difference while doing it, AnaVation is the perfect fit for you!
AnaVation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.