Associate Director, Data Migration and Modernization

Guidehouse•Tysons, VA

18h•$149,000 - $248,000

About The Position

Guidehouse is hiring an Associate Director to lead the end-to-end data workstream for data migration and modernization. The role establishes migration strategy, governance, priorities, and an integrated delivery plan; guides rationalization and migration-wave decisions; and oversees data profiling, quality, mapping, conversion, reconciliation, validation, and readiness activities. The Associate Director oversees execution across Databricks architecture and engineering, testing, release, stabilization, and operational transition, and guides the expansion of canonical HR data products and reusable patterns. The role coordinates business and technical stakeholders, establishes a repeatable operating model and rollout standards, leads executive communications, resolves cross-workstream issues, and is accountable for scope, schedule, quality, and outcomes. The position requires the ability to obtain and maintain a Federal or DHS Public Trust, with approved adjudication required before onboarding. An active Public Trust or suitability is preferred. The annual salary range is $149,000 to $248,000, with compensation based on factors including skills, experience, training, clearances, licensure, certifications, and business needs. Guidehouse describes its total rewards package as including competitive compensation and flexible benefits.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in data engineering, computer science, information systems, engineering, or a related field.
Eight 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.
Must be able to obtain and maintain a Federal or DHS Public Trust; approved adjudication is required before onboarding.

Nice To Haves

Active Public Trust or suitability.
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.

Responsibilities

Lead the end-to-end data workstream and establish migration strategy, governance cadence, priorities, and an integrated delivery plan.
Define system and asset rationalization criteria and guide decisions to migrate, redesign, consolidate, retain temporarily, or retire.
Prioritize migration waves based on business value, dependencies, readiness, complexity, risk, and operational impact.
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 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 for broader rollout.
Lead executive communications, resolve cross-workstream issues, and provide accountability for scope, schedule, quality, and outcomes.