Senior Data Migration Engineer

Infinitt North America•Remote US or Canada , US,

2d•Remote

About The Position

The Senior Data Migration Engineer is responsible for planning, designing, executing, validating, and supporting complex data migration initiatives across enterprise imaging environments. The role provides technical leadership for migration strategy, execution governance, client communication, and cross-functional coordination, ensuring secure and efficient migration of clinical imaging data, metadata, and associated systems during upgrades, consolidations, cloud transitions (including AWS), and platform transformations. The position is primarily remote and may require periodic travel to support client migration events, complex system transitions, or enterprise deployments. The engineer may lead migration workstreams and guide junior engineers or cross-functional teams. Support outside normal business hours may be required during migration cutovers or system transitions.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in information technology, computer science, healthcare IT, engineering, or equivalent experience.
6–10+ years of experience in healthcare IT, enterprise data migration, imaging systems, or database management.
Demonstrated experience leading complex migration or system transition projects.
Ability to prioritize multiple large-scale initiatives and manage conflicting deadlines.
Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, including diagnosing complex data integrity issues and recommending structured resolutions.
Advanced SQL querying, data manipulation, and database management skills.
Strong understanding of healthcare interoperability standards, including HL7 and DICOM.
Experience with PACS, RIS, VNA, or enterprise imaging environments.
Experience executing large-scale data migrations, archive consolidations, or cloud transitions.
Working knowledge of scripting, automation, or data transformation tools.
Enterprise IT background, including database architecture and system integrations.
Strong documentation and technical writing skills.
Ability to interpret system logs, data discrepancies, and validation metrics.
Experience working in high-availability clinical or healthcare environments.
Excellent oral and written communication skills.
Ability to perform effectively in high-pressure or time-sensitive situations.
Ability to prioritize and multitask while maintaining a strong sense of urgency.
Professional, team-oriented approach; problem-solving ability; calm composure under pressure; and sound judgment about escalation.
Integrity and ethical handling of sensitive clinical data, attention to detail, proactive problem-solving, adaptability, resilience, and strong cross-functional communication and teamwork.
Willingness to expand knowledge and skills and grow professionally.
Ability and willingness to commit to long-term employment.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience working remotely from a home office is recommended but not required.

Responsibilities

Lead and execute enterprise-scale migrations involving PACS, RIS, VNA, and related imaging systems.
Design migration strategies covering data extraction, transformation, validation, reconciliation, and cutover planning.
Provide remote, on-site, or other technical support for migration work; troubleshoot complex issues and document resolutions.
Create and maintain migration runbooks, data mapping documents, validation plans, cutover plans, and post-migration reports.
Lead or participate in system upgrades, cloud transitions including AWS, archive consolidations, database exports, and large-scale data remediation projects.
Validate data integrity through reconciliation reporting, record counts, image verification, and exception management.
Serve as a subject matter expert on migration strategy, tools, and best practices; mentor junior engineers and advise cross-functional teams.
Coordinate with third-party vendors, client IT teams, application teams, and internal departments to align migrations and minimize operational disruption.
Provide after-hours or off-hour support during migration cutovers as required to meet client deadlines and minimize clinical downtime.
Evaluate and improve migration processes, automation opportunities, validation efficiency, and risk mitigation strategies.
Lead migration workstreams and provide technical leadership during complex migrations or system transitions.
Perform other duties outside normal migration operations to assist other departments as requested by Professional Services or Engineering leadership.