Description of Task to be Performed:
AnaVation is seeking an experienced ETL/Data Migration Engineer (Mid) to join our growing Huntsville, Alabama-based work program. The selected candidate will support data extraction, transformation, validation, and loading activities within a major federal modernization program. This role directly contributes to large scale data migration operations by executing ETL workflows, preparing data for cloud ingestion, resolving transformation issues, and ensuring required data quality standards are met. The engineer works alongside senior migration staff and technical teams to deliver reliable, accurate, and repeatable data operations throughout mission critical modernization cycles.
Specific duties and responsibilities include:
- Execute ETL workflows for structured and unstructured datasets migrating from legacy systems to cloud environments.
- Perform data extraction, transformation, cleansing, normalization, and enrichment according to migration specifications.
- Troubleshoot transformation issues and coordinate resolution with senior ETL and data engineering staff.
- Support automation improvements enhancing repeatability and reliability of ETL operations.
- Prepare datasets for migration cycles, including pre migration readiness checks and staging activities.
- Assist senior engineers during large scale extraction events, test cycles, and cutover operations.
- Perform pipeline monitoring and basic performance validation during data movement operations.
- Conduct verification activities to confirm accuracy, completeness, and consistency of transformed data.
- Identify defects or anomalies and work with engineering and QA teams on root cause analysis.
- Document recurring issues and support improvements in validation processes and quality controls.
- Collaborate with Data Engineers, Senior ETL & Migration Engineers, QA/Test Engineers, Cloud Engineers, and Product Owners.
- Participate in sprint ceremonies, backlog refinement, and migration planning discussions.
- Support integration of ETL processes with broader data pipelines and downstream systems.
- Maintain data maps, ETL logs, transformation procedures, SOPs, and technical notes.
- Provide updates on ETL execution progress, validation findings, and pipeline status.
- Document workflows and repeatable processes to ensure consistent future migration cycles.
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.).
- 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
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- 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 attention to detail
- Ability to work effectively in multi-team, fast-paced technical environments
- Full-time on-site work in Huntsville, Alabama
- Active Top Secret clearance
- Eligibility for Sensitive Compartmented Information access and ability to obtain a CI polygraph
- Experience supporting federal government or national-security programs
- Experience with cloud migration or cloud-based ETL operations, preferably AWS
- Familiarity with DevSecOps workflows, CI/CD processes, or distributed compute tools
- Intermediate scripting or automation skills using Python, Bash, PowerShell, or similar tools
What We Do
AnaVation is a trusted partner that delivers high-value, cost-effective solutions to solve our customers’ most complex technical and analytical problems. AnaVation believes that the future of securing, collecting, processing, and analyzing cyber data will require the development of advanced ANAlytical technologies derived via the innoVATION of current and future technologies. AnaVation believes in the “Idea of the Possible” — that it is possible for our experts, partnering with our customers in the right environment, to create innovative technical solutions that expand our customers’ capabilities. We want to do two things for our customers. We want to resolve existing challenges and we want to prepare them for the future. Our technical expertise and innovative engineering culture enable us to do those things.
