Data Migration & Cutover Lead

Experience: 5+ years

Data Migration & Cutover Lead Location: Houston, TX (on-site, 5 days per week) Type: Contract Role Summary We are looking for a Data Migration & Cutover Lead to be the single accountable lead for data migration, Enterprise Data Platform (EDP) onboarding and production cutover into IMOS for a global energy and trading client. You will lead the migration team and own accurate migration, reconciliation, business acceptance and a low-disruption cutover. Key Responsibilities Define the migration strategy, roadmap, scope, sequencing, governance and acceptance criteria. Lead transaction, master and reference data migration, including mapping, transformation, conversion and loading. Own IMOS Snowflake onboarding into the client's Enterprise Data Platform and validate downstream reporting and data products. Develop the integrated cutover runbook, migration windows, freezes, rollback criteria and contingency plans. Lead rehearsals and mock migrations, production execution, hypercare and operational handover. Coordinate migration managers, data engineers, business analysts, SMEs, testing teams, vendors and business stakeholders. Success Measures Data migrated and reconciled to agreed criteria. Business validation and acceptance completed. EDP onboarding delivered with required controls and operational readiness. Requirements Significant enterprise-scale data migration and cutover leadership experience. Hands-on experience with transaction, master and reference data migration. Experience with enterprise data platform onboarding (e.g., Snowflake) and operational transition. Strong governance, executive communication, risk and dependency management skills. Experience with IMOS or other trading, shipping or commodity systems is a plus. Must be able to work on-site in Houston, TX, 5 days per week.