Data Migration Engineer
13 days ago
Farnborough
Your new companyThe organisation is a leading provider of cloud-based aviation operations technology, offering integrated solutions for flight operations management, crew scheduling, maintenance tracking, and FBO services. With more than three decades of industry expertise, it delivers real-time, data-driven tools that help aviation teams streamline workflows, enhance safety, and improve operational decision-making. Its platforms support everything from flight planning and dispatch to regulatory compliance, airworthiness management, and automated task orchestration, enabling operators, flight departments, and mission-critical teams to run more efficient and resilient operations. The company operates as part of a larger global aviation group, contributing advanced software capabilities that strengthen operational visibility and customer service across the wider aviation services portfolio.Your new roleThe Data Engineer is a key member of the Customer Success function with the business. This is a hands-on role, which focuses on migrating customer data from third-party systems into the company platform; all whilst ensuring that the data loaded is accurate, validated and ready to support a successful onboarding. They identify opportunities to re-use existing data flows, as well as managing databases and data sets.In working with customers and Solution Consultants, the Data Engineer plays a vital role in transforming & validating customer data and maintaining the tools & processes that support good-quality repeatable data migrations. This includes working with Python, SQL, JSON, data templates, data loading APIs and scripting tools to extract, transform, and load data that leads to accurate data in the customer's environment.Main Duties & Responsibilities include - Customer Data Migration • Perform customer data migration tasks, moving data from third-party systems into the platform., • Collaborate with internal experts and stakeholders to understand, define, and document migration requirements., • Populate and validate customer data templates, ensuring completeness and accuracy., • Build and run scripts to extract, clean, and prepare data from customer systems., • Maintain and enhance migration tools and templates to support consistent, high-quality onboarding., • Identify opportunities to streamline processes through automation or improved tooling., • Verify the accuracy of migrated data and minimise errors in live environments., • Proactively flag risks or issues to prevent delays or disruptions for customers., • Manage essential data sets and templates used in configuring customer environments., • A degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science or equivalent hands-on experience., • Confident writing SQL queries and working directly with data., • Able to write Python scripts independently., • Understanding of JSON and how applications exchange data via APIs., • Capable of turning requirements into practical, reliable data solutions., • Reading and interpreting Entity Relationship Diagrams (ERDs)., • Extracting data from PDFs or other unstructured sources., • Using APIs to share, sync, or integrate data between systems., • Working with Git for version control., • Able to communicate technical detail clearly to non-technical colleagues., • Practical experience with data pipelines or moving data between systems., • Experience with automation or scripting to streamline migration processes., • Awareness of data security best practices and handling sensitive customer data safely., • Strong communicator who works well with both technical and non-technical teams., • Organised, good at managing time, and able to balance multiple tasks., • Proactive in identifying issues early and resolving them., • Curious, open to learning new tools and improving processes., • Team-focused and able to build trust with colleagues., • Flexible and prepared to adjust working hours when required to meet customer timelines. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited acts as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and employment business for the supply of temporary workers. By applying for this job you accept the T&C's, Privacy Policy and Disclaimers which can be found at hays.co.uk