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Federico Sáenz
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11 years of experience
Part-Time

Federico is a data thinker turning trends into opportunities for business growth.

Skills
  • Data Analysis
  • Insight Generation
  • Reporting
  • Business Intelligence
  • Visualization Tools
Leonardo Paredes
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4 years of experience
Full-Time

Leonardo is a data scientist decoding complex data into structured, useful insights.

Skills
  • Data Modeling
  • Dashboard Development
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Business Metrics
  • Excel & SQL Proficiency
Noelia Cáceres
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4 years of experience
Part-Time

Noelia is a data expert structuring insights to support confident decision-making.

Skills
  • Data Architecture
  • SQL & Databases
  • Analytics Reports
  • Trend Forecasting
  • Data Governance
Camila Rojas
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14 years of experience
Part-Time

Camila is a skilled data engineer known for her precision and innovative solutions.

Skills
  • Big Data
  • Data Warehousing
  • ETL Pipelines
  • SQL
  • Python
Alejandro Hernández
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13 years of experience
Full-Time

Alejandro is a skilled data engineer with a knack for innovative solutions.

Skills
  • SQL
  • Big Data
  • Python
  • ETL Pipelines
  • Data Warehousing
José Ramírez
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12 years of experience
Full-Time

José, a skilled data engineer, excels at crafting innovative solutions with precision.

Skills
  • Big Data
  • ETL Pipelines
  • SQL
  • Data Warehousing
  • Python
Valentina Gómez
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9 years of experience
Part-Time

Valentina excels as a skilled data engineer, seamlessly transforming complex data insights.

Skills
  • Python
  • Data Warehousing
  • Big Data
  • SQL
  • ETL Pipelines
Jimena Cabrera
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5 years of experience
Part-Time

Jimena is a data strategist turning patterns into actionable business direction.

Skills
  • Data Mapping
  • Business Intelligence
  • Forecasting Models
  • Metric Analysis
  • Visualization Tools
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"Over the course of 2024, we successfully hired 9 exceptional team members through Lupa, spanning mid-level to senior roles. The quality of talent has been outstanding, and we’ve been able to achieve payroll cost savings while bringing great professionals onto our team. We're very happy with the consultation and attention they've provided us."

RaeAnn Daly
Vice President of Customer Success, Blazeo

“We needed to scale a new team quickly - with top talent. Lupa helped us build a great process, delivered great candidates quickly, and had impeccable service”

Phillip Gutheim
Head of Product, Rappi Bank

“With Lupa, we rebuilt our entire tech team in less than a month. We’re spending half as much on talent. Ten out of ten”

Dan Berzansky
CEO, Oneteam 360

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Joaquin Oliva
Co-Founder, EBI

"Working with Lupa for LatAm hiring has been fantastic. They found us a highly skilled candidate at a better rate than our previous staffing company. The fit is perfect, and we’re excited to collaborate on more roles."

Kim Heger
Chief Talent Officer, Hakkoda

"We compared Lupa with another LatAm headhunter we found through Google, and Lupa delivered a far superior experience. Their consultative approach stood out, and the quality of their candidates was superior. I've hired through Lupa for both of my companies and look forward to building more of my LatAm team with their support."

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Director of People and Operations, Intevity

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Data Migration Engineers Soft Skills

Planning and risk-aware execution that ensure smooth data migrations

Risk Awareness

Anticipate and mitigate issues in data transitions.

Planning & Coordination

Work across teams to schedule smooth migrations.

Attention to Detail

Map, test, and validate data structures precisely.

Accountability

Take ownership of end-to-end data movement success.

Problem Solving

Adapt plans to resolve schema or system conflicts.

Communication

Keep all stakeholders informed during migrations.

Data Migration Engineers Skills

Migration expertise that secures transitions across modern data stacks

System-to-System Migration

Move data between legacy and modern systems securely.

Data Mapping

Align fields and types between source and destination.

Schema Transformation

Restructure data to match new system requirements.

Data Validation

Ensure integrity post-migration with automated checks.

Cloud Migration

Migrate on-prem data to AWS, GCP, or Azure platforms.

Downtime Planning

Minimize impact through phased cutover strategies.

How to Write an Effective Job Post to Hire Data Migration Engineers

This is an example job post, including a sample salary expectation. Customize it to better suit your needs, budget, and attract top candidates.

Recommended Titles

  • ETL Developer
  • Data Transfer Specialist
  • Cloud Migration Engineer
  • Data Integration Engineer
  • Data Migration Consultant
  • Database Conversion Engineer

Role Overview

  • Tech Stack: Proficient in SQL, AWS, Azure Data Factory, and Python scripting.
  • Project Scope: Lead secure and performant data migration initiatives across platforms.
  • Team Size: Collaborate with 3–5 data engineers and DevOps specialists.

Role Requirements

  • Years of Experience: 3+ years managing data migration or cloud integration projects.
  • Core Skills: Data mapping, validation frameworks, performance tuning, and rollback planning.
  • Must-Have Technologies: AWS DMS, ADF, Python, SQL, Redshift/Snowflake.

Role Benefits

  • Salary Range: $90,000 – $145,000 based on migration scale and toolset expertise.
  • Remote Options: Global remote support with cloud-first development environments.
  • Growth Opportunities: Lead high-visibility projects moving to next-gen data platforms.

Do

  • Specify skills in planning and executing large-scale migrations
  • Mention cloud platforms, legacy systems, and ETL pipelines
  • Include use of tools like Talend, AWS DMS, or Azure Data Factory
  • Highlight risk mitigation and QA experience
  • Use precision-focused, transformation-aware language

Don't

  • Don’t describe as general data engineers without migration focus
  • Avoid skipping mention of cloud or legacy system transitions
  • Don’t post without quality assurance and validation steps
  • Refrain from ignoring tooling or migration stages
  • Don’t use unclear timelines or “ad hoc” data goals

Top Data Migration Engineer Interview Questions

Smart questions for Data Migration Engineer interviews

What’s your process for planning a large data migration?

Expect a phased plan covering audit, mapping, validation, cutover strategy, and rollback options.

How do you ensure data integrity during migrations?

Look for checksum verification, row counts, validation scripts, and pre/post comparisons.

What tools or frameworks have you used for migration?

Expect Airbyte, Talend, AWS DMS, custom ETL scripts, or vendor-specific tools like Oracle GoldenGate.

Can you describe a complex migration challenge you solved?

They should explain the issue clearly—data type mismatches, volume bottlenecks—and how they resolved it.

How do you minimize downtime during migrations?

Look for change data capture (CDC), sync phases, parallel testing, and stakeholder coordination.

What steps do you take when a migration job fails mid-process?

Expect transactional checkpoints, logs inspection, and strategies for partial rollback or resumption.

How do you validate the success of a data migration?

Look for data completeness checks, checksum validations, and cross-environment comparison.

Describe a migration where data types or formats caused problems.

Expect data type mapping, transformation layers, and pre-migration compatibility testing.

What do you do when there’s schema mismatch between source and destination?

Expect schema mapping documentation, transformation logic, and automation pipelines.

How do you ensure zero downtime for a live migration?

Expect blue-green deployments, replication strategies, and phased cutovers.

Tell me about a migration project where timelines were tight.

Expect planning under pressure, milestone management, and delivery prioritization.

How do you manage data integrity during high-risk migrations?

Look for validation methods, rollback strategies, and pre-/post-migration checks.

Describe a situation where stakeholder alignment was crucial for success.

Expect cross-team coordination, expectation-setting, and iterative updates.

What do you do when source data is incomplete or outdated?

Expect audit strategies, stakeholder input, and rules for exception handling.

How do you handle pressure when downtime must be minimized?

Expect contingency plans, phased rollouts, and clear communication protocols.

  • Insufficient planning for legacy data constraints
  • Overlooking rollback or failure recovery steps
  • Poor coordination with application and infra teams
  • Fails to validate data accuracy post-migration
  • Inconsistent mapping of data fields and formats

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Joseph Burns
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I help companies hire exceptional talent in Latin America. My journey took me from growing up in a small town in Ohio to building teams at Capital One, Meta, and eventually Rappi, for which I moved from Silicon Valley to Colombia and had to recruit a local tech team from scratch. That’s where I realized traditional recruiting was broken, and how much available potential there was in Latin American talent. Almost ten years later, I still work closely with Latin American professionals, both for my company and for clients. They know US business culture, speak great English, work in the same time zones, and bring strong skills and dedication at a better cost. We have helped companies like Rappi, Globant, Capital One, Google, and IBM build their teams with top talent from the region.

Top Data Migration Engineer Interview Questions

Smart questions for Data Migration Engineer interviews

What’s your process for planning a large data migration?

Expect a phased plan covering audit, mapping, validation, cutover strategy, and rollback options.

How do you ensure data integrity during migrations?

Look for checksum verification, row counts, validation scripts, and pre/post comparisons.

What tools or frameworks have you used for migration?

Expect Airbyte, Talend, AWS DMS, custom ETL scripts, or vendor-specific tools like Oracle GoldenGate.

Can you describe a complex migration challenge you solved?

They should explain the issue clearly—data type mismatches, volume bottlenecks—and how they resolved it.

How do you minimize downtime during migrations?

Look for change data capture (CDC), sync phases, parallel testing, and stakeholder coordination.

What steps do you take when a migration job fails mid-process?

Expect transactional checkpoints, logs inspection, and strategies for partial rollback or resumption.

How do you validate the success of a data migration?

Look for data completeness checks, checksum validations, and cross-environment comparison.

Describe a migration where data types or formats caused problems.

Expect data type mapping, transformation layers, and pre-migration compatibility testing.

What do you do when there’s schema mismatch between source and destination?

Expect schema mapping documentation, transformation logic, and automation pipelines.

How do you ensure zero downtime for a live migration?

Expect blue-green deployments, replication strategies, and phased cutovers.

Tell me about a migration project where timelines were tight.

Expect planning under pressure, milestone management, and delivery prioritization.

How do you manage data integrity during high-risk migrations?

Look for validation methods, rollback strategies, and pre-/post-migration checks.

Describe a situation where stakeholder alignment was crucial for success.

Expect cross-team coordination, expectation-setting, and iterative updates.

What do you do when source data is incomplete or outdated?

Expect audit strategies, stakeholder input, and rules for exception handling.

How do you handle pressure when downtime must be minimized?

Expect contingency plans, phased rollouts, and clear communication protocols.

  • Insufficient planning for legacy data constraints
  • Overlooking rollback or failure recovery steps
  • Poor coordination with application and infra teams
  • Fails to validate data accuracy post-migration
  • Inconsistent mapping of data fields and formats

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