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Your New Company and Role

Hays' client is a leading Scottish public sector organisation. You will play a crucial role in their data migration project, transitioning data from our current system to a new platform.

In this role, you will:

• Cleanse and transform data from the current system for migration to the new platform.

• Map external data sources, interfaces, and third-party systems.

• Document off-system data sources and identify critical data for inclusion in the transformation activity.

• Evaluate localised reporting activities and determine gaps in specified reporting.

• Analyse off-system data sources and documents for digitisation.

• Ensure data compliance with GDPR and retention policies.

• Support the development and implementation of tools for data identification and archiving.

• Support the cataloguing and mapping of data fields used in critical processes.
  
  What You Will Need to Succeed
  The following skills and experience are essential for this role:

• Knowledge and experience with ETL methodologies and practices.

• Understanding of data cleanse principles and the ability to apply them across large data sets.

• Ability to understand systems topography and develop maps to trace data lineage.

• Experience maintaining data dictionaries and recording data items and validation criteria.

• Knowledge of data compliance and GDPR practices and policies.

• Experience with data retention schedules and archiving principles.

• Ability to map data flow between systems.

• Experience with exchanging data between systems using interfaces and APIs.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills.

• Ability to work with stakeholders at all levels of seniority across the organisation.

• Experience with project lifecycle and testing methodologies within a deployment setting.
  
  The following skills and experience are desirable for this role:

• SQL skills for developing and interrogating views within non-production environments.

• Strong Microsoft Excel and SharePoint skills.

• Experience with automated testing tools.
  
  

What you need to do now

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