Data Migration Lead / Manager (Banking Domain)_Bangalore

Job Description – Data Migration Lead / Manager (Banking Domain)

Position: Data Migration Lead / Manager

Experience: 8–15 years (Lead/Manager level)

Domain: Banking / Financial Services (Core Banking Systems – CBS)

Location: Bangalore

Employment Type: Full-time

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Data Migration Lead / Manager to drive and manage end-to-end data migration programs for core banking systems. The candidate will lead legacy-to-new application migrations, version upgrades, and client-side transition projects, ensuring accuracy, performance, and regulatory compliance throughout the migration lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Lead and manage end-to-end data migration projects for Core Banking Systems (Flexcube, Finacle, TCS BaNCS, T24, OBDX, etc.). Define and execute data migration strategy, roadmap, and methodology (ETL, staging, validation, reconciliation). Lead requirement analysis, source-to-target mapping, and transformation rules for banking data (customers, accounts, loans, GL, transactions, etc.). Manage data profiling, cleansing, enrichment, and quality checks to ensure integrity and accuracy. Collaborate with application, database, and infrastructure teams to design optimal migration solutions. Execute mock runs, dress rehearsals, and cut-over planning for go-live. Manage migration issue tracking, resolution, and reporting with stakeholders. Ensure compliance with banking regulations, security standards, and audit requirements. Provide leadership to onsite/offshore migration teams, ensuring timelines and quality deliverables. Work closely with business users and client stakeholders during UAT, validation, and reconciliation. Support post-migration stabilization and performance optimization.

Required Skills & Experience

8–15 years of IT experience, with 5+ years in banking data migration projects. Proven experience with CBS migration and upgrades – Flexcube, Finacle, TCS BaNCS, T24, OBDX, or similar. Strong understanding of banking business processes: deposits, lending, payments, GL, treasury, etc. Hands-on expertise in data migration tools and ETL frameworks (Informatica, DataStage, ODI, Pentaho, custom SQL/PLSQL scripts). Strong skills in Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or DB2 for migration and reconciliation. Experience in data validation, reconciliation frameworks, and audit reporting. Strong knowledge of cut-over strategy, roll-back planning, and risk management. Exposure to cloud-based banking migrations (Azure, AWS, GCP) is a plus. Excellent stakeholder management, client engagement, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Prior onsite migration project experience in banks or large financial institutions. Certification in banking products (Finacle, Flexcube, T24, etc.) is an added advantage. Experience in Agile/DevOps delivery models for migration projects. Experience in performance tuning and optimization during migration cycles.