Isp Data Migration Specialist/Application Support (Interim)

Position: ISP Data Migration Specialist / Application Support (Interim)

Location: Britannia House, Hall Ings, Bradford, BD1 1HX

Start Date: ASAP

Contract Duration: Until 1 January 2027

Working Hours: 37 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9:00 am–5:00 pm

Pay Rate: £470.30 per day

Job Reference: (phone number removed)

Job Responsibilities

Lead and support data migration activities throughout the project lifecycle.

Extract, transform, cleanse, map, validate and load data from legacy systems into the new case management solution.

Analyse legacy data structures and identify migration requirements.

Design and maintain ETL processes and data transformation routines.

Develop and maintain data mapping specifications between source and target systems.

Profile datasets and identify duplicates, inconsistencies and data quality issues.

Develop migration scripts and automated processes where appropriate.

Conduct test, rehearsal and production migrations.

Perform data reconciliation and validation to confirm accuracy, completeness and integrity.

Support User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and post-migration verification.

Provide application support, maintenance, configuration and development where required.

Investigate system and service issues and support the implementation of corrective and preventative actions.

Maintain accurate technical, migration and service documentation.

Work collaboratively with Business Analysts, Project Managers, technical teams, system suppliers and Adult Social Care colleagues.

Provide progress updates, contribute to risk and issue management, and support delivery within agreed timescales.

Ensure data is handled securely and in accordance with GDPR, information governance and Council policies.

Follow relevant IT service management processes and contribute to continuous service improvement.

Person Specification

Must-Have Requirements

Proven experience delivering large-scale or complex data migration projects.

Strong knowledge of data migration and ETL methodologies.

Advanced SQL skills, including data extraction, transformation and validation.

Experience working with relational databases and large datasets.

Experience in data profiling, cleansing, mapping, reconciliation and validation.

Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Ability to interpret complex business rules and translate them into migration requirements.

Experience producing data mapping, migration and technical documentation.

Experience providing application support within an ICT or business systems environment.

Knowledge of ITIL principles and IT service management processes.

Ability to work effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and meet deadlines.

Strong attention to detail and commitment to data quality.

Understanding of GDPR, data governance and information security requirements.

Relevant BTEC National Level qualification or equivalent experience in an ICT/business systems environment.

Nice-to-Have Requirements

Experience delivering data migration projects within Local Government or the NHS.

Experience of Adult Social Care system migrations.

Experience with one or more of the following systems:

TPP SystmOne

System C Liquidlogic LAS

ContrOCC

Mosaic

Frameworki

Other social care case management systems

Experience with Microsoft SQL Server, MySQL, SSIS or Azure Data Factory.

Experience with Microsoft Fabric or other data migration tools.

Advanced Microsoft Excel, Power Query, Power BI or Python skills.

Experience working with Azure or cloud-hosted applications.

Familiarity with Azure DevOps, Jira, SharePoint, Teams or Microsoft 365.

Knowledge of social care data standards, statutory reporting and regulatory requirements.

Relevant degree or equivalent experience in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Management or a related technical discipline.

Experience supervising specialist external technical consultants.

Additional Conditions

Candidates must have the right to work in the UK, with eligibility documentation verified before appointment.

Relevant qualifications, licences or professional registrations, where legally required, must be verified.

References covering the required employment period and any employment gaps must be satisfactorily completed.

The role involves access to confidential, personal, financial and commercially sensitive information; strict confidentiality and information governance requirements apply.

Candidates should be able to communicate clearly and effectively in English, particularly when explaining complex technical matters to non-technical colleagues
Only candidates based in UK and eligible to work in UK are allowed