Chennai, Tamil Nadu
Job Summary

The Data Migration Lead is responsible for defining, planning, managing, and executing end-to-end data migration activities for Temenos Transact (T24) Core Banking transformation program.

The role leads the migration strategy, data assessment, mapping, cleansing, conversion, reconciliation, testing, and cutover activities to ensure accurate and complete migration of customer, account, loan, payment, and transaction data from legacy systems into Temenos Core Banking.

The role involves migration of products from Transact LD module to Transact AA module.

The Data Migration Lead works closely with Business SMEs, Solution Architects, Integration Teams, Testing Teams, and Business Users to ensure the successful delivery of data migration objectives with minimal business disruption.

Key Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Data Migration Strategy & Planning

Define and own the overall Data Migration Strategy and Roadmap.
Develop data migration plans, scope, timelines, and deliverables.
Establish migration governance, quality controls, and approval processes.
Define migration waves, rehearsal cycles, and cutover approaches.
Identify migration risks, dependencies, and mitigation plans.
Coordinate migration activities across multiple countries, entities, and business units.

Data Assessment & Analysis

Analyze source system data structures and business processes.
Conduct data profiling and data quality assessments.
Identify data gaps, inconsistencies, and cleansing requirements.
Evaluate legacy system complexities and dependencies.
Skill Requirements

Data Quality & Cleansing





Define data quality standards and thresholds.
Lead data cleansing activities with business stakeholders.
Identify duplicate, incomplete, and inaccurate records.
Establish remediation plans for data quality issues.
Govern ongoing quality controls throughout migration cycles.

Migration Development & Execution

Oversee development of migration scripts and ETL processes.
Coordinate extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) activities.
Validate migration tool outputs.
Manage migration environments and execution schedules.
Ensure migration performance meets cutover requirements.

Data Reconciliation & Validation

Define reconciliation strategy and controls.
Ensure completeness, accuracy, and integrity of migrated data.
Establish automated reconciliation processes where possible.
Review migration exceptions and resolution activities.
Obtain business validation and sign-offs.

Migration Testing

Lead all migration-related testing activities:
Unit Testing

Migration scripts validation
Transformation logic testing

System Integration Testing (SIT)

Data validation after load
Interface data verification

User Acceptance Testing (UAT)

Business validation of migrated data
Customer and product verification

Mock Conversions

Trial migration cycles




Dress rehearsals
Volume testing

Production Readiness Testing

Final migration certification
Cutover readiness validation

Cutover Planning & Go-Live Support

Develop migration cutover strategy.
Lead migration rehearsals and mock runs.
Define rollback and contingency procedures.
Coordinate with application and infrastructure teams during cutover.
Manage execution of production migration activities.
Support hypercare and production stabilization.

Stakeholder Management

Collaborate with:
Program Director
Solution Architect
Temenos Functional Leads
Business Owners
Test Lead
Integration Lead
Infrastructure Teams
Data Governance Teams
External Vendors

Provide regular updates on:
Migration progress
Quality metrics
Risks and issues
Reconciliation status
Cutover readiness
Other Requirements

Required Skills & Experience

Experience

10+ years of experience in Banking Technology and Data Migration.
5+ years leading large-scale core banking migration projects.
Proven experience in Temenos Transact (T24) implementation, upgrade, or migration programs.
Knowledge of migration of products from Transact LD module to AA module
Experience with multi-country and multi-entity banking migrations.
Solid understanding of banking data structures and business processes.
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