Lead Consultant - Data Migration Deployment
Lead Consultant - Data Migration Deployment
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Role Title Migration Deployment Lead
Location Chennai
We are one purposeled global organisation. The enablers and innovators ensuring that we can fulfil our mission to push the boundaries of science and discover and develop lifechanging medicines. We take pride in working close to the cause opening the locks to save lives ultimately making a massive difference to the outside world.
AstraZeneca (AZ) is in a period of strong growth and our employees have a united purpose to make a difference to patients around the world who need both our medicines and the ongoing developments from our science. In this journey AZ must continue to work across borders and with partners and new colleagues in a fast and seamless way. The ambition size and complexity of the organisation coupled with the opportunities afforded by new technology has led the Board to approve a largescale transformation programme Axial.
The Axial Programme will be powered by S/4HANA a new ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) system which will be implemented right across the organisation and will provide our business with standardised processes enhanced financial management common data and real time reporting transforming the way we work through our entire supply chain from bench to patient.
The new system will be used by more than 20000 employees daily is foundational to all AZ entities and is central to most core business processes. This is a once in a generation programme for AstraZeneca and will shape our ways of working globally for many years to come.
The Axial programme needs the best talent to work in it. Whether its the technical skills business understanding or change leadership we want to ensure we have the strongest team deployed throughout. We are aiming to deliver a world class change programme that leaves all employees with a fuller understanding of their role in the endtoend nature of our global company. This programme will provide AZ with a competitive edge to the benefit of our employees customers and patients.
What youll do
- Provide management to their team of migration deployment analysts to ensure successful delivery of teams objectives.
- Provide data migration solutions either through enterprise services or direct to AstraZeneca functions.
- Receives and verifies Migration Specification within team ensuring that Migration Design for their deployment is generic based or required detail if tailored.
- Liaise with Data migration Build Manager to ensure build of Migration is inline with overall programme plan and delivered in a timely manner.
- Liaise with Data Migration Run Manager to ensure Data Migration Engine Delivery team is resourced and available to delivery Migration Deployment as per overall programme timelines.
- Liaise with Data Migration Defect Manager ensuring that all Defects are resolved / escalated as appropriate to ensure qualitative process through deployment.
- Deliver all key program work product log documents as appropriate and in a timely manner.
- Chair workshops / corrective action sessions where appropriate to ensure Data Migration maintains timelines and closes open issues / areas in a timely manner.
- Deliver robust costeffective automated solutions to support data migration demands.
- Responsible for the enforcement of migration standards roadmaps and blueprints that maximizes current technology platforms and adapts to new data technology working closely with Data Architects and Solution Architects.
- Oversee and manage the work of the Data Migration Analysts on and offshore ensuring the quality of the delivery guiding in best practice problemsolving design/delivery challenges.
- Responsible for ensuring data migration strategy is implemented into deployment evaluation and project estimates are with budget and delivery plans.
- Be a key voice in the contribution to the continued development of Data Migration as a capability training tooling ways of working and operating model to optimize output and value.
- May manage the relationship with key suppliers (technology and migration service providers).
- Establish strong working relationships with AstraZeneca data and business stakeholder groups to develop an indepth understanding of business priorities and early insight into changing needs in order to inform and shape demand.
- Selection and implementation of data migration technologies and industry best practices in alignment with the Enterprise Architecture and Technology Innovation functions.
- Maintain an ongoing professional development in data migration technologies (and methodologies) to keep AstraZeneca current with advancing and changing data technology landscape and innovation
Essential for the role
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent number of years of experience in a Computer Science or Data Management related field
- Significant years of experience in a data migration role with practical examples in developing using modern data platforms to build deploy and maintain data migration applications
- The role holder will possess a blend of design skills needed for Agile data development projects
- Proficiency in data engineer techniques and testing methodologies
- Proficiency in data development technologies
- Proficiency with data and application design patterns and processes
Desirable for the role
- Masters in computer science and data management or suitable experience
- Experience with DevOps or DataOps concepts preferable handson experience implementing continuous integration or highly automated endtoend environments
- Experience implementing a microservices architecture
- Proven experience of leading and growing migration teams
- Industry experience with data migration in large complex data settings consultancy or vendor experience
- Experience in reusing of prebuilt components from migration toolsets.
- Good commercial awareness and understanding of the external market for migration technology and best practices
- Demonstrate initiative strong customer orientation and crosscultural working
Exposure to Data Pipelines (Ingest & Store Data Preparation Discover & Present Insight & Experience)
Why AstraZeneca
At Astrazeneca were dedicated to being a Great Place to Work. Where you are empowered to push the boundaries of science and unleash your entrepreneurial spirit. Theres no better place to make a difference to medicine patients and society. An inclusive culture that champions diversity and collaboration and always committed to lifelong learning growth and development. Were on an exciting journey to pioneer the future of healthcare.
So whats next
- Are you already imaging yourself joining our team Good because we cant wait to hear from you.
- Are you ready to bring new ideas and fresh thinking to the table Brilliant! We have one seat available and hope its yours
- If youre curious to know more then we welcome your application no later than
Where can I find out more
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20May2025Closing Date
25May2025AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds with as wide a range of perspectives as possible and harnessing industryleading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on nondiscrimination in employment (and recruitment) as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.
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