Data Conversion Specialist

Public Consulting Group LLC (PCG) is a leading public sector solutions implementation and operations improvement firm that partners with health, education, and human services agencies to improve lives. Founded in 1986, PCG employs approximately 2,000 professionals throughout the U.S.-all committed to delivering solutions that change lives for the better. The firm is a member of a family of companies with experience in all 50 states, and clients in three Canadian provinces and Europe. PCG offers clients a multidisciplinary approach to meet challenges, pursue opportunities, and serve constituents across the public sector. To learn more, visit www.publicconsultinggroup.com.

Collaborating with our Technology Consulting team, you will help organizations streamline operations and achieve strategic goals to serve the public better. We provide the full spectrum of technology consulting services to help state and local agencies meet operational and program needs that enhance the lives of their user base.

Services:

• Strategy, Architecture, Planning, and Procurement

• Business Enablement

• Business Solutions

• Project Assurance

About the Role

We are seeking a Data Conversion Specialist who will lead the migration of legacy data into a modern SaaS platform. This role requires a unique blend of technical proficiency and business acumen. You will not only execute data conversion tasks but also engage directly with clients to understand their data structures, business processes, and ensure accurate mapping into the new system.

Key Responsibilities:

Data Analysis & Conversion

• Assess legacy data sources and design conversion strategies for SaaS implementation
• Perform data extraction, transformation, and loading (ETL) using appropriate tools
• Validate data integrity and accuracy post-migration
• Secure handling of client data, e.g. managing Personal Identifiable Information (PII)

Client Engagement & Leadership

• Lead client meetings to gather requirements, clarify business processes, and identify data dependencies
• Translate business workflows into data mapping for the new platform
• Serve as a trusted advisor, guiding clients through conversion best practices

Collaboration

• Work closely with project managers, developers, and QA teams to ensure seamless integration
• Document conversion processes and provide training or support as needed

Documentation & Methodology

• Create and implement Data Management strategies, aligned with project and organizational objectives
• Refine, maintain, and update data management methodology documents and supporting artifacts, ensuring they remain current, consistent, and reusable across projects
• Contribute to the development of data management training materials and knowledge transfer documentation for internal teams and client stakeholders.
• Support and execute data governance use cases, including documentation of standards, processes, and controls related to data quality, lineage, and stewardship

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or 5 years’ related experience required
• 5+ years of hands-on experience with data conversion, data migration, and ETL processes, including extracting data from legacy systems, transforming data to meet target model requirements, and loading data into new platforms.
• 5+ years of experience designing, building, and executing ETL or data integration workflows, using custom scripts, integration tools, or database-driven approaches.
• Ability to understand both the service delivery system for programs which are administered by states and monitored by federal regulators.
• Ability to understand and be an expert in complex federal regulations and requirements.
• Strong Microsoft Office applications skills, especially data analytics (i.e. ACCESS, SQL, SPSS)
• Ability to use sound judgment in completing tasks and to seek guidance when needed.
• Attention to detail and ability to work with large data sets with accurate results.

Additional Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficient with ETL, SQL/MySQL, XML, Data Bricks, Microsoft Excel, stored procedures, or other data tooling
• Basic coding experience in languages such as Python and JavaScript
• Experience with relational databases (tables, view, queries, T-SQL and stored procedures)
• Experience working with customers and/or team members and leading data requirements sessions
• Participation in a minimum of 1 full life cycle software implementation
• Understanding of the complete software implementation lifecycle - including data requirements gathering, dataset migration, data reconciliation, and move to production
• 3+ years of experience coordinating and collaborating with cross-organizational partners to define requirements and resolve data issues
• 3+ years of experience mapping, transforming, and loading data from source to target software systems
• Experience in a Data Conversion work stream on a software implementation

Working Conditions

• Office Setting
• Some travel required

This position is hybrid with travel/onsite requirements. To be successful at PCG, you must:

• be available during your set working hours
• have a safe, private, and distraction-free environment in which to complete your work, and
• be able to give your full attention to the completion of your PCG job duties

Some travel to the office or elsewhere may be required for team meetings, client meetings, etc. We are accepting applications on an ongoing basis until filled.

The above is intended to describe the general contents and requirements of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive statement of all duties, responsibilities or skills of personnel so classified.

Compensation:

Compensation for roles at Public Consulting Group varies depending on a wide array of factors including, but not limited to, the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by applicable law, PCG provides a reasonable range of compensation for this role. In addition, PCG provides a range of benefits for this role, including medical and dental care benefits, 401k, PTO, parental leave, bereavement leave

Range: $75,000 - $125,000

PCG does not sponsor newly hired foreign national workers for work authorization, including H-1B sponsorship.

EEO Statement:

Public Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to celebrating diversity and intentionally creating a culture of inclusion. We believe that we work best when our employees feel empowered and accepted, and that starts by honoring each of our unique life experiences. At PCG, all aspects of employment regarding recruitment, hiring, training, promotion, compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, return from layoff, company-sponsored training, education, and social and recreational programs are based on merit, business needs, job requirements, and individual qualifications. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national, social, or ethnic origin, sex, gender identity and/or expression, age, physical, mental, or sensory disability, sexual orientation, marital, civil union, or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, citizenship status, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law. PCG will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. PCG believes in health, equality, and prosperity for everyone so we can succeed in changing the ways the public sector, including health, education, technology and human services industries, work.