Technical Project Manager – Data Migration (Databricks)
Grand Rapids, MIContractPosted todayStill listed today
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Celebal Technologies seeks a Technical Project Manager to lead a cloud transformation for an aerospace client, migrating legacy data systems to a Databricks Lakehouse platform. The role involves coordinating technical delivery and business stakeholders, managing migration plans and timelines, and ensuring governance and compliance. Candidates must have valid US work authorization and satisfy background-check criteria; aerospace, aviation, defense, or heavy manufacturing experience is preferred.
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Role: Technical Project Manager – Data Migration (Databricks) Contract Duration: Long-term Contract Location: Grand Rapids, MI
About the Role Celebal Technologies is looking for a seasoned Technical Project Manager to lead a critical cloud transformation initiative for our aerospace client. You will drive the end-to-end migration of complex legacy data systems to a modern Databricks Lakehouse platform. The ideal candidate has a strong technical background in data engineering and proven experience managing large-scale data migrations in highly regulated environments.
Key Responsibilities
- Project Execution: Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of legacy-to-Databricks data migration tracks using Agile/Scrum methodologies.
- Migration Strategy: Work closely with Data Architects and Engineers to map legacy data structures into modern Delta Lake formats.
- Timeline Management: Define project scope, track milestones, manage sprints, and mitigate technical risks or blockers.
- Stakeholder Management: Act as the primary bridge between Celebal’s technical delivery team and Client's business leadership.
- Governance & Compliance: Ensure migration frameworks adhere to strict data security, governance, and aerospace compliance standards.
Required Skills & Qualifications
- Experience: 7+ years of total IT experience, with at least 3+ years acting as a Technical PM or Delivery Lead for Data/Analytics projects.
- Core Expertise: Proven track record of successfully delivering Legacy Data Systems to Databricks migration projects.
- Technical Familiarity: Strong conceptual understanding of Databricks, Delta Lake, Apache Spark, Cloud Data Warehouses (AWS/Azure), and ETL pipelines.
- Agile Mastery: Deep knowledge of Scrum/Kanban practices, Jira, and Confluence.
- Domain Exposure: Prior experience working with Aerospace, Aviation, Defense, or Heavy Manufacturing clients is a huge plus.
- Communication: Exceptional verbal and written English communication skills for handling senior enterprise stakeholders.
Compliance Requirement
- Due to the nature of the end-client, candidates must have valid US Work Authorization to meet ITAR compliance and satisfy necessary background check criteria.
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- US median$105–163K/yr382 salary ranges
- US median$58–68/hr40 hourly ranges
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- Education
- 283 of the 545 open Technical Project Manager jobs (52%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.
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