Data Migration Lead / Manager (Banking Domain)_Bangalore

Job Description Data Migration Lead / Manager (Banking Domain)

Position: Data Migration Lead / Manager

Experience: 8 15 years (Lead/Manager level)

Domain: Banking / Financial Services (Core Banking Systems CBS)

Location: Bangalore

Employment Type: Full-time

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Data Migration Lead / Manager to drive and manage end-to-end data migration programs for core banking systems. The candidate will lead legacy-to-new application migrations, version upgrades, and client-side transition projects, ensuring accuracy, performance, and regulatory compliance throughout the migration lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage end-to-end data migration projects for Core Banking Systems (Flexcube, Finacle, TCS BaNCS, T24, OBDX, etc.).


• Define and execute data migration strategy, roadmap, and methodology (ETL, staging, validation, reconciliation).


• Lead requirement analysis, source-to-target mapping, and transformation rules for banking data (customers, accounts, loans, GL, transactions, etc.).


• Manage data profiling, cleansing, enrichment, and quality checks to ensure integrity and accuracy.


• Collaborate with application, database, and infrastructure teams to design optimal migration solutions.


• Execute mock runs, dress rehearsals, and cut-over planning for go-live.


• Manage migration issue tracking, resolution, and reporting with stakeholders.


• Ensure compliance with banking regulations, security standards, and audit requirements.


• Provide leadership to onsite/offshore migration teams, ensuring timelines and quality deliverables.


• Work closely with business users and client stakeholders during UAT, validation, and reconciliation.


• Support post-migration stabilization and performance optimization.

Required Skills & Experience

• 8 15 years of IT experience, with 5+ years in banking data migration projects.


• Proven experience with CBS migration and upgrades Flexcube, Finacle, TCS BaNCS, T24, OBDX, or similar.


• Strong understanding of banking business processes: deposits, lending, payments, GL, treasury, etc.


• Hands-on expertise in data migration tools and ETL frameworks (Informatica, DataStage, ODI, Pentaho, custom SQL/PLSQL scripts).


• Strong skills in Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or DB2 for migration and reconciliation.


• Experience in data validation, reconciliation frameworks, and audit reporting.


• Strong knowledge of cut-over strategy, roll-back planning, and risk management.


• Exposure to cloud-based banking migrations (Azure, AWS, GCP) is a plus.


• Excellent stakeholder management, client engagement, and leadership skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior onsite migration project experience in banks or large financial institutions.


• Certification in banking products (Finacle, Flexcube, T24, etc.) is an added advantage.


• Experience in Agile/DevOps delivery models for migration projects.


• Experience in performance tuning and optimization during migration cycles.