Job Description

Scope

• The Office of the Public Guardian and Trustee (OPGT) requires a Senior Software Developer ETL to validate the data migration from the existing OPGT legacy applications to the new Dynamics 365 OPGT solution.

Assignment Deliverables

As a member of the data migration team, you will be responsible for validating the quality of the data migration from the legacy application to Dynamics, in preparation for go-live. A high-level list of deliverables follows:

• Data Analysis: analyze the existing data in the legacy applications, understand its structure, quality, and relationships.
• Data Mapping and Transformation: read the existing data migration code to understand the mapping of the data elements from the legacy application to the corresponding entities and fields in Dynamics 365 CE
• Data Testing and Quality Assurance: conduct thorough testing to verify the accuracy and integrity of the migrated data; define test cases, perform data reconciliation, and address any issues or discrepancies that arise during the testing phase; develop KPIs to report on the progress, completeness, and quality of the data migration effort.
• Data Migration Test Plans: Develop comprehensive test plans outlining the testing approach, scope, objectives, and the resources required for data migration quality assurance.
• Data Migration Test Cases: Create detailed test cases and test scripts covering all aspects of data migration, including data extraction, transformation, loading, and validation.
• Data Fix Development: Modify data migration code to address data migration issues.
• Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation of test cases, test results, and any modifications made to the test plan during the project.
• Ongoing Support: provide post-migration support, analyze, and address data-related issues or questions; help optimize data management processes in the new environment.
• Other duties as assigned.

The Vendor's Personnel will also be required to:

• Complete work and achieve milestones within the assigned deadlines.
• Notify the Cluster/Ministry project Manager in writing of any issues or other material concerns related to the Assignment Deliverables as soon as he/she becomes aware of them.
• Submit Deliverables for the Cluster/Ministry approval as they are completed.
• Comply with the Ontario Government and the Cluster/Ministry security procedures and practices.
• Comply with the Ontario Government and the Cluster/Ministry architecture/technology standards and best practices.
• Comply with the Ontario Government and the Cluster/Ministry Conflict of Interest and Confidentiality Guidelines.
• Provide knowledge and skill transfer to a designated Cluster/Ministry staff; and comply with the Ontario Government I&IT Directive, Operational Policy on the I&IT Project Gateway Process, and other applicable Guidelines, Standards and Procedures.

Skills

Experience and Skill Set Requirements

Experience and Skillset Requirements

Mandatory Requirements

• 5+ years of proven working experience in an ETL role; strong understanding of ETL principles, including data extraction, transformation, and loading processes.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with Azure SQL Databases and Dataverse.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (CE).

Nice to Have Requirements

• Azure cloud certifications (e.g. Azure fundamentals, Azure Data Engineer associate, Azure Database Administrator associate)

Desired Skills and Experience

• 5+ years of proven working experience in an ETL role; strong understanding of ETL principles, including data extraction, transformation, and loading processes; knowledge of common ETL design patterns.
• Experience in integrating various data sources and systems, using Azure ETL technologies such as Synapse.
• Knowledge of technologies commonly used with Dynamics 365, such as DataVerse / Common Data Service (CDS), Data Entities, and APIs.
• Expertise in data transformation techniques, such as data cleansing, aggregation, enrichment, and normalization using Azure cloud technologies.
• Understanding of data quality management practices, including data profiling, data validation, and error handling within ETL processes.
• Understanding of data governance principles, data privacy regulations and experience working with high-sensitivity data, and knowledge of best practices for data security and compliance in Azure.
• Strong SQL skills and experience working with Azure SQL Databases and Dataverse; good understanding of Azure storage concepts and technologies; Expert in data manipulation languages (T-SQL), data definition languages, physical database design, data modelling, query performance analysis & tuning.
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Azure Repos) and collaboration tools (e.g., Azure DevOps) for managing code, tracking changes, and collaborating with team members.
• Experience with continuous integration/continuous deployment (CI/CD) processes around DevOps, data workflows, Synapse workspaces.
• Experience with SQL Server Management Studio, Azure data management tools, XRM toolbox.

Resumes Evaluation/Criteria:

Criteria 1: Data Migration - ETL - 30 Points

• Demonstrated experience with data migration from legacy applications to Dynamics 365 CE as ETL developer.
• Demonstrated experience with ETL development, data pipelines, workflow orchestration and data ingestion, transformation, and movement.
• Demonstrated experience in integrating various data sources and systems, both on-premises and in the cloud, using Azure ETL services.
• Demonstrated experience working with Azure Synapse workspaces, including knowledge of pipeline creation, data flows, integration runtimes, triggers, and monitoring.

Criteria 2: Data Migration - Testing - 30 Points

• Deep knowledge of data manipulation languages (T-SQL), data modelling, query performance analysis & tuning.
• Demonstrated experience with SQL Server, Azure SQL Databases and Dataverse.
• Demonstrated experience with designing, implementing, and supporting solutions to automate data migration testing to Dynamics 365

Criteria 3: Dynamics 365 CE - 30 Points

• Strong understanding of the Dynamics 365 data model, entities, and relationships.
• Experience conducting application data migration testing or data quality testing for model-driven apps in Dynamics 365.
• Familiarity with Dataverse and Power Platform application development.

Criteria 4: DevOps and Test Plans - 10 Points

• Demonstrated experience with Azure DevOps, test plans.

Knowledge Transfer

What needs to be KT

• Document the tasks executed using the approach and tools required by the project.

To whom

• Project Manager / Team members

When

• 1:1 meetings / team meetings / documentation in DevOps Wiki and boards throughout the duration of the project life cycle.

Must haves:

5+ years of proven working experience in an ETL role; strong understanding of ETL principles, including data extraction, transformation, and loading processes.

Strong SQL skills and experience working with Azure SQL Databases and Dataverse.

Knowledge of Microsoft Dynamics 365 Customer Engagement (CE).

Nice to have

Azure cloud certifications (e.g. Azure fundamentals, Azure Data Engineer associate, Azure Database Administrator associate)

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