Migration Engineer

Migration Engineer - 6 months Contract - £250/day via umbrella company - hybrid Birmingham - SCC FLEX CONTRACT

This role supports a major Active Directory migration programme involving multiple business units. The AD Migration Engineer will work closely with a third-party migration provider and internal IT teams to coordinate activities, manage risks, and provide hands-on technical support throughout the migration process. The position requires strong technical expertise, excellent organisation, and the ability to communicate effectively across multiple stakeholders.

Your responsibilities as a Migration Engineer:

• Coordinate migration activities across several business units, including scheduling, dependency tracking, and risk/issue management.
• Act as a central point of contact between internal IT teams and the third-party migration provider.
• Provide technical support during AD migration tasks, troubleshooting issues and ensuring smooth execution.
• Produce documentation, maintain project trackers, and organise both planned and ad-hoc meetings.
• Facilitate clear communication and timely updates to all stakeholders.
• Support out-of-hours work when required.

As a suitable Migration Engineer, you will have:

• Strong knowledge of Active Directory Forests, Child Domains, Domain Trusts, SID History, Group Policy, and DNS.
• Good understanding of Windows Server, enterprise applications (eg, Citrix, SQL), ACL-based permissions, and Entra ID (including AADConnect and Cloud Sync).
• Experience with AD migration processes, ideally using Quest SaaS tools.
• Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills with a security-first mindset.
• Strong organisational and communication skills, able to coordinate multiple teams and stakeholders.
• Flexibility to support occasional evening or weekend work.

If you are a results-driven Migration Engineer with a passion for your work, we want to hear from you. Immediate start. References required.

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