Data Migration Engineer (Jama Connect)

Job Description: Project Scope: Automating data migration from Jama Connect to another requirements tool. Project Overview We are seeking a technical Data Migration Engineer to lead the transition of our requirements and test management data. While we have existing baseline migration scripts (Python/REST API), we are looking for a specialist who can evaluate these tools, enhance them where necessary, or develop a superior custom solution to ensure a seamless, high-fidelity migration. Technical Skills: Must Have Data Migration Jama Cloud python Nice To Have Project Management Key Responsibilities: • Script Evaluation & Development: Review existing baseline migration scripts. Decide whether to optimize and extend the current codebase or build a new automated framework to handle the extraction and ingestion. • API Integration: Leverage the Jama Connect REST API and the target tool’s API to move complex data sets, including rich text, tables, and file attachments. • Hierarchical Mapping: Replicate complex "Parent-Child" hierarchies and maintain strict traceability links (Upstream/Downstream) between requirements and test cases. • ETL Management: Manage the end-to-end process: • Prepare: Prepare and clean data with teams prior to migration. Extract and pull data from Jama. • Transform: Map fields, clean data, and convert formats. • Load: Push to the new environment. • Validation: Conduct "dry-run" migrations and develop automated validation reports to prove 100% data parity and integrity. Requirements: • Experience: 3+ years in Data Migration, Systems Integration, or DevOps. • Technical Stack: High proficiency in Python (preferred) or Java. Experience with REST APIs and JSON/XML data structures is mandatory. • Jama Connect Knowledge: Prior experience with Jama Connect (specifically its API and item relationship model) is highly desirable. • Process Oriented: Ability to manage a migration "Runbook," including planning for data freezes and cutover windows.