Migration Engineer (Slack to Teams)
**This is a 6+ month contract role with our client. Incumbent may be fully remote or hybrid if in the Minneapolis-Saint Paul, MN area. Applicants must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.**
We are looking for a hands-on Migration Engineer to support a business-critical migration from Slack to Microsoft Teams. This role will focus on messaging, workflows, and integrations, including heavy Zapier usage. You will work closely with Microsoft-focused engineering teams and business stakeholders to plan, execute, and validate the migration while helping users transition to the new environment.
Responsibilities
Support the migration from Slack to Microsoft Teams, including channels, messages, users, and permissions
Partner with business and technical stakeholders to gather requirements and define what content and workflows are business critical
Help design how Teams should be structured on the Microsoft side, including governance, permissions, and ongoing ownership
Execute data migration activities using Microsoft migration tools and related utilities
Extract, transform, and load data between platforms as part of the migration effort
Reverse engineer existing Zapier workflows that currently integrate with Slack
Rebuild and optimize workflows so they function in Microsoft Teams using Zapier, Power Automate, and related M365 tools
Migrate or recreate native Slack workflows into Teams-based solutions
Validate migrated data and workflows to make sure they function as expected
Troubleshoot and resolve migration and integration issues, escalating when needed
Provide hands-on support to users as data and workflows are moved into Teams
Document migration processes, architecture decisions, and workflow patterns
Qualifications
Strong experience with Slack administration and Slack-based migrations
Hands-on experience with Microsoft Teams and the Microsoft 365 ecosystem
Deep Zapier experience, including building, troubleshooting, and reverse engineering complex workflows
Experience migrating or redesigning workflows between platforms
Understanding of user permissions, identity management, and SSO concepts
Comfort working with multiple system instances and complex environments
Ability to work independently while collaborating with cross-functional teams
Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Preferred Skills
Experience with Power Automate or other Microsoft workflow tools
Familiarity with governance models for Microsoft Teams
Experience supporting large user migrations or platform transitions
Background working with business-critical collaboration tools
Our Vetting Process
At Emergent Staffing, we work hard to find the software engineers who are the right fit for our clients. Here are the steps of our vetting process for this position:
Application (5 minutes)
Online Assessment (40-60 minutes)
Initial Video Interview (30-45 minutes)
Client Video Interviews (2 x 45 minutes each)
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