Lead Technical Data Architect

Technical Data Architect

Duration: 6 Months
Location: Telford (2 days onsite per week)

Clearance: Active SC Clearance Required

Umbrella Rate: Inside IR.00 - 680.00 pd

Our Client is hiring for a reputed client to help lead a critical transformation of legacy data feeds and services onto AWS. This is a delivery-focused architecture role where your judgement, structure and assurance will turn messy legacy realities into clear, safe migration and decommissioning plans-backed by strong governance and practical outcomes.

What you'll be doing:
Lead architecture teams to discover, document and assure existing data feeds, interfaces, dependencies and operational constraints
Set documentation standards and quality expectations so outputs are consistent, traceable and usable across engineering, delivery, operations and governance
Define AWS target-state transformation approaches (data movement, processing, integration, security, resilience, observability and support)
Develop decommissioning strategies for legacy services, including dependency mapping, migration sequencing, risk management, cutover planning and retirement evidence
Use AI-enabled tools to accelerate feed discovery and architecture artefact production-ensuring human review, accuracy, security and governance
Provide architectural assurance throughout discovery, design, migration and decommissioning, challenging unsupported assumptions and incomplete analysis
Partner with delivery leads, engineers, operations teams, client stakeholders and third parties to keep plans realistic and aligned to programme priorities

What you'll bring:
Experience leading teams of architects and coaching delivery-ready technical outputs
Strong background in analysing complex legacy data feeds and mapping consumers, business usage and service dependencies
Proven ability to plan AWS data service transformations (pipelines, storage, processing, integration, security, monitoring and support considerations)
Track record of creating credible decommissioning strategies with evidence-based retirement decisions
Confidence operating within multi-supplier governance environments, owning architectural decisions, risks, issues and assumptions
Clear communication skills-able to explain complex cloud and legacy transformation topics in plain English

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