Lead Technical Data Architect

Salary: £60,000 - 90,000 per year

Requirements

• We need experience leading teams of architects and coaching delivery-ready technical outputs.
• We need a strong background in analysing complex legacy data feeds and mapping consumers, business usage and service dependencies.
• We need proven ability to plan AWS data service transformations, including pipelines, storage, processing, integration, security, monitoring and support considerations.
• We need a track record of creating credible decommissioning strategies with evidence-based retirement decisions.
• We need confidence operating within multi-supplier governance environments, owning architectural decisions, risks, issues and assumptions.
• We need clear communication skills to explain complex cloud and legacy transformation topics in plain English.
• Active SC Clearance is required.

Responsibilities

• We lead architecture teams to discover, document and assure existing data feeds, interfaces, dependencies and operational constraints.
• We set documentation standards and quality expectations so outputs are consistent, traceable and usable across engineering, delivery, operations and governance.
• We define AWS target-state transformation approaches covering data movement, processing, integration, security, resilience, observability and support.
• We develop decommissioning strategies for legacy services, including dependency mapping, migration sequencing, risk management, cutover planning and retirement evidence.
• We use AI-enabled tools to accelerate feed discovery and architecture artefact production while ensuring human review, accuracy, security and governance.
• We provide architectural assurance throughout discovery, design, migration and decommissioning, challenging unsupported assumptions and incomplete analysis.
• We partner with delivery leads, engineers, operations teams, client stakeholders and third parties to keep plans realistic and aligned to programme priorities.

Technologies

• AI
• AWS
• Architect
• Cloud
• Support
• Security

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We are hiring for a 6-month Technical Data Architect role based in Telford, with 2 days onsite per week. This is an inside IR35 umbrella-rate contract at £650.00 to £680.00 per day. You will help lead a critical transformation of legacy data feeds and services onto AWS, working in a delivery-focused architecture role where judgement, structure and assurance are essential to turning complex legacy realities into clear, safe migration and decommissioning plans backed by strong governance and practical outcomes.

last updated 31 week of 2026