Lead Technical Data Architect

Technical Data ArchitectDuration: 6 MonthsLocation: Telford (2 days onsite per week)Clearance: Active SC Clearance RequiredUmbrella Rate: Inside IR35 £650.00 - £680.00 pdOur 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 prioritiesWhat 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 EnglishIf you receive suspicious outreach claiming to be from us, please contact us via the ManpowerGroup website.TPBN1_UKTJ