Lead Cloud Architect (AWS / Lakehouse / Data Migration) - Outside IR35 - Hybrid - Cheshire

AI-Native and Digital Transformation consultancy require a Lead Cloud Architect (AWS Lakehouse) to join their data migration project for their iGaming & Sports Betting end customer.

Contract details:

• Start Date: Ideally ASAP but by no later than Monday 29th June 2026.
• Determination: Outside IR35.
• Base: Hybrid - approximately 2 to 3 days per week on site in Warrington, Cheshire.
• Day Rate: £800 per day.
• Duration: 3 months initially with "extension highly likely".

Responsibilities:

• Conduct current state assessment — architecture, data flows, and technical debt.
• Identify and articulate blockers, both technical and organisational.
• Define and own the target architecture through to delivery.
• Act as the senior technical voice throughout the engagement.
• Bridge the domain knowledge and AWS skills gap within the client team.
• Challenge existing approaches where necessary and build confidence in the path forward.

Criteria:

• Be immediately available or have a maximum of a 1 week notice period.
• Excellent communicator with gravitas to influence and build trust with senior stakeholders and technical teams.
• A background in hands-on technical development and engineering roles.
• iGaming and Sports Betting industry experience. Understanding of regulated environments.
• AWS data platform: S3, Glue, Lake Formation, Redshift, EKS experience.
• Lakehouse architecture and migration delivery at scale experience.
• Experience with AI tools and processes to enable operational efficiency.