Data Architect / Technology Assessment Consultant Role

This is a remote position.

Data Architect / Technology Assessment Consultant
Engagement
Contract: 1 month
Extendable based on performance and project requirements
Role objective
Lead technology assessment engagements focused on data platform modernization, legacy ETL replacement and target-state architecture. The role combines architecture, technology evaluation, stakeholder management and structured assessment delivery.
Key responsibilities

• Lead data modernization assessments from discovery through final recommendations.
  
• Define assessment objectives, evaluation criteria, evidence requirements and workplan.
  
• Analyse legacy ETL estates and identify workload, architecture and operating-model patterns.
  
• Evaluate multiple technologies against functional, architectural, operational and economic criteria.
  
• Assess ETL, ELT, ingestion, transformation and orchestration architecture options.
  
• Define target-state data architecture and technology roles.
  
• Develop workload-to-technology decision frameworks.
  
• Assess migration approaches, automation opportunities, remediation requirements and sequencing.
  
• Develop migration effort and cost models in collaboration with technical specialists.
  
• Assess governance, metadata, lineage, security, CI/CD and production operating requirements.
  
• Lead client workshops with architecture, engineering, platform and operations stakeholders.
  
• Synthesize technical findings into clear decision papers, architecture views and modernization roadmaps.
  
• Distinguish validated findings, assumptions and areas requiring subsequent proof of concept.
  

Required experience

• Strong experience in data architecture, data engineering or technology consulting.
  
• Proven experience with enterprise data platforms and modernization programs.
  
• Strong understanding of Informatica PowerCenter and modern cloud data architectures.
  
• Good working knowledge of Snowflake, MuleSoft, dbt and modern ingestion and transformation patterns.
  
• Strong understanding of ETL, ELT, orchestration, metadata and lineage.
  
• Experience evaluating technology options and defining target-state architectures.
  
• Strong documentation, workshop facilitation and stakeholder management skills.
  
• Ability to translate detailed technical analysis into clear business and technology decisions.
  

Preferred experience

• Financial services or other regulated industries.
  
• Large-scale legacy modernization assessments.
  
• Experience defining migration strategies, operating models and implementation roadmaps.
  

What success looks like
Strong architecture judgement, structured assessment leadership, effective stakeholder engagement, and clear translation of technical evidence into a practical target-state and modernization strategy.
Common engagement expectations
All roles are expected to:

• Work as part of a cross-functional assessment team.
  
• Participate in client workshops and technical working sessions.
  
• Analyse client-provided artefacts and evidence.
  
• Produce concise, high-quality technical documentation.
  
• Work within the agreed assessment timeline.
  
• Clearly distinguish evidence, assumptions and areas requiring further validation.
  
• Maintain confidentiality of client information and technical artefacts.
  
• Support transition of assessment findings into the next phase where applicable.