Data Architect

Data Architect

Client: Undisclosed

Rate: £700 per day

Start date: ASAP

End date: 30 Nov 2027

Location: Remote, with travel every fortnight or once a month to London or Manchester

Role: Application Architect – Application Modernisation

Eligibility: Must have 5 years’ UK residency and currently be in the UK

We are seeking an experienced Senior Data Architect / Database Administrator (DBA) with deep expertise in Amazon RDS and PostgreSQL to support the design, operation, optimisation, resilience, and recovery of critical database platforms. This is a hands-on technical role within DWP’s Legacy Tech Debt programme, supporting the modernisation of applications that underpin the delivery of more than £150 billion in benefits annually.

Programme context

We are delivering the Legacy Tech Debt programme with DWP, re-factoring legacy applications currently running in on-premise data centres. The programme is migrating COBOL, C++, and Java-based systems to Java-based services hosted on AWS, using a microservices architecture.

You will work directly with DWP teams, architects, developers, cloud engineers, and delivery stakeholders to ensure database platforms are secure, performant, resilient, and aligned with modern cloud engineering practices.

Key responsibilities

• Design a...

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