I will review, design and optimise your AWS data architecture
Data and AI Architect AWS Data Strategy Cloud Modernisation
About this Gig
Need an experienced architect to review or design your AWS data platform?
I am a Principal Data & AI Architect with 18+ years of technology experience, specialising in enterprise data architecture, AWS cloud platforms, data modernisation, analytics and AI-ready data foundations.
I can independently review your existing architecture, identify risks and bottlenecks, and recommend a pragmatic target-state design aligned with your business and technical requirements.
I can help with:
AWS data platform and lakehouse architecture
Data lakes, warehouses and analytics platforms
Amazon S3, Glue, Redshift, Athena and related AWS services
Apache Iceberg and modern lakehouse patterns
Batch, API and event/streaming integration
Data modelling and semantic architecture
Data governance, metadata, security and data quality
Data Mesh and data-product architecture
Performance and cost optimisation
AI/GenAI-ready data architecture
Legacy-to-cloud modernisation
Architecture reviews and technology decisions
My approach is technology-informed but outcome-focused. I consider scalability, security, governance, operational complexity, cost and long-term maintainability rather than simple recommendations
Cloud provider:
Amazon Web Services
Expertise:
Migration
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Development
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Configuration
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Performance
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Other
Cloud computing resource:
EC2
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Lambda
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ELB
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VPC
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ELK
FAQ
Can you design a new AWS data platform from scratch?
Yes. I can help translate your business and technical requirements into a target architecture covering ingestion, storage, processing, analytics, governance, security and operational considerations.
Can you review an architecture designed by our internal team?
Yes. Independent architecture reviews are one of the main services offered. I can assess scalability, reliability, security, governance, performance, cost and maintainability and provide prioritised recommendations.
Can you help with AWS lakehouse architecture?
Yes. I can design and review modern lakehouse patterns using technologies such as Amazon S3, AWS Glue, Athena, Redshift and Apache Iceberg.
Do you provide implementation?
This Gig primarily focuses on architecture, design and technical advisory. Implementation support can be discussed separately depending on scope and technology.
Can you help with Data Mesh and data products?
Yes. I can advise on domain boundaries, data-product architecture, data contracts, federated governance, self-service platform capabilities and enterprise interoperability.
Can you help make our data platform AI-ready?
Yes. I can assess the data foundations required for analytics, ML and GenAI, including data quality, metadata, semantic architecture, governance, retrieval patterns and integration with AI capabilities.
Do you support Azure or GCP?
My strongest specialism is AWS, but I have experience with broader cloud and enterprise data architecture. For multi-cloud requirements, please contact me before ordering so I can confirm the scope.

