Technical Data Consultant - 3 Month Contract
Up to £550 P/D Outside IR35
Manchester - Hybrid (x2 days a week)
We’re recruiting on behalf of a well-established gambling and gaming organisation seeking a Technical Data Consultant to support a focused discovery and documentation engagement.
This is a hands-on contract for someone who enjoys stepping into complex, legacy-leaning data environments and making them understandable, supportable, and less reliant on individual knowledge.
The roleYou’ll be brought in to:
*Investigate and reverse-engineer live data platforms with limited documentation
*Build a clear picture of the current-state data architecture and data flows
*Review and document business-critical SQL and transformation logic
*Produce practical operational documentation and runbooks
*Work closely with long-tenured engineers to capture knowledge and reduce key-person risk
The focus is clarity, stability, and handover - not greenfield delivery or re-platforming.
What we’re looking for*Strong experience in data discovery, platform recovery, or reverse-engineering work
*Background as a Data Consultant, Data Architect, or similar
*Solid knowledge of SQL / SQL Server and AWS-based data platforms
*Comfortable creating architecture diagrams, data definitions, and operational guides
Contract details*Rate: Up to £550 per day
*Scope: Outside IR35
*Location: Central Manchester (2 days per week on-site)
*Duration: 3 months initially
This role will suit someone who enjoys problem-solving in ambiguous environments and leaving things in a better state than they found them.




Guidant, Carbon60, Lorien & SRG - The Impellam Group Portfolio are acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.