Microsoft Fabric Architect

The job description for MS Fabric Data Architect includes the following qualifications and responsibilities:

• Experience: Proficient in SQL Server Business Intelligence Development Studio, SSRS, SSIS, SQL Server, Visual Studio, and specializing in Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Fabric, and PySpark. Adept at designing and implementing scalable data solutions using modern cloud architectures.
• Communication skills: Strong communication skills and the ability to interact with clients' architects, other technical decision makers, and offshore technical teams
• Professional qualifications: A minimum Bachelor's Degree in Science or Engineering
• Responsibilities: Working closely with client architects to work on MS Fabric solutions, architecture, design documents and code review to provide quality assurance with expert feedback quoting previous real-world experience/POVs. 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review and assure key architecture design documents, decisions, vision and solution architecture
• Lead the design and implementation of data architecture using Microsoft Fabric, including OneLake, Data Factory, Synapse, and Power BI.
• Develop and govern data pipelines, lakehouse architecture, and semantic models
• Define best practices for data integration, transformation, and orchestration using Fabric and related Azure services.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand business requirements and translate them into scalable data solutions.
• Mentor data engineering teams and establish architectural standards and guidelines.
• Ensure data quality, governance, and security across the data lifecycle.

Technical Skills Required:

• Proven experience in data architecture and engineering on Microsoft Azure.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric (e.g., OneLake, Data Engineering in Fabric, Data Factory, Synapse, Power BI).
• Strong understanding of lakehouse paradigms, Delta Lake, and data mesh concepts.
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, and Spark for data processing and transformation.
• Experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices for data engineering.
• Familiarity with data governance tools like Purview is a plus.
• Well versed with Waterfall, Agile, Scrum and similar project delivery methodologies.

Experience Required:

• 15+ years of proven experience in the Software industry
• 3+ years of proven experience working as a MS Fabric solution architect (end to end)