Data Architect

This is a remote position.

Key Responsibilities

Microsoft Fabric Architecture & Delivery

• Design and implement Microsoft Fabric solutions (Data Engineering, pipelines, Lakehouse, real-time/Eventstreams)
  
• Build reusable patterns for data ingestion, transformation, and serving
  
• Support both batch and near real-time data processing use cases
  

Data Platform Architecture

• Define and maintain the target data platform architecture
  
• Establish data product and domain-driven architecture patterns
  
• Provide integration guidelines between shared and product-level datasets
  

Data Modeling & Standards

• Define and enforce data modeling standards (conceptual, logical, physical)
  
• Support modeling across complex data types (transactional, telemetry, documents, etc.)
  
• Define schema evolution, versioning, and data contracts
  

Governance, Security & Compliance

• Implement data governance frameworks (classification, lineage, retention, audit)
  
• Ensure compliance with GDPR, ISO 27001, and data residency requirements
  
• Define and enforce access controls (Entra ID, RBAC, workspace security)
  

DevOps, CI/CD & IaC

• Define CI/CD processes for Fabric artifacts
  
• Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
  
• Establish deployment standards and environment management
  

Performance, Cost & Reliability

• Define capacity planning and cost optimization strategies
  
• Implement monitoring, observability, and alerting
  
• Define and enforce data quality SLAs
  

• Participate in architecture reviews and governance forums
  
• Provide guidance and enforce standards across product teams
  
• Produce documentation (architecture diagrams, standards, ADRs)
  

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in data architecture / data engineering
  
• Proven experience delivering Microsoft Fabric solutions in production environments
  
• Strong hands-on expertise in:
  
• Data Engineering (Fabric / Spark)
  
• Data pipelines (Data Factory)
  
• Real-time data (Eventstreams)
  

• Data modeling and architecture design
  
• Data governance and security
  
• Cloud data platforms (Azure)
  
• CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform required)
  
• Experience working in complex, enterprise environments
  

• Experience with IoT / telemetry data
  
• Experience with data quality frameworks and SLAs
  
• Familiarity with monitoring tools (Log Analytics, Sentinel)
  

Benefits

• Work on a high-impact, data-driven project
  
• Modern tech environment focused on Microsoft Fabric
  
• Fully remote flexibility
  
• Potential for contract extension