MS Fabric Architect
Summary: The MS Fabric Architect role involves leading enterprise data modernization initiatives for a fintech client, focusing on transitioning to Microsoft Fabric and Lakehouse architectures. The position requires hands-on leadership in architecture design, data governance, and collaboration with engineering teams to ensure effective delivery and operational stability. The architect will also be responsible for implementing data standards and optimizing data pipelines for analytics and reporting. This role is critical in driving architecture decisions and enhancing the overall data platform.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead architecture design across Microsoft Fabric / Lakehouse
- Perform cost-benefit analysis of Azure/Fabric services
- Design and build data pipelines, data models, and transformations
- Implement CI/CD pipelines for data engineering workflows
- Ensure data governance using Purview
- Integrate upstream/downstream systems and optimize performance
- Collaborate with stakeholders and support documentation
Key Skills:
- Strong experience with Microsoft Fabric + Lakehouse architecture
- Experience with Purview and data governance
- Hands-on with ETL/ELT, data warehousing, and pipelines
- Experience with CI/CD for data platforms
- Strong knowledge of Azure services and integrations
- Ability to operate both strategically (architecture) and hands-on
Salary (Rate): £90,000 yearly
City: undetermined
Country: undetermined
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: IT
Notes:
Proven experience leading enterprise data modernization initiatives, including transitioning from legacy platforms to modern cloud-native architectures while ensuring business continuity and operational stability.
Strong expertise designing and governing enterprise data models across platforms such as Encompass, Salesforce, HappyFox, Polly, and other operational/business systems.
Deep understanding and hands-on experience implementing Medallion Architecture patterns (Bronze / Silver / Gold) within modern data platforms such as Microsoft Fabric, Azure, or Databricks.
Experience establishing enterprise data standards including naming conventions, metadata management, lineage, and reusable architectural patterns.
Expertise designing scalable Lakehouse and Data Warehouse architectures optimized for analytics, reporting, governance, and AI/ML workloads.
Strong knowledge of application integration and support architectures, including APIs, event-driven design, streaming pipelines, and real-time data processing.
Ability to partner closely with engineering teams to support solution design, development delivery, platform optimization, and production support.
Experience implementing Data Governance, Data Quality, Master Data Management (MDM), and compliance frameworks to ensure trusted and reliable enterprise data.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead architecture design across Microsoft Fabric / Lakehouse
Perform cost-benefit analysis of Azure/Fabric services
Design and build data pipelines, data models, and transformations
Implement CI/CD pipelines for data engineering workflows
Ensure data governance using Purview
Integrate upstream/downstream systems and optimize performance
Collaborate with stakeholders and support documentation
JOB PURPOSE:
Supporting a fintech client modernizing their data platform within Microsoft Fabric. This role will act as a hands-on lead, partnering closely with the internal Data Architect to drive architecture decisions and accelerate delivery.
Required Skills:
Strong experience with Microsoft Fabric + Lakehouse architecture
Experience with Purview and data governance
Hands-on with ETL/ELT, data warehousing, and pipelines
Experience with CI/CD for data platforms
Strong knowledge of Azure services and integrations
Ability to operate both strategically (architecture) and hands-on
Nice to Have:
Azure Document Intelligence
AI/data enablement exposure
Financial services or regulated environment experience
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