DataFactZ - Microsoft Fabric Data Architect

Description :

Data Architect Microsoft Fabric

Location : Hyderabad

Experience : 8+ Years

Employment Type : Full-time

Job Summary :

We are looking for an experienced Data Architect with strong expertise in Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, and modern data platform architecture. The ideal candidate will design, implement, and optimize scalable data solutions across multiple sources, enabling analytics, governance, and performance efficiency within the organizations data ecosystem.

Key Responsibilities :

- Design and implement end-to-end data architecture leveraging Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, and Data Lakehouse principles.

- Define data modeling standards, data integration frameworks, and data flow pipelines to support analytics and reporting needs.

- Work closely with business and technical stakeholders to translate requirements into robust, scalable data solutions.

- Architect and optimize data ingestion, transformation, and consumption layers using tools within the Microsoft ecosystem.

- Establish data governance, security, and compliance practices for all data assets.

- Drive best practices for metadata management, data lineage, and data quality frameworks.

- Collaborate with BI and analytics teams to ensure efficient delivery of dashboards and reports using Power BI integrated with Microsoft Fabric.

- Evaluate emerging tools, patterns, and technologies within the Microsoft Data Platform stack for continuous improvement.

Key Skills & Qualifications :

- Proven experience (8+ years) in data architecture, data engineering, or data platform design.

- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Data Factory, Data Activator, Synapse, and Power BI integration).

- Strong knowledge of Azure ecosystem including Azure Data Lake, Synapse Analytics, Data Factory, Azure SQL, and Databricks.

- Expertise in data modeling (dimensional, star schema, data vault, and lakehouse architecture).

- Solid understanding of ETL/ELT pipelines, data integration, and data warehousing concepts.

- Experience implementing governance, security, and compliance frameworks.

- Proficiency in SQL, Python, or Spark for data processing and transformations.

- Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder management skills.

- Experience working with Agile and CI/CD-based data delivery models.

Preferred :

- Microsoft Certified : Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate or Azure Data Engineer Associate.

- Experience integrating Power BI Premium and Fabric capacities.

- Exposure to Machine Learning data pipelines or advanced analytics use cases.