Microsoft Fabric Architect

We are looking for an experienced Microsoft Fabric Architect / Data Architect with strong expertise in Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, Lakehouse, Data Ingestion & Orchestration, Spark/PySpark, SQL, and KQL. The role will also support the migration of enterprise metadata and lineage from Rochade to Microsoft Purview.

Key Responsibilities

• Design scalable data architectures using Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, and Lakehouse.
• Design and implement data ingestion and orchestration pipelines using Fabric Data Factory/Data Pipelines.
• Develop data transformation solutions using Spark/PySpark and SQL.
• Use KQL for relevant data analysis and querying.
• Define and implement Bronze, Silver, and Gold data architecture.
• Design and implement data lineage and metadata solutions using Microsoft Purview.
• Assess Rochade metadata and develop migration/lineage bridge solutions into Purview.
• Integrate and manage metadata using Purview/Atlas APIs where required.
• Ensure end-to-end lineage across data sources, Fabric workloads, Lakehouse, and Power BI.
• Implement data governance, security, quality, and validation standards.
• Prepare HLD/LLD and provide technical leadership to engineering teams.

Required Skills

• Strong experience in Microsoft Fabric Architecture & Workloads.
• Hands-on experience with OneLake and Fabric Lakehouse.
• Strong expertise in Data Ingestion & Orchestration.
• Strong experience with Spark / PySpark and SQL.
• Working knowledge of KQL.
• Experience with Microsoft Purview, Data Lineage, Metadata Management, and Data Governance.
• Strong understanding of enterprise data architecture and cloud data platforms.

Good to Have

• Experience with Rochade / Rochade-to-Purview migration.
• Power BI and semantic models.
• Informatica / Denodo.