Architect II - Microsoft Fabric

As a sharp and experienced Consultant/Architect, you will guide clients in strategically adopting Microsoft Fabric, focusing on designing and implementing the gold and silver data layers. Your responsibilities will include: - Designing end-to-end data architectures in Microsoft Fabric with a specific focus on the gold and silver layers. - Collaborating with business units to understand data landscapes and translating requirements into actionable adoption strategies. - Leading implementations involving Fabric components such as Data Factory, Synapse Data Warehouse, Data Lakehouse, and Power BI datasets. - Developing and optimizing data models for the silver and gold layers, considering performance, scalability, and usability. - Defining and enforcing data governance policies and standards within Microsoft Fabric. - Identifying and resolving performance issues in Fabric, particularly in query performance and data processing. - Mentoring client and internal teams on best practices and architecture patterns for gold/silver layer development. - Troubleshooting complex integration and transformation challenges in the Fabric ecosystem. Qualifications required for this role include: - Deep understanding of modern data warehousing principles. - Extensive experience in designing and implementing data solutions on Microsoft Azure. - Hands-on expertise with Microsoft Fabric components for building pipelines and analytical models. - Proven ability to design dimensional and relational data models optimized for reporting (gold layer). - Strong grasp of ETL/ELT patterns for building integrated data layers (silver layer). - Experience with data quality checks and governance frameworks. - Strong SQL skills for data manipulation and querying. - Proficiency in Power BI and its integration with Fabric datasets. - Excellent communication and client engagement skills, with the ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders. Preferred qualifications for the role include: - Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field (or equivalent experience). - Microsoft certifications related to Azure data services or Fabric. - Experience with real-time data processing and streaming in Fabric. - Familiarity with data science workflows and their integration into Fabric-based solutions. - Experience with Azure AI Foundry is a plus. (Note: Omitting additional details of the company as it is not present in the provided job description),