Data Architect- MS Fabric

XPT Software Australia

Sydney

On-site

AUD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

XPT Software Australia is seeking a Fabric Data Architect to design and govern enterprise-scale data platforms using Microsoft Fabric. You will lead Lakehouse design, data integration, governance, security, and analytics enablement, collaborating with stakeholders and engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions.

The role requires architecting batch and streaming data pipelines, implementing robust security, and driving modernization of legacy data platforms.

Qualifications

Extensive experience designing enterprise-scale data platforms on Microsoft Fabric.
Proven ability to build Lakehouse architectures using Bronze/Silver/Gold patterns.
Strong data governance, security, and privacy controls implementation.
Experience in data modeling, analytics enablement, and self-service BI.
Proven leadership in architecture reviews and stakeholder engagements.

Responsibilities

Design enterprise data architecture using Fabric components like OneLake, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse.
Define conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
Lead data migration and modernization projects to Fabric.
Architect batch, streaming, and event-driven ingestion solutions.
Enable self-service BI through Power BI and semantic models.
Implement governance using Microsoft Purview and Fabric capabilities.

Skills

Enterprise Data Architecture

Modern Data Platform Design

Data Governance

Stakeholder Management

Solution Consulting

Technical Leadership

Cost Optimization

Architecture Review & Governance

Tools

OneLake

Lakehouse

Data Warehouse

Fabric Data Factory

Power BI

Notebooks

Semantic Models

Direct Lake

Delta Lake

Azure Data Factory

Azure Synapse

Azure SQL

Azure Purview

Job description

Role Summary

The Fabric Data Architect is responsible for designing, governing, and implementing enterprise-scale data platforms using Microsoft Fabric. The role focuses on data architecture, Lakehouse design, data integration, governance, security, analytics enablement, and modernization of legacy data platforms. The architect collaborates with business stakeholders, solution architects, data engineers, and analytics teams to deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance data solutions.

Role Summary

Key Responsibilities

Data Architecture & Platform Design

Design enterprise data architecture using Microsoft Fabric components including OneLake, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Data Factory, Real-Time Intelligence, Semantic Models, and Power BI.
Define conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
Establish Lakehouse and Medallion Architecture patterns (Bronze, Silver, Gold).
Design enterprise-wide data integration frameworks and reusable architecture patterns.

Data Engineering & Integration

Architect batch, streaming, and event-driven ingestion solutions.
Design data pipelines using Fabric Data Factory, Notebooks, Dataflows Gen2, and APIs.
Integrate data from ERP, CRM, SaaS, databases, files, and external platforms.
Implement scalable ELT/ETL solutions.

Data Modeling & Analytics

Define dimensional models, semantic models, and data product structures.
Design Direct Lake and Warehouse optimization strategies.
Enable self-service BI and advanced analytics through Power BI.

Governance & Security

Implement data governance using Microsoft Purview and Fabric governance capabilities.
Define security architecture including RBAC, row-level security, masking, encryption, and access controls.
Ensure compliance with privacy, regulatory, and organizational security standards.
Establish data quality, metadata, lineage, and catalog strategies.

Migration & Modernization

Lead migrations from legacy Data Warehouses, Synapse, Hadoop, SQL Server, Teradata, Snowflake, or Databricks to Microsoft Fabric.
Define migration roadmaps and modernization strategies.
Conduct platform assessments and architecture reviews.

Performance & Optimization

Optimize Fabric workloads for scalability and performance.
Monitor and improve query performance, storage utilization, and cost efficiency.
Develop FinOps and capacity management strategies for Fabric F-SKUs.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

Conduct architecture workshops and client discussions.
Provide technical leadership to data engineers, analysts, and BI teams.
Review solution designs and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
Support pre-sales, solutioning, estimations, and RFP/RFT responses.

Required Technical Skills

Microsoft Fabric