Data Architect- MS Fabric

XPT Software

Sydney

On-site

AUD 180,000 - 240,000

Full time

21 hours ago

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Job summary

XPT Software seeks a Senior Fabric Data Architect to design, govern, and implement enterprise-scale data platforms using Microsoft Fabric in Sydney. You will lead data architecture, lakehouse design, and secure, scalable data pipelines across ERP, CRM, and SaaS sources.

Focus on analytics enablement and modernization of legacy systems. Responsibilities include defining data models, establishing Bronze-Silver-Gold patterns, and enabling self-service BI with Power BI while ensuring governance,

Qualifications

Proven experience designing enterprise data architectures.
Experience with data governance, security, and compliance.
Ability to lead architecture workshops and advise stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Design enterprise data architecture using Fabric components (OneLake, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Data Factory).
Define conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
Establish Lakehouse and Medallion Architecture patterns (Bronze, Silver, Gold).
Create enterprise-wide data integration frameworks and reusable patterns.
Architect batch, streaming, and event-driven ingestion solutions.
Design data pipelines with Fabric Data Factory, Notebooks, Dataflows Gen2, and APIs.
Integrate data from ERP, CRM, SaaS, databases, files, and external platforms.
Implement scalable ELT/ETL solutions.
Enable self-service BI and analytics through Power BI.
Implement data governance using Microsoft Purview and Fabric governance.

Skills

Data architecture

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Data modeling

BI analytics

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Fabric Data Factory

Semantic Models

Purview

RBAC & security

Azure Functions

Fabric Notebooks

Power BI

Data Flows Gen2

APIs

Job description

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.

Key Responsibilities

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.
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