Data Fabric Architect - Sydney

Ayan Infotech; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Ayan Infotech is seeking a Data Fabric Architect for a long-term contract in Sydney, 100% onsite. The role requires 10+ years in data architecture and 3+ years with Cloud Data Platforms and Microsoft Fabric.

You will design enterprise data architectures, define data models, and lead migrations to Microsoft Fabric, ensuring governance, security, and cost efficiency while enabling self-service BI with Power BI.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in Data & Analytics Architecture with 3+ years on Cloud Data Platforms and Microsoft Fabric.
• Experience designing enterprise data architectures and data governance frameworks.
• Strong leadership skills with ability to drive architecture discussions with stakeholders.
• On-site Sydney presence and Australian work authorization.

Responsibilities

• Design enterprise data architecture using Microsoft Fabric components (OneLake, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Data Factory, Real-Time Intelligence, Semantic Models, Power BI).
• Define conceptual, logical, and physical data models and establish Bronze-Silver-Gold patterns.
• Architect batch, streaming, and event-driven ingestion; build scalable ETL/ELT pipelines.
• Lead migrations from legacy platforms to Microsoft Fabric and optimize Fabric workloads.

Skills

Data Architecture

Cloud Data Platforms

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Governance & Security

Migration & Modernization

Leadership

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Purview

Data Factory

Notebooks

Dataflows Gen2

Job description

Ayan Infotech has an urgent and immediate requirement for a Data Fabric Architect for a long term contract job opportunity in Sydney.

Due to the nature of the work involved, we can only consider Australian Citizens with a baseline or higher security clearance based in Sydney with full onsite availability for this role.

Job Details

Title: Data Fabric Architect

Location: Sydney (100% onsite in Sydney)

Type: Contract (6-12 months+)

Required Skills and Experience

10+ years in Data & Analytics Architecture, with 3+ years in Cloud Data Platforms and Microsoft Fabric

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.

Contact: 02 9412 4178 for more details.

www.ayaninfotech.com