Azure and Fabric Data Architect - Senior Lead

All European Careers BENELUX

España

Remote

EUR 120,000 - 170,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

All European Careers BENELUX seeks a Senior Data Architect to lead the architecture and evolution of an enterprise data platform built on Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Azure. You will shape the platform roadmap, set architectural standards, and guide cross-functional teams to deliver scalable, secure data solutions across the organization.

EU candidates welcome; based in Europe. Remote in Europe – Employee or Contractor – Fluent English. Work permit not provided.

Qualifications

10+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering or enterprise architecture.
5+ years of experience leading technical teams.
5+ years of hands-on experience with cloud platforms, including Azure, AWS or GCP.
3+ years of experience with Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Fabric or related Microsoft data solutions, including OneLake, Lakehouses, Warehouses, Data Factory, Power BI, Real-Time Intelligence or Azure Synapse.
Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale data architectures for complex environments.
Strong expertise in data lakehouse architecture, medallion patterns, ETL/ELT, data pipelines, data modelling and data governance.
Experience developing data pipelines using PySpark and SQL.
Strong understanding of CI/CD, Azure DevOps, IaC, security, IAM, data quality and metadata management.
Experience with data mesh, self-service data platforms, multi-region or multi-cloud architectures, Microsoft Purview, Kubernetes, real-time analytics, MLOps or Data Vault would be an advantage.
Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric or Power BI certifications would be an advantage.

Responsibilities

Define the long-term enterprise data architecture and data platform roadmap, aligned with business objectives.
Architect enterprise-scale solutions using Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft Azure, including Lakehouses, Warehouses, Data Factory, Power BI and Real-Time Intelligence.
Design lakehouse, medallion and data mesh architectures with standards for ingestion, processing, storage, security, governance and data quality.
Lead and mentor Data Platform DevOps, data engineering and report development teams, providing architecture guidance and technical coaching.
Establish architectural standards for ETL/ELT, data integration, security, RBAC, metadata management, scalability, disaster recovery and business continuity.
Guide platform engineering and DevOps practices, including CI/CD, infrastructure automation, observability, monitoring and capacity planning.
Drive data governance and architectural decision-making with stakeholders across business, technical, governance and compliance domains.
Present architecture strategies and recommendations to senior stakeholders, translating complex technical decisions into business impact.