Enterprise Data Platform Lead & Architect (Azure Fabric)

SF Technology Partners; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

SF Technology Partners is seeking an experienced Data Platform Architect / Lead to own the architecture and technical direction of a modern enterprise data platform. You will lead a small Data Engineering team and guide engineers while shaping the platform’s evolution on the Microsoft Fabric estate.

The role requires deep knowledge of Azure, Lakehouse architectures, and data governance, with the ability to translate complex decisions into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Significant leadership in Data Platform Architecture or Data Engineering.
• Experience guiding architecture and technical direction of an enterprise data platform.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Azure data ecosystem and Fabric.
• Solid understanding of Lakehouse/Medallion architecture and data engineering principles.

Responsibilities

• Own architecture and technical roadmap for the enterprise data platform.
• Lead the Data Engineering team and provide technical direction.
• Own and shape the Microsoft Fabric estate and its evolution.
• Make architectural decisions across lakehouse, ingestion, transformation, modelling, integration, security and platform design.
• Ensure the platform is scalable, resilient, secure and maintainable as adoption grows.
• Establish engineering standards across CI/CD, testing, deployment, monitoring and data quality.
• Develop reusable engineering patterns and reduce technical debt.
• Collaborate with Data Management and Governance on lineage, quality and controls.
• Explain complex technical decisions to senior stakeholders and justify architectural choices.

Skills

Data Platform Architecture

Data Engineering Leadership

Azure

Microsoft Fabric

Databricks

Lakehouse Architecture

CI/CD

DevOps

Python PySpark

Data Governance

Tools

Azure

Microsoft Fabric

Databricks

Job description

SF Technology Partners is seeking an experienced Data Platform Architect / Lead to own the architecture and technical direction of a modern enterprise data platform. You will lead a small Data Engineering team and guide engineers while shaping the platform’s evolution on the Microsoft Fabric estate.

The role requires deep knowledge of Azure, Lakehouse architectures, and data governance, with the ability to translate complex decisions into clear recommendations for senior stakeholders.