Microsoft Fabric Data Platform Architect

Careerwise; Greater London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Careerwise is seeking a Microsoft Fabric Data Platform Architect to lead our enterprise data strategy and unify systems into a cohesive data ecosystem.

You will drive the modernization, architecture governance, and design of scalable data ingestion and storage solutions, applying metadata-driven principles and robust security across the Azure Data Platform.

Join a large organisation committed to data excellence and enterprise-wide data governance.

Qualifications

• Proven track record leading enterprise data architectures.
• Deep hands-on expertise with Microsoft Fabric.
• Experience integrating ERP/CRM systems (Salesforce, Dynamics).
• Strong cloud data platform design across Azure ecosystem.
• Expertise in data modelling, lakehouse/warehouse design.
• Knowledge of metadata-driven architecture and MDM.

Responsibilities

• Lead the modernisation of the data estate across the enterprise.
• Architect and govern the Microsoft Fabric platform.
• Design scalable data ingestion and storage solutions.
• Define standards for lakehouse and data warehouse patterns.
• Provide architecture reviews and governance.
• Implement data lineage, metadata management, and security controls.
• Maintain the enterprise data architecture roadmap.

Skills

Microsoft Fabric

Data architecture

Cloud data platforms

Data integration

Job description

Microsoft Fabric Data Platform Architect is required by a large organisation to lead the enterprise data strategy and the integration of the company's systems into a unified data ecosystem.

You will be responsible for:

• Leading the modernisation of the current data estate.
• Leading the architecture, design, and governance of the enterprise Microsoft Fabric platform.
• Designing scalable data ingestion and data storage solutions.
• Defining standards and architectural patterns across Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, and Data Engineering domains.
• Providing technical leadership and architectural assurance through design reviews and governance processes.
• Designing enterprise integration architectures, APIs, and event-driven patterns across the data landscape.
• Embedding metadata-driven architecture principles to improve automation, governance, and operational efficiency.
• Maintaining the enterprise data architecture roadmap.
• Establishing master data management principles and supporting teams in defining authoritative data sources.
• Implementing data lineage, data ownership, metadata management, access controls, and security policies across the data platform.

Required Experience

• Extensive experience in enterprise data architecture, solution architecture, or data platform leadership, with deep hands-on expertise in Microsoft Fabric.
• Proven track record of integrating various ERP and CRM platforms, ideally including Salesforce and Microsoft Dynamics.
• Strong experience designing enterprise-scale cloud data platforms and modern data architectures across the Azure Data Platform ecosystem.
• Advanced experience in data modelling, lakehouse/warehouse design patterns, SQL optimisation, and API-based ingestion architectures.
• Proven experience implementing metadata-driven architecture, data lineage, cataloguing, and master data management (MDM).
• Strong understanding of data governance frameworks, data quality, and enterprise data integration patterns.