Data Architect Sr. Advisor

NTT DATA, Inc.; Bengaluru Urban; On-site; INR 4,000,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

NTT DATA, Inc. seeks a Lead Fabric Architect to own end-to-end technical architecture for the Microsoft Fabric platform, defining high- and low-level designs, guardrails, capacity planning, and secure, scalable enterprise solutions.

The role requires 15+ years IT experience with 10+ years in solution/data platform architecture, and deep hands-onFabric expertise to guide engineering teams across DevOps, analytics, and AI workstreams.

Qualifications

• 15+ years IT experience with architecture focus.
• 10+ years in solution or data platform architecture or cloud engineering.
• Hands-on expertise in Microsoft Fabric architecture and core capabilities.
• Experience designing enterprise data platforms using Fabric services.
• Strong knowledge of security, identity, networking, and governance.
• Ability to lead technical discussions and guide engineering teams.
• Familiarity with enterprise security, auditability and risk in regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Own the solution architecture, including HLD/LLD and design docs.
• Define MS Fabric platform architecture, topology and workload allocation.
• Establish guardrails for security, naming, resource management.
• Define architecture patterns for Lakehouse, Warehouse, OneLake, and data flows.
• Guide environments (dev/test/UAT/production) and promotion strategy.
• Provide technical authority across platform engineering, data, DevOps and AI workstreams.
• Review designs for scalability, performance, resilience, and cost optimisation.
• Define integration with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Power BI, and other services.
• Guide monitoring, observability, DR, and business continuity design.
• Support risk management, design reviews, POCs and complex architectural issues.

Skills

Microsoft Fabric architecture

Solution architecture

Data platform architecture

Cloud engineering

Security and identity patterns

Governance and cost management

Leadership and stakeholder management

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure security

Entra ID

Lakehouse/OneLake/Direct Lake

Job description

Role Overview
The Lead Fabric Architect will own the end-to-end technical architecture and design assurance for the Microsoft Fabric platform. The role will define high-level and low-level designs, establish platform guardrails, guide capacity and workspace design, and ensure the solution is secure, scalable, supportable and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.

Role: Fabric Architect
Total Experience: 12+ years
Relevant Experience: 8+ years
Role Overview
The Lead Fabric Architect will own the end-to-end technical architecture and design assurance for the Microsoft Fabric platform. The role will define high-level and low-level designs, establish platform guardrails, guide capacity and workspace design, and ensure the solution is secure, scalable, supportable and aligned with enterprise architecture standards.
Key Responsibilities

• Own the solution architecture, including High-Level Design (HLD), Low-Level Design (LLD), architecture decisions and technical design documentation.
• Define Microsoft Fabric platform architecture, workspace topology, capacity planning, environment strategy and workload allocation.
• Establish architectural guardrails covering security, identity, networking, governance, naming conventions and resource management.
• Define architecture patterns for Lakehouse, Warehouse, OneLake, shortcuts, data ingestion, transformation and consumption, as applicable to the solution.
• Guide the implementation of development, test, UAT and production environments and their promotion strategy.
• Provide technical authority across platform engineering, data engineering, DevOps, analytics and AI workstreams.
• Review and assure designs for scalability, performance, resilience, maintainability, security and cost optimisation.
• Define integration patterns with Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Power BI, Power Platform and other required enterprise services.
• Guide monitoring, observability, operational support, disaster recovery and business continuity design, as applicable.
• Support technical risk management, design reviews, proof of concepts and resolution of complex architectural issues.

Required Skills And Experience

• 15+ years of overall IT experience, including 10+ years in solution architecture, data platform architecture or cloud engineering.
• Strong hands-on expertise in Microsoft Fabric architecture and its core capabilities.
• Experience designing enterprise data platforms using Lakehouse, Warehouse, OneLake, Direct Lake, semantic models and related Fabric services.
• Strong understanding of Fabric capacity management, workspace architecture, security, access control and environment management.
• Experience defining HLDs, LLDs, architecture standards, design patterns and technical governance.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft Entra ID, Azure security, networking, integration and enterprise identity patterns.
• Knowledge of data governance, data lifecycle management, monitoring, performance optimisation and cost management.
• Ability to lead technical discussions, challenge design decisions and guide engineering teams.

Preferred: Experience in banking or regulated environments, with familiarity with enterprise security, auditability, data protection and technology risk requirements.