Data & Solution Architect

Pearson Carter Limited; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 152,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Pearson Carter Limited is seeking a Data & Solution Architect to own enterprise data architecture on a government client engagement. You’ll build on an established Microsoft Fabric environment, shape governance with Purview, and translate architectural standards into production-ready data products.

This Wellington-based, hybrid role offers hands-on delivery within a pre-provisioned Fabric environment and the chance to influence data mesh, medallion architecture, and end-to-end ETL/ELT

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Senior or Lead Data Architect designing enterprise-scale, cloud-native data solutions.
• Hands-on Microsoft Fabric expertise across OneLake, Lakehouses, Warehouses, Dataflows Gen2, Data Factory and Direct Lake.
• Strong Microsoft Purview architecture and implementation experience, including automated scanning, cataloguing, lineage and classification within Azure/Fabric environments.
• A strong understanding of Medallion Architecture, data modelling and Data Mesh/Data Product principles.
• Deep knowledge of ETL/ELT ingestion, pipeline orchestration and metadata-driven frameworks, with the ability to take designs through to production.

Responsibilities

• Review the existing Microsoft Fabric environment, OneLake structure and operational framework, identifying what’s needed to support scalable delivery.
• Define architectural standards, ingestion strategies and integration patterns to guide future data engineering.
• Design and implement Bronze, Silver and Gold Medallion Architecture layers, delivering one to two production-ready data products.
• Establish ETL/ELT pipelines, transformation patterns and semantic models that make enterprise data usable and reliable.
• Design Microsoft Purview governance architecture covering metadata, cataloguing, lineage, classification, sensitivity labels and access controls.

Skills

Microsoft Fabric

Microsoft Purview

OneLake

Lakehouse

Data Factory

Dataflows Gen2

ETL/ELT

Data Mesh

Medallion Architecture

Data Modelling

Azure

Data Governance

Tools

Azure Purview

Microsoft Fabric

OneLake

Job description

Title

Data & Solution Architect – Microsoft Fabric & Purview NZ110–130 per hour Wellington Hybrid

Company

Take ownership of enterprise data architecture on a government client engagement. You’ll build on an established Microsoft Fabric environment, shape its governance through Microsoft Purview, and turn architectural standards into production-ready data products.

Responsibilities

• Review the existing Microsoft Fabric environment, OneLake structure and operational framework, identifying what’s needed to support scalable delivery.
• Define architectural standards, ingestion strategies and integration patterns to guide future data engineering.
• Design and implement Bronze, Silver and Gold Medallion Architecture layers, delivering one to two production-ready data products.
• Establish ETL/ELT pipelines, transformation patterns and semantic models that make enterprise data usable and reliable.
• Design Microsoft Purview governance architecture covering metadata, cataloguing, lineage, classification, sensitivity labels and access controls.

Experience

Essential:

• Proven experience as a Senior or Lead Data Architect designing enterprise-scale, cloud-native data solutions.
• Hands-on Microsoft Fabric expertise across OneLake, Lakehouses, Warehouses, Dataflows Gen2, Data Factory and Direct Lake.
• Strong Microsoft Purview architecture and implementation experience, including automated scanning, cataloguing, lineage and classification within Azure/Fabric environments.
• A strong understanding of Medallion Architecture, data modelling and Data Mesh/Data Product principles.
• Deep knowledge of ETL/ELT ingestion, pipeline orchestration and metadata-driven frameworks, with the ability to take designs through to production.

Advantageous:

• Experience delivering data solutions for New Zealand Government or public sector agencies.

Salary

NZ110–130 per hour, negotiable depending on experience.

This full-time contract gives you ownership of architecture and governance decisions, alongside hands-on delivery within an already provisioned Microsoft Fabric environment.

Location

Wellington, New Zealand – hybrid working.

Keywords

Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft Purview, Azure, Microsoft, Data Architect, Solution Architect, Data & Solution Architect, Senior Data Architect, Lead Data Architect, Cloud Data Architect, Data Architecture, Data Engineering, Data Governance, OneLake, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Dataflows Gen2, Data Factory, Direct Lake, Medallion Architecture, Bronze Silver Gold, ETL, ELT, Data Pipelines, Semantic Models, Metadata Management, Data Catalogue, Data Lineage, Data Classification, Sensitivity Labels, Data Mesh, Data Products, Government, Public Sector, Contract, Hybrid, Wellington, Wellington Region, New Zealand, NZ.