AI/Data Architect — Fabric & Foundry Lead

JE Dunn; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

JE Dunn is seeking an AI/Data Architect to define enterprise data architecture and guide Microsoft Fabric and Foundry implementations. You will shape data models, ensure secure, scalable data capabilities, and lead high-impact AI initiatives across Fabric and Foundry teams.

The role combines architecture leadership with hands-on development, fitting a strategic technology partner to JE Dunn’s business priorities and growth goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field (Required)
• In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
• 8+ years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, application architecture, integration architecture, AI platforms, or related enterprise technology roles.
• Proven experience designing enterprise solutions on Microsoft Fabric, Azure, Microsoft Foundry, or comparable cloud data and AI platforms.

Responsibilities

• Own enterprise data architecture for high-impact data products across Fabric, applications, analytics, AI, and integrations.
• Own Microsoft Foundry architecture and governance, including configuration standards, environments, model deployments, agents, evaluation, observability, cost, and production readiness.
• Design end-to-end application data flows, including system of record, direction, latency, synchronization, reconciliation, and failure handling.
• Shape application data models so operational workflows, reporting, integration, analytics, and AI requirements are addressed together.
• Establish Fabric platform standards across capacities, domains, workspaces, OneLake, lakehouses, warehouses, pipelines, notebooks, semantic models, and deployment paths.
• Define trusted-data requirements for ownership, quality, lineage, certification, metadata, security, service expectations, and change management.
• Build reusable reference architectures and implementation patterns that Data and Development teams can use without redesigning every solution.
• Enable domain-deployed engineers and citizen developers through paved roads, guardrails, templates, architecture reviews, coaching, and clear production-promotion paths.
• Embed security and responsible AI controls into every material design, including identity, authorization, privacy, auditability, evaluation, cost controls, and lifecycle management.
• Remain a hands-on builder-architect who can prototype critical patterns, challenge assumptions, and guide solutions from concept through supported production.

Skills

Communication

MS Office

Confidentiality

Team collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related field

Equivalent experience considered

Job description

JE Dunn is seeking an AI/Data Architect to define enterprise data architecture and guide Microsoft Fabric and Foundry implementations. You will shape data models, ensure secure, scalable data capabilities, and lead high-impact AI initiatives across Fabric and Foundry teams.

The role combines architecture leadership with hands-on development, fitting a strategic technology partner to JE Dunn’s business priorities and growth goals.