Azure Data & AI Strategy Architect

JDA TSG; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

JDA TSG seeks an Azure Data & AI Strategy Expert to guide enterprise customers through data estate modernization and AI enablement using Azure’s data tools. You will align Purview, Fabric, Databricks, and Azure AI Foundry to build secure, governed, and AI-ready data environments.

In this customer-facing role, you’ll lead workshops on AI readiness, shape data governance models, and advise on lakehouse strategies, real-time pipelines, and ML ops foundations to ensure scalable, responsible AI

Qualifications

• 10+ years of IT experience.
• 7+ years in data architecture, governance, or enterprise analytics strategy.
• Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, and the Azure data platform.

Responsibilities

• Guide enterprise customers in designing governed data foundations using Azure Purview, Microsoft Fabric, and Databricks.
• Lead workshops and strategy sessions around data readiness for AI, including architecture reviews, risk assessments, and value roadmaps.
• Help define and align data governance models, including metadata management, lineage, domains, and quality controls.
• Support customer adoption of Microsoft Fabric by advising on lakehouse strategies, real-time pipelines, and integration with Power BI and Copilot.
• Provide advisory on integrating Databricks with the broader Microsoft data stack and establishing enterprise-scale ML ops foundations.
• Support the implementation of AI Foundry scenarios, ensuring data quality, governance, and cost optimization across AI solutions.
• Advocate for secure and responsible AI deployment strategies across the data lifecycle.

Skills

IT experience

Data architecture

Executive presence

Business storytelling

Tools

Azure Purview

Microsoft Fabric

Databricks

Power BI

Azure Synapse

Job description

JDA TSG seeks an Azure Data & AI Strategy Expert to guide enterprise customers through data estate modernization and AI enablement using Azure’s data tools. You will align Purview, Fabric, Databricks, and Azure AI Foundry to build secure, governed, and AI-ready data environments.

In this customer-facing role, you’ll lead workshops on AI readiness, shape data governance models, and advise on lakehouse strategies, real-time pipelines, and ML ops foundations to ensure scalable, responsible AI