Enterprise Data Architect — AI-Driven Azure & Fabric

Arista; Dallas (TX); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Arista Networks is seeking a Technical Architect - Enterprise Data located anywhere in the United States to define, govern, and deliver scalable data architectures across Microsoft Fabric, Azure, and core business systems. This role provides architectural leadership, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and guiding engineering teams toward high‑quality, secure, and performant solutions.

The architect partners with business stakeholders, data teams, systems and security, translating

Qualifications

• 10+ years in enterprise solution architecture, data engineering, and software development.
• Degree preferably in Computer Science, Information Technology, MIS, or Accounting.
• Proven experience designing end-to-end integrations, data platforms, and automation for large enterprises.
• Strong hands-on with Microsoft Fabric, Data Lake/EDW, Power BI, and SQL/Python/PySpark.
• Familiarity with AI/ML, GenAI, Copilot, LLMs, and AI API integration.
• Experience with SaaS/Cloud ERP or CRM systems and Jira, Git, CI/CD.

Responsibilities

• Define Enterprise Data Architecture across Fabric, Data Lake, EDW, and analytics platforms.
• Design Integration Patterns for ingestion, transformation, and consumption.
• Create architectural flows and reference models.
• Establish standards for data modeling, metadata, lineage, and governance.
• Implement data validation, logging, monitoring, lineage, and RBAC.
• Ensure compliance with enterprise security and regulatory standards.
• Drive platform cost optimization, performance tuning, and operational excellence.
• Enforce architectural governance and standards adherence.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to translate requirements into blueprints and roadmaps.
• Review user stories and provide architectural guidance to development teams.
• Integrate AI/GenAI capabilities into data products and workflows.
• Define continuity strategy with DR and data continuity from day one.

Skills

Enterprise architecture

Data engineering

Software development

Stakeholder management

Cloud platforms

Security & governance

SDLC

Jira/Git/CI-CD

AI/GenAI integrations

Education

Degree in CS/IT/MIS or Accounting

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Data Lake

Data Warehouse

Data Pipelines

Power BI

DAX

Power Query

SQL

Python

PySpark

ETL/ELT

Azure

Job description

Arista Networks is seeking a Technical Architect - Enterprise Data located anywhere in the United States to define, govern, and deliver scalable data architectures across Microsoft Fabric, Azure, and core business systems. This role provides architectural leadership, ensuring alignment with enterprise standards and guiding engineering teams toward high‑quality, secure, and performant solutions.

The architect partners with business stakeholders, data teams, systems and security, translating