Enterprise Fabric Architect/Microsoft Fabric

Description Ciklum; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare

Udemy access

Company-paid certifications

Basic Life Insurance

Disability insurance

Job summary

Ciklum is hiring an Enterprise Fabric Architect to lead architecture strategy, onboarding standards, and governance for a large-scale Microsoft Fabric program in the US. You will define scalable patterns for data acquisition into Fabric layers and enable downstream analytics, AI initiatives, and reporting.

The role requires deep expertise in cloud data platforms, governance, and platform operationalization, with influence across multiple squads and domains. Join a One Team culture at Ciklum.

Qualifications

• Strategic Leadership: proven experience designing and leading enterprise-scale Cloud Data Platforms and Data Engineering architectures.
• Architectural Mastery: expert knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, modern Lakehouse architectures, and Medallion Architecture principles.
• Operational Excellence: scalable onboarding frameworks, metadata/lineage, and robust operational controls.
• Executive Communication: strong stakeholder management for executive-level discussions.
• Platforms: Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouse, Warehouse), Azure Synapse, Snowflake, Databricks.
• Data Engineering: Delta Lake, Spark, dbt, and Azure Data Factory.
• Governance & DevOps: Microsoft Purview, Metadata frameworks, CI/CD, DataOps practices.
• Modeling: Power BI Semantic Models.

Responsibilities

• Define enterprise-wide MS Fabric strategy and onboarding standards.
• Drive architecture governance across Medallion layers with reusable ingestion patterns.
• Lead technical reviews for scalability, resiliency, security, and performance.
• Architect Lakehouse, Warehouse, OneLake, and semantic enablement layers for analytics.
• Standardize ingestion pipelines and reusable data products for stability.
• Operationalize master data onboarding and source system integration.
• Establish governance for metadata and lineage with guardrails.
• Define observability and monitoring standards for data quality and security.
• Mentor Architects, Engineers, and Data Modelers.

Skills

Enterprise Data Architecture

Microsoft Fabric

Data Engineering

Medallion Architecture

Platform Governance

Executive Communication

Stakeholder Management

Cloud Data Platforms

Azure Synapse

Snowflake

Databricks

Delta Lake

dbt

Power BI

CI/CD

Education

Bachelor's degree

Information Technology

Computer Science

Tools

Azure Synapse

Snowflake

Databricks

Power BI

Azure Data Factory

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Enterprise Fabric Architect/Microsoft Fabric

Job Description

Ciklum is looking for a Enterprise Fabric Architect/Microsoft Fabric to join our team full-time in the US .

We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.

About the role:

As a Enterprise Fabric Architect/Microsoft Fabric, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow.

We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Fabric Architect to lead architecture strategy, onboarding standards, and platform governance for a large-scale Microsoft Fabric enterprise data acquisition and operationalization program.

The role will focus on defining scalable architecture patterns for onboarding enterprise data into Microsoft Fabric Bronze and Silver layers while enabling downstream analytics, reporting, semantic modeling, and AI initiatives.

The Enterprise Fabric Architect will act as the primary architecture authority for the Fabric platform and will drive enterprise-wide standards for ingestion, operationalization, governance, metadata, lineage, and reusable onboarding frameworks.

This role requires deep expertise in modern cloud data platforms, enterprise architecture, data engineering, governance frameworks, and large-scale platform operationalization.

Responsibilities:

• 12–18 years overall experience with at least 7+ years in Enterprise Data Architecture, Cloud Data Platforms, Data Engineering, or Analytics Architecture
• Define enterprise-wide MS Fabric strategy, onboarding standards, scalable architecture patterns for data acquisition and operationalization
• Drive architecture governance across Medallion layersensuring consistency through reusable ingestion frameworks and templates
• Lead technical reviews, establishing rigorous standards for scalability, resiliency, security,performance across all squads
• MS Fabric Architecture
• Architect Lakehouse, Warehouse, OneLake, semantic enablement layers to support enterprise-scale analytics and AI initiatives
• Standardize ingestion pipelines and reusable data products, optimizing platform stability and operational efficiency through expert design
• Operationalize master data onboarding and source system integration, ensuring architectural alignment with downstream reporting and modeling needs
• Data Governance & Standards
• Establish governance frameworks for metadata, lineage, and ownership, implementing "governance-lite" guardrails that balance delivery speed with enterprise controls
• Define observability and monitoring standards to ensure data quality and architectural compliance with security and regulatory policies
• StakeholderManagement
• Serve as primary advisor for data transformation initiatives, partnering with executive leadership to define the strategic roadmap
• Align architecture with delivery, align with DMs to bridge strategy with execution while mentoring Architects, Engineers, Data Modelers

Requirements:

• Strategic Leadership: Proven experience designing and leading enterprise-scale Cloud Data Platforms and Data Engineering architectures
• Architectural Mastery: Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, modern Lakehouse architectures, and Medallion Architecture principles
• Operational Excellence: Skilled in building scalable onboarding frameworks, managing metadata/lineage, and implementing robust operational controls
• Executive Communication: Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to lead discussions at the executive level
• Technical Stack
• Platforms: Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouse, Warehouse), Azure Synapse, Snowflake, and Databricks
• Data Engineering: Delta Lake, Spark, dbt, and Azure Data Factory
• Governance & DevOps: Microsoft Purview, Metadata frameworks, CI/CD, and DataOps practices.
• Modeling: Power BI Semantic Models
• Key Success Measures
• Onboarding & Adoption: Successful integration of enterprise datasets into Fabric and high adoption of Silver-layer datasets by domain teams
• Standardization: High reuse of onboarding patterns and consistent architecture across all squads and domains
• Performance: Enhanced platform scalability, operational stability, and a measurable reduction in onboarding cycle times
• Compliance: Strict adherence to enterprise governance and metadata standards
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology

What’s in it for you?

• Strong community: Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door environment
• Growth focus: Take on large-scale projects with a global impact and expand your expertise
• Tailored learning: Boost your skills with internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications
• Endless opportunities: Explore diverse domains through internal mobility, finding the best fit to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies
• Care: Healthcare, Basic Life Insurance, Short and Long-term disability insurance according to the Company’s Benefit Plans

About us:

At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress. In the US, Ciklum is growing fast—inviting experienced professionals to lead digital transformation alongside Fortune 500 clients. Be part of a company where innovation and impact go hand in hand.

Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!