Remote Senior Microsoft Fabric Architect – Enterprise Data

Perficient Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 160,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Perficient, Inc. seeks a Solutions Architect, Microsoft Fabric to serve as the senior technical authority for our Fabric practice. Define the strategic Fabric data platform roadmap and lead enterprise migrations, governance, and tenant adoption with sales alignment.

Mentor distributed architects/engineers, build a Fabric center of excellence, and drive pursuit shaping, SOW language, and client demonstrations with Microsoft teams.

Qualifications

• 10 to 15 years architecting enterprise data analytics solutions.
• 5+ years delivering Azure based modern data platforms.
• Deep, hands-on mastery of Microsoft Fabric including Data Engineering, Data Factory, Data Warehouse, Real-Time Analytics, and Power BI.
• Proven track record designing tenant level governance frameworks, including workspace management, capacity planning, and security.
• Successful leadership of at least 5 full lifecycle Fabric, Synapse, or Databricks programs.
• Consulting experience: presales estimation, SOW creation, team structure definition, and executive presentations.
• Strong grasp of Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework and Well-Architected Framework, and data governance best practices.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills; mentoring globally distributed teams.
• DP-600 Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate certification.
• Bachelor's degree in related field; Master’s preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead enterprise Microsoft Fabric migrations and implementations from architecture through delivery.
• Serve as senior technical authority on Fabric engagements; set direction on architecture and best practices.
• Lead discovery workshops to define current state, pain points, and target architecture.
• Produce diagrams, roadmaps, and release plans for phased delivery.
• Guide agile delivery teams through sprint planning, backlog grooming, and iterative releases.
• Remove technical impediments and uphold quality through design reviews.
• Define reusable architecture patterns and templates that scale across client engagements.
• Partner with sales and account teams to shape Fabric pursuits and SOW language.
• Build POVs, prototypes, and demos to showcase Fabric capabilities.
• Deliver client-facing presentations and technical positioning with Microsoft account teams.
• Support contract and pricing conversations with technical input and solution recommendations.
• Participate in executive briefings and industry events.

Skills

Microsoft Fabric

Azure

Architecture

Governance

Data Platform

SOW/Proposals

Mentoring

Executive Communication

Delivery Leadership

Cloud Adoption Framework

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science/Information Systems

Master's degree preferred

DP-600 Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate

Tools

Azure DevOps

GitHub Actions

Power BI

Synapse

Databricks

Job description

Perficient, Inc. seeks a Solutions Architect, Microsoft Fabric to serve as the senior technical authority for our Fabric practice. Define the strategic Fabric data platform roadmap and lead enterprise migrations, governance, and tenant adoption with sales alignment.

Mentor distributed architects/engineers, build a Fabric center of excellence, and drive pursuit shaping, SOW language, and client demonstrations with Microsoft teams.