Senior Data & AI Architect: Microsoft Fabric & Power BI

Lantern; Dallas, Northern (TX, KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Group benefits

Job summary

Lantern seeks a Senior Data & AI Consultant to lead data modernization and AI initiatives within the Microsoft ecosystem. You will architect modern data platforms, mentor teams, and translate complex data challenges into strategic business outcomes across Fabric, Power BI, Synapse, and Dataverse.

You will guide clients on governance, data security, and AI readiness while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable analytics and intelligent automation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in CS, data engineering, or related field.
• 4+ years hands-on with Microsoft Data & AI stack (Fabric, Power BI, Azure Data Factory, Synapse, SQL, Dataverse).
• Experience building data platforms for analytics and AI in Microsoft environments.
• Strong data modeling with DAX, Power Query, T-SQL, and Python.

Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise-grade data solutions on the Microsoft stack.
• Lead data modernization, AI enablement, and governance initiatives.
• Mentor cross-functional teams on solution architecture and best practices.
• Guide clients on data governance using Purview and security via Entra ID.
• Stay current with Fabric, Power BI, Synapse, and Azure OpenAI updates.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Mentoring

Data storytelling

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Azure Synapse

Azure Data Factory

Dataverse

SQL

Dataflows

Notebooks

Pipelines

DAX

Power Query (M)

Python

Purview

Entra ID

Copilot integrations

Job description

Lantern seeks a Senior Data & AI Consultant to lead data modernization and AI initiatives within the Microsoft ecosystem. You will architect modern data platforms, mentor teams, and translate complex data challenges into strategic business outcomes across Fabric, Power BI, Synapse, and Dataverse.

You will guide clients on governance, data security, and AI readiness while collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver scalable analytics and intelligent automation.