Modern Data Architect: Cloud Data Platform & Governance

ATS Client; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

ATS Client is seeking a Data Architect with 8–10 years of experience to lead the design and optimization of enterprise data platforms. You will shape a modern architecture using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Databricks and Power BI, and drive medallion architecture standards.

Responsibilities include designing scalable ingestion pipelines, governance, security and data quality, and collaborating with stakeholders to translate requirements into robust data solutions while aligning

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Enterprise Data Architecture and Data Warehousing.
• Proven track record with Azure Data Platform and Microsoft Fabric.
• Hands-on with Power BI, data engineering and cloud integration.
• Experience in governance, security, data quality and lineage.
• Preferably with government or regulated environment exposure.

Responsibilities

• Design and maintain modern data architecture using Fabric, Azure, Synapse and Databricks.
• Lead scalable ingestion pipelines for batch, streaming and real-time data.
• Define data modelling standards (star schema, semantic models).
• Oversee governance, security, compliance and metadata management.
• Collaborate with business units to translate requirements into data solutions.

Skills

Enterprise Data Architecture

Data Warehousing

Azure Data Platform

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

Data Engineering

Cloud Architecture

Enterprise Integration

SQL Server

Medallion Architecture

Enterprise-scale analytics

API & Integration Standards

QA (QA frameworks)

Database Management

Project management

Microsoft technologies

Knowledge transfer

Team leadership

Communication

Troubleshooting

Presentation skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in CS/IT/Eng

Postgraduate qualification

TOGAF Certification

Azure Solutions Architect Expert

Fabric Analytics Engineer

Azure Data Engineer

Power BI Data Analyst

Azure Administrator

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure Data Factory

Synapse

Databricks

Power BI

Microsoft Purview

SQL Server

Job description

ATS Client is seeking a Data Architect with 8–10 years of experience to lead the design and optimization of enterprise data platforms. You will shape a modern architecture using Microsoft Fabric, Azure Data Lake, Synapse, Databricks and Power BI, and drive medallion architecture standards.

Responsibilities include designing scalable ingestion pipelines, governance, security and data quality, and collaborating with stakeholders to translate requirements into robust data solutions while aligning