Data Platform Architect Redmond, WA-Onsite full time/contract

Position: Data Platform Architect

Location: Redmond, WA_Onsite

JobType:full time/contract

Key Responsibilities:

• Design & implement ETL pipelines using Microsoft Fabric (Dataflows, Pipelines, Lakehouse, Warehouse, SQL) and Azure Data Factory

• Build & maintain metadata-driven Lakehouse architectures supporting multiple consumption patterns

• Create agent-specific data lakes & orchestration layers for cross-agent querying

• Enable interactive data consumption via Power BI, Azure OpenAI & analytics/AI tools

• Ensure data quality, lineage & governance across ingestion/transformation processes

• Partner with product teams to understand data needs & deliver scalable platforms

• Optimize compute & storage for performance and cost effectiveness

Required Qualifications:

• 7+ years in data engineering with strong Azure & Microsoft Fabric experience

• Strong communication skills (written & verbal)

• Deep expertise with:

  • Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Dataflows Gen2, Pipelines, Notebooks)

  • Azure Data Factory, Azure SQL, ADLS Gen2

  • Power BI (or similar BI tools)

  • SQL, Python, PySpark/Scala

• Experience with structured & semi-structured formats (JSON, XML, CSV, Parquet)

• Proven experience with metadata-driven architectures & reusable components

• Understanding of data modeling, governance & security best practices

• Plus: Experience with agent-based architectures & conversational AI