Microsoft Fabric Lead
Location: Parsippany, NJ
Duration: 6 Months
Competencies
- AWS Cloud Computing
- Kafka
- ReactJS
- Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)
- Next.js
Role Summary
The Microsoft Fabric Lead will architect, lead, and deliver enterprise-scale analytics and AI-enabled data solutions using Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft AI Foundry. This role owns the end-to-end data and AI platform strategy, including the creation of data agents, AI-powered insights, and autonomous analytics workflows integrated with governed enterprise data.
Key Responsibilities
Platform Architecture & Strategy
- Lead the design and implementation of enterprise analytics and AI solutions using Microsoft Fabric and Microsoft AI Foundry
- Define reference architectures combining Lakehouse, Warehouse, semantic models, and AI agents
- Establish best practices for AI-ready data architecture leveraging OneLake
- Drive the Fabric + AI Foundry adoption roadmap
Data Engineering & Integration
- Design and oversee scalable data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration pipelines
- Utilize Fabric Data Pipelines, Spark/Notebooks, and Azure Data Factory
- Ensure high-quality, AI-ready datasets for data agents and copilots
AI, Data Agents & Microsoft AI Foundry
- Design and develop data agents for enterprise analytics and conversational insights
- Integrate Fabric data assets with Microsoft AI Foundry using RAG and agent orchestration patterns
- Ensure responsible AI practices and security compliance
Analytics & BI Enablement
- Lead Power BI semantic model design within Fabric
- Enable governed self-service analytics
- Deliver AI-driven insights via dashboards and reports
Governance, Security & Compliance
- Define governance standards for data and AI agents
- Implement data lineage, sensitivity labeling, and access control
- Ensure compliance with enterprise security and responsible AI policies
Technical Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement
- Serve as the technical authority for Fabric and AI solutions
- Mentor engineering teams and conduct architecture reviews
- Translate business requirements into scalable data and AI solutions
Required Skills
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric
- OneLake, Lakehouse, and Data Warehouses
- Power BI
- SQL
- PySpark
- Python
- Experience integrating with Microsoft AI Foundry
- Proven experience in modern data architectures
- Experience leading enterprise data platforms