Azure/Data Fabric Architect

Must have skills : Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake Storage, Azure Data Factory, and Power BI, SQL, DAX
Preferred skills :Devops, CI/CD
Work Location (City, State) Warren, New Jersey
Open for Remote (Yes/No) Yes

Detailed Job Description
Architect & Design: Lead the end-to-end architecture of scalable, secure, and high-performance data platforms leveraging Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, Data Lake, and related services.
Integration: Consolidate disparate data sources (structured, semi-structured, and unstructured) into a unified, governed data fabric to support analytics and operational workloads.
Governance & Compliance: Define and enforce data governance policies, metadata management, lineage tracking, and compliance frameworks (GDPR, HIPAA, SOC 2, etc.).
Collaboration: Partner with business stakeholders, data scientists, and analysts to translate business requirements into robust technical solutions.
Optimization: Continuously monitor and optimize data pipelines for performance, scalability, and cost efficiency.
Innovation: Evaluate and integrate emerging technologies, AI/ML capabilities, and automation tools into the data ecosystem.
Leadership & Mentorship: Provide technical leadership to data engineering teams, conduct code reviews, and establish best practices for Microsoft Fabric adoption.
Documentation: Maintain comprehensive architectural diagrams, data flow documentation, and operational runbooks.