Azure Data Architect (Locals to CA)

·       10+ years in enterprise data architecture/solutions architecture; proven delivery at scale in regulated environments.

·       Deep expertise with Azure + Databricks (Delta Lake/Unity Catalog, streaming, governance); Snowflake experience valued.

·       Strong data modeling (dimensional, Data Vault, lakehouse) and data product/contract practices.

·       Hands‑on design of batch + streaming pipelines; metadata/lineage, data quality frameworks.

·       Demonstrated leadership influencing senior stakeholders and guiding cross‑functional teams.

·       Technical Skills

o   Platforms: Azure (ADLS, ADF/Fabric, Synapse, Purview), Databricks, Snowflake.

o   Analytics & Semantic Layer: Power BI (enterprise modeling, semantic layer/metrics layer design, performance optimization, governance).

o   Programming & IaC: SQL, Python/Scala; Terraform/ARM/Bicep.

o   Streaming: Kafka/Event Hubs, Spark Structured Streaming.

o   Governance & Observability: Catalog/lineage, data quality expectations, cost/perf tuning.