Azure Data Architect-Microsoft Fabric

Overview

Remote
$55 - $60
Accepts corp to corp applications
Contract - W2
Contract - 12 Month(s)

Skills

Access Control
Accountability
Agile
Analytics
Cloud Computing
Collaboration
Communication
Continuous Delivery
Continuous Integration
DAX
Data Architecture
Data Flow
Windows PowerShell
Scripting
Semantics
Soft Skills
Sprint
Storage
Project Delivery
Microsoft SQL Server
Migration
Netezza
Optimization
Oracle
Management
Encryption
Extract
Transform
Load
Extraction
GitHub
HIPAA
Data Processing
Data Quality
Data Warehouse
Database
DevOps
ELT
Data Governance
Data Integration
Data Integrity
Data Lake
Data Management
HIS
Meta-data Management
Microsoft
Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Power BI
Privacy
Python
Real-time
Regulatory Compliance
Reporting
SQL
Teradata

Job Details

Job Description of Role       

  • a) Acts as the Single point of the contact for the client for technical delivery

    b) Design and develop robust data architecture that supports the organization's data needs, including data lake and data warehouse components
    c) Define Data Architecture framework components – Integration, Data Management and Data Consumption
    d) Create conceptual, logical, and physical data models to ensure data integrity and consistency
    e) Establish and enforce data governance policies and standards to maintain data quality and security
    f) Design and implement data integration solutions to extract, transform, and load data from various sources into the data lake and data warehouse
    g) Leverage Azure and Fabric services to build scalable and cost-effective data solutions
    h) Optimize data queries and ETL processes to ensure efficient data access and analysis
    i) Collaborate with data engineers, analysts, and business users to understand their requirements and translate them into technical solutions
    j) Should be able to understand requirements and proactively clarify any doubts/assumptions
    k) Should be team player
    l) Should be flexible with working hours (collaborate with team in India, in IST time zone)
    m) Should be self-motivated and passionate to become technology expert
    n) Should be accountable for his work and committed to deadlines
    o) Should be able to set a Implementation path for projects
    p) Should be able to do Effort Estimations for Projects
    q) Should be able to do customer demos
     
    Key skills: Microsoft Fabric, DBX, Data Lake, Data Factory, Azure, Data Warehouse, Modern Data Platforms Migration
     
    Primary (Must have skills)
    Excellent verbal and written communication should be able to speak confidently throughout the conversation.
    Experience working with customer Business/IT team.
     
    Data Architecture Design:
    1.Expertise in designing scalable and modular data architectures (Data Lake + Data Warehouse)
    2.Experience creating conceptual, logical, and physical data models
    Azure & Microsoft Fabric:
    3.Strong knowledge of Microsoft Fabric components (Lakehouse, Dataflows, Pipelines, etc.)
    4.Proficient with Azure services: Synapse, Data Factory, Data Lake Storage, SQL DB, etc.
    ETL/ELT & Data Integration:
    5.Experience designing and implementing data pipelines for extraction, transformation, and loading from diverse sources
    6.Familiarity with both batch and real-time data processing
    Data Governance & Management:
    7.Understanding of data quality frameworks, metadata management, lineage, and access control
    8.Ability to define and enforce governance policies
    Performance Optimization:
    9.Tuning ETL jobs, optimizing data models, and improving query performance
    Stakeholder Communication:
    10.Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions
    11.Experience serving as a single point of contact for clients on technical delivery
    Modern Data Platforms Migration:
    12.Experience in modernizing legacy data warehouses to cloud-native platforms
     Well-architected Framework
    13. Best design/coding practices
    14. Experience in working in a challenging environment with unclear requirements and contributing collaboratively with the team to refine the requirements
    15, Ability to offer innovative ideas/solutioning, that are modern and effective.
     
    Secondary Skills (Good To have)
    1.Legacy DW Experience: Familiarity with traditional platforms like Teradata, Netezza, Oracle, or SQL Server.
    2.Power BI: Working knowledge of Power BI for reporting, semantic model design, and DAX.
    3.CI/CD & DevOps: Exposure to deploying data pipelines via Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
    4.Security & Compliance: Understanding of data privacy, encryption, and regulatory standards (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
    5.Data Catalogs: Experience with Microsoft Purview or other Metadata management tools.
    6.Agile Methodology: Comfort with Agile project delivery and sprint-based planning.
    7.Scripting & Automation: Ability to use SQL, PowerShell, or Python for automation or tooling support.
     
    Certifications:
    Preferred: Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate
    Additional beneficial certifications: DP-600 (Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer)/DP-700, DP-203 (Azure Data Engineer), Azure Solutions Architect Expert, or equivalent cloud/data certifications.
     
    Soft skills/other skills (If any)
    1) Should have good oral and written communication.
    2) Should be a good team player.
    3) Should be proactive and adaptive.
    4) Good experience of working with customer teams
    5) Should have good attitude at work
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