Senior Fabric Technical Data Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Washington.

📋 Description

• Report directly to the CIO within the IT Department.

• Design and oversee the comprehensive Microsoft Fabric architecture, which includes the Bronze/Silver/Gold lakehouse framework, as well as the strategies for Dev/UAT/Prod workspaces and environments, and data integration/orchestration methodologies.

• Set and uphold technical standards to ensure scalability, performance, and cost-effectiveness.

• Develop architectural roadmaps that align with business and analytics objectives.

• Create and sustain ingestion pipelines across systems such as D365 F&O, CRM, Fabrication, Service, and others.

• Execute transformations that yield curated datasets ready for reporting and analytics.

• Facilitate batch, streaming, and real-time data movement from source to lakehouse and semantic layer.

• Guarantee that technical models are in alignment with the business information model.

• Provide reliable and efficient datasets for Power BI and other downstream analytics.

• Establish and enforce governance frameworks that cover data quality, metadata, cataloging, lineage, and observability.

• Define and manage security protocols and access controls.

• Support a formal data governance and ownership framework.

• Manage Fabric deployment pipelines, CI/CD processes, and release management.

• Enable incremental delivery for testing, UAT, and stabilization in production.

• Expand the platform beyond core ERP data into other enterprise systems.

• Ensure the architecture remains clean, governed, accessible, and ready for AI applications.

• Optimize for performance, cost, and usability.

• Assess and recommend suitable technologies and tools.

• Stabilize and operationalize the existing Fabric Data Lakehouse V1, deliver V2 capabilities, transition capabilities from external partners in-house, and facilitate trusted reporting and future AI initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree (B.S.) in Software Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Science, Mathematics, or a related field from an accredited institution, or an equivalent combination of technical training and/or relevant experience.

• Proven experience in designing, building, and operationalizing data platforms and lakehouse architectures based on Microsoft Fabric.

• Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric architecture, lakehouse frameworks, workspace and environment strategies, as well as data integration/orchestration patterns.

• Experience in constructing and maintaining data ingestion pipelines across various enterprise systems, including D365 F&O, CRM, Fabrication, and Service.

• Background in implementing transformation logic for datasets that are curated, reporting-ready, and suitable for analytics.

• Knowledge of batch, streaming, and real-time data patterns.

• Understanding of data governance, data quality, metadata, cataloging, lineage, and observability principles.

• Experience in defining security and access controls for data platform components.

• Familiarity with deployment pipelines, CI/CD methodologies, and release management processes specific to Fabric.

• Background in supporting analytics, reporting, AI use cases, semantic modeling, Power BI, and data platform operations.

• Proven experience in leading or mentoring technical teams.

• This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive salary with opportunities for bonuses.

• Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage with minimal to no weekly premiums.

• 401(k) plan with discretionary company matching contributions.

• Generous paid time off policy, including vacation, sick leave, and paid holidays.

• Disability income protection.

• Life insurance coverage for employees and eligible dependents.

• Optional coverage for critical illness and accident plans.

• Opportunities for career growth and development.

• In-house training programs available.

• Reimbursement for certifications and tuition expenses.

• Wellness program to support employee health.

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) for additional support.