Data Architect- Remote (CST Preferormation...

A growing organization in the insurance/reinsurance space is seeking a Data Architect to design and build a modern, scalable data platform leveraging Microsoft Fabric, Azure, and Snowflake.

This is a high-impact role where you'll take ownership of the data architecture and help stabilize and optimize an evolving environment. You'll work closely with leadership and a lean, distributed team to build a strong foundation for analytics and reporting.

We will not be accepting c2c/ third party candidates. Please do not apply or submit.

What You'll Do

Data Architecture & Platform Design

• Design and implement a modern data lake / data warehouse architecture using Microsoft Fabric and Azure

• Define scalable data models, storage structures, and governance standards for large datasets (millions+ records)

• Establish secure data access, role-based permissions, and compliance controls

Data Engineering & Pipelines

• Build and optimize data pipelines for ingestion, transformation, and movement across Fabric/Azure environments

• Develop and tune SQL queries for performance and scalability

• Troubleshoot and resolve performance bottlenecks and query timeouts

Workflow Automation & Enablement

• Design and implement automated data workflows (ETL/ELT pipelines)

• Create reusable frameworks/templates to support self-service capabilities for internal users

• Focus on scalable platform solutions vs. one-off builds

Reporting & Visualization

• Enable downstream reporting via Power BI and/or Tableau

• Structure datasets for efficient consumption and minimal latency

• Partner with stakeholders to ensure reporting is reliable, performant, and scalable

Performance Optimization

• Identify system constraints and optimize compute, storage, and query performance within Microsoft Fabric

• Ensure the platform scales with growing data volumes and user demand

Required Experience

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric and Azure

• Expertise in data architecture and pipeline development

• Advanced SQL skills (query performance tuning and transformations)

• Experience with Power BI or similar BI/visualization tools

• Experience with Snowflake and large-scale data environments

• Background in insurance, reinsurance, or other high-risk industries

• Experience building automated workflow and data frameworks

• Exposure to integrating with external or proprietary systems

Environment & Tools

• Microsoft Fabric, Azure

• Snowflake

• Power BI / Tableau

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