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# Principle Data & Solution Architect

- **Company:** Apptad Inc.
- **Location:** Frisco, TX, United States
- **Salary:** $124,200.0 - $175,800.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Microsoft Excel, Artificial Intelligence, Business Analytics Applications, Data Analysis, Microsoft Azure, Cloud Computing, Data Architecture, Data Files, Data Governance, Data Security, MicroStrategy, Power BI, Tableau (Software), Qliksense, Delivery Pipeline, Large Language Models, Grafana, Git, Data Layers, Microsoft Fabric, Data Lineage, Collibra, Data Pipelines
- **Published:** August 7, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.careerjet.com/jobad/us762243575091730e18762d8653fc5a78

## About the Role

Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouse, Direct Lake)
Power BI & Semantic Modeling
DAX, Composite Models, Aggregation Tables
Dataflows Gen2 & Data Pipelines
XMLA Endpoints & Tabular Editor
Deployment Pipelines & Git Integration
RLS, OLS & Dataset Certification
Data Governance (Microsoft Purview, Alation, Collibra)
SOX Compliance & Data Lineage
Tableau, Qlik Sense, MicroStrategy & Grafana Integration
Azure OpenAI / Anthropic Claude / AI-LLM Integration
Enterprise Data Architecture & Stakeholder Management
Preferred Experience

 * 12 15 years in Data Architecture, BI, Analytics Engineering, or Microsoft Fabric solutions.
 * Strong experience designing enterprise semantic layers and modern analytics platforms.
 * Ability to drive architecture decisions and lead cross-functional technical discussions.

## Description

* Architect and own enterprise semantic models using Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, and Power BI.
 * Design Direct Lake, Composite Models, and enterprise-grade semantic layer solutions.
 * Implement governance, Dataset Certification, RLS/OLS, and SOX-compliant data security.
 * Define best practices for DAX, deployment pipelines, Git integration, XMLA endpoints, and Tabular Editor.
 * Integrate Fabric semantic models with Tableau, Qlik Sense, MicroStrategy, Grafana, Excel, and AI/LLM platforms such as Anthropic Claude and Azure OpenAI.
 * Collaborate with business leaders and stakeholders to deliver scalable, governed analytics solutions., Horace Mann is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Domain Managing Architect - Cloud to lead our cloud strategy and execution across the enterprise. The ideal candidate wil…
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