Microsoft Fabric Solution Architect

Turns the approved reference architecture into working patterns, runs the deployment review gate, and co-authors the operating model with the analytics lead.

Responsibilities

• Own the IEDR implementation design across all 37 components, and the decisions on the 3 conditional ones (Private Link, on-prem gateway, APIM)

• Build and publish the design pattern library: ingestion, medallion, DQ rules, naming, pipeline and notebook templates, ADR log

• Design and run the deployment review gate: PR checklist, promotion rules, rollback

• Lead the IEDR migration approach, including parallel-run and cutover criteria

• Draft the operating model: platform vs. domain RACI, support tiers, onboarding, criteria for returning to ARB

• Represent the design at EA, ARB, Cyber and Cloud Services reviews

• 8+ years in data architecture, with 2+ years on Microsoft Fabric or Synapse/Power BI Premium at enterprise scale

• Deep knowledge of OneLake, Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Factory, Eventhouse and Direct Lake

• Fabric security and networking: Entra ID, workspace identity, trusted workspace access, managed private endpoints, Private Link trade-offs

• Fabric Git integration and deployment pipelines; medallion design and Delta Lake

• Purview integration for catalog, lineage and classification

• Writes ADRs and reference architectures that pass formal review; regulated industry experience preferred

Certifications highly preferred

Soft skills

• Explains trade-offs plainly to architects, cyber and executives

• Teaches as they go, so staff can maintain the patterns after handover

• Excellent Communication Skills is a must

• Can work autonomously

• Self driven