Microsoft Fabric Data Platform Architect

THE TEAM YOU WILL BE JOININGJoin a well-established manufacturing organization that is making a significant investment in the future of its enterprise data platform.The IT organization is leading the company's Microsoft Fabric journey, building the foundation for modern reporting, analytics, AI, and enterprise decision-making. Rather than inheriting an existing Fabric environment, you'll partner directly with senior technology leadership to establish the architecture, governance, and engineering standards that will shape the organization's data strategy for years to come.This engagement offers the opportunity to work alongside executive leadership while helping transform how data is consumed across the business.WHY THIS ROLE STANDS OUTMany Microsoft Fabric opportunities focus on supporting an existing environment. This opportunity offers something different. You'll help build the foundation.From designing scalable data models and engineering pipelines to establishing governance and best practices, you'll have significant influence over the future direction of the organization's data platform.If you enjoy solving complex technical problems, building modern data environments, partnering with business leadership, and creating scalable solutions that others will build upon, this is the type of engagement rarely available in today's market.LOCATIONRemote - Will be considered based on the depth of their Microsoft Fabric implementation experienceCandidates located near the Charlotte region and able to provide periodic onsite support are preferredWHAT YOU WILL DODesign and enhance Microsoft Fabric architecture across the enterprise Build scalable Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold) Develop Data Factory pipelines and modern ELT processes Design enterprise semantic models supporting Power BI reporting Establish governance, security, and engineering standards across Fabric Partner with IT leadership to prioritize long-term data initiatives Improve reporting performance and enterprise data accessibility Document architecture and engineering standards for long-term sustainability Collaborate with business stakeholders to understand reporting and analytics needs WHAT THEY ARE LOOKING FORMicrosoft Fabric implementation experience Strong Data Engineering background Medallion Architecture Microsoft OneLake Fabric Data Factory Lakehouse architecture Power BI Semantic Models Azure Data Platform experience ETL / ELT development Data Modeling Enterprise reporting Data governance Strong communication skills Ability to operate with a high degree of autonomy WHAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFULYou enjoy building rather than maintaining. You thrive in greenfield or modernization initiatives. You naturally balance architecture with hands-on engineering. You communicate equally well with executives and technical teams. You enjoy creating standards, documentation, and scalable frameworks. You leave environments better than you found them. WHAT THEY OFFER YOUOpportunity to build an enterprise Microsoft Fabric platform Direct partnership with executive IT leadership Significant autonomy and technical ownership Opportunity to influence enterprise data strategy Modern Microsoft data technology stack Long-term visibility into enterprise modernization initiatives#LI-TF1 #RemoteReference: 69639