What are the responsibilities and job description for the Data Architect - Microsoft Fabric and Foundry position at J. E. Dunn Construction Group?
Best People Right Culture. These are the driving forces behind JE Dunn's success.
By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company's rewards, we've found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 100 years.
Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places everyday, and we need inspired people like you to join us in building authentic partnerships.
Role Summary
The Data Architect is responsible for defining and guiding the enterprise data architecture, Microsoft Fabric platform configuration, high-impact data products, application data design, and data movement across systems. This role also leads advanced AI architecture in Microsoft Foundry, including builds, configuration, governance, and enablement for the Data and Development teams and domain-deployed engineers. The position serves as a bridge between technical implementation and business strategy, ensuring enterprise data and AI capabilities are secure, reusable, reliable, and aligned with organizational priorities. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.
Key Role Responsibilities - Core
Key Role Responsibilities - Additional Core
N/A
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Education
Experience
Working Environment
Benefits Information
The benefits package aligned to this position is Professional Non-Union. Please click the link below for more details.
Click here for benefits details.
This role is expected to accept applications for at least three business days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.
JE Dunn Construction is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. JE Dunn Construction is a background screening, drug-free workplace.
JE Dunn provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for a job, please submit your request to
JE Dunn Construction Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of JE Dunn Construction without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of JE Dunn Construction Company. Please, no phone calls or emails.
***For this opportunity, JE Dunn Construction will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including but not limited to H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN-1 or TN-2, E-3, O-1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)***
Requisition ID: 63247
Why People Work Here
At JE Dunn we offer our employees an inspired place to enrich their life and the lives of those around them
Building on our rich history, our employee owners are shaping the future of JE Dunn. In our team-focused environment we do life together and are generously rewarded for our efforts
About JE Dunn
For more information on who we are, click here.
EEO NOTICES
Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
California Privacy Policy
E-Verify
JE Dunn participates in the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program.
E-Verify Participation (English and Spanish)
Right to Work (English)
Right to Work (Spanish)
By hiring inspired people, giving them interesting and challenging work, enabling them with innovative tools, and letting them share in the company's rewards, we've found a sustainable way to grow in our industry for the last 100 years.
Our diverse teams around the country strive to enrich lives through inspired people and places everyday, and we need inspired people like you to join us in building authentic partnerships.
Role Summary
The Data Architect is responsible for defining and guiding the enterprise data architecture, Microsoft Fabric platform configuration, high-impact data products, application data design, and data movement across systems. This role also leads advanced AI architecture in Microsoft Foundry, including builds, configuration, governance, and enablement for the Data and Development teams and domain-deployed engineers. The position serves as a bridge between technical implementation and business strategy, ensuring enterprise data and AI capabilities are secure, reusable, reliable, and aligned with organizational priorities. All activities will be performed in support of the strategy, vision and values of JE Dunn.
- Autonomy & Decision-Making: Makes decisions on non-routine matters, provides recommendations to supervisor, and refers all exceptions to supervisor.
- Career Path: Various
Key Role Responsibilities - Core
- Own enterprise data architecture for high-impact data products across Fabric, applications, analytics, AI, and integrations.
- Own Microsoft Foundry architecture and governance, including configuration standards, environments, model deployments, agents, evaluation, observability, cost, and production readiness.
- Design end-to-end application data flows, including system of record, direction, latency, synchronization, reconciliation, and failure handling.
- Shape application data models so operational workflows, reporting, integration, analytics, and AI requirements are addressed together.
- Establish Fabric platform standards across capacities, domains, workspaces, OneLake, lakehouses, warehouses, pipelines, notebooks, semantic models, and deployment paths.
- Define trusted-data requirements for ownership, quality, lineage, certification, metadata, security, service expectations, and change management.
- Build reusable reference architectures and implementation patterns that Data and Development teams can use without redesigning every solution.
- Enable domain-deployed engineers and citizen developers through paved roads, guardrails, templates, architecture reviews, coaching, and clear production-promotion paths.
- Embed security and responsible AI controls into every material design, including identity, authorization, privacy, auditability, evaluation, cost controls, and lifecycle management.
- Remain a hands-on builder-architect who can prototype critical patterns, challenge assumptions, and guide solutions from concept through supported production.
Key Role Responsibilities - Additional Core
N/A
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Ability to perform work accurately, completely and in a timely manner
- Communication skills, verbal and written - Intermediate
- Ability to follow-up on inquiries in a timely manner.
- Ability to understand and implement best practice standards
- Ability to deliver quality through attention to detail
- Ability to recognize opportunities for process improvement
- Proficiency in MS Office - Intermediate
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and act ethically in all matters
- Ability to build relationships and collaborate within a team, internally and externally
Education
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Data Engineering, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field (Required)
- In lieu of the above requirements, equivalent relevant experience will be considered.
Experience
- 8 years of experience in data architecture, data engineering, application architecture, integration architecture, AI platforms, or related enterprise technology roles.
- Proven experience designing enterprise solutions on Microsoft Fabric, Azure, Microsoft Foundry, or comparable cloud data and AI platforms.
Working Environment
- Frequent activity: Sitting, Viewing Computer Screen
- May require periods of travel
- Must be able to lift up to 10 pounds
- Must be willing to work non-traditional hours to meet business needs
- Normal office environment
- Occasional activity: Standing, Walking, Bending, Reaching above Shoulder
- Valid and unrestricted drivers license required
Benefits Information
The benefits package aligned to this position is Professional Non-Union. Please click the link below for more details.
Click here for benefits details.
This role is expected to accept applications for at least three business days and may continue to be posted until a qualified applicant is selected or the position has been cancelled.
JE Dunn Construction is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer and it is our policy to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. JE Dunn Construction is a background screening, drug-free workplace.
JE Dunn provides reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. If you would like to request a reasonable accommodation in order to apply for a job, please submit your request to
JE Dunn Construction Company does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms or agencies. Any resume submitted to any employee of JE Dunn Construction without a prior written search agreement will be considered unsolicited and the property of JE Dunn Construction Company. Please, no phone calls or emails.
***For this opportunity, JE Dunn Construction will not sponsor an applicant for work visa status or employment authorization, nor will we offer any immigration-related support for this position (including but not limited to H-1B, F-1 OPT, F-1 STEM OPT, F-1 CPT, J-1, TN-1 or TN-2, E-3, O-1, or future sponsorship for U.S. lawful permanent residence status.)***
Requisition ID: 63247
Why People Work Here
At JE Dunn we offer our employees an inspired place to enrich their life and the lives of those around them
Building on our rich history, our employee owners are shaping the future of JE Dunn. In our team-focused environment we do life together and are generously rewarded for our efforts
About JE Dunn
For more information on who we are, click here.
EEO NOTICES
Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal
California Privacy Policy
E-Verify
JE Dunn participates in the Electronic Employment Eligibility Verification Program.
E-Verify Participation (English and Spanish)
Right to Work (English)
Right to Work (Spanish)