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Role : Data Migration Architect – Azure Data Platform
Location: Houston, TX (Onsite)
Summary
Seeking an experienced Data Migration Architect to lead large-scale Azure data platform migrations. The role focuses on migrating data, analytics, reporting, and cloud assets across Azure subscriptions and environments while driving architecture, governance, modernization, and delivery.
Key Responsibilities
- Define and execute Azure data migration strategies, frameworks, and target architectures.
- Lead migration of Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory (ADF), Azure Synapse, ADLS Gen2, Azure SQL, Power BI, Purview, and Key Vault assets.
- Modernize data platforms using Lakehouse/Medallion architectures and cloud-native ELT approaches.
- Migrate enterprise data warehouses, data marts, semantic models, and reporting solutions while ensuring data lineage and reporting continuity.
- Implement governance, security, RBAC, metadata management, and compliance standards.
- Lead migration planning, architecture workshops, risk management, and cross-functional delivery teams.
Required Qualifications
- 10 years in Data Architecture, Cloud Engineering, or Data Migration programs.
- 5 years designing enterprise Azure data platforms.
- Proven experience with Azure subscription-to-subscription migrations.
- Strong analytics modernization experience.
Required Skills
- Azure: Databricks, ADF, Synapse, ADLS Gen2, Azure SQL, Purview, Key Vault, Azure Monitor.
- Data & Analytics: Power BI, SSAS Tabular Models, Data Warehousing, Dimensional Modeling, Data Governance.
- Engineering: Azure DevOps, CI/CD, Git, Python, PySpark, SQL, PowerShell.
- Architecture: Medallion Architecture, Lakehouse, Data Mesh, Enterprise Integration & Data Migration