Microsoft Fabric Architect / Administrator

Job Title: Microsoft Fabric Architect / Administrator

Work Location: PA (Hybrid)

Duration: 12 Months

Job Overview

STAFFXPERT is looking for an experienced Microsoft Fabric Architect / Administrator to lead the implementation, governance, and optimization of an enterprise-wide Microsoft Fabric ecosystem. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, Azure Synapse, Databricks, data architecture, governance, and cloud-based analytics solutions.

This role requires strong leadership, client interaction, offshore coordination, and hands-on technical expertise in Fabric administration, security, performance optimization, and modern data engineering practices.

Key Responsibilities

Administration & Governance

• Configure, manage, and audit Microsoft Fabric tenant settings across the organization.
• Ensure security compliance, feature governance, and platform standardization.
• Monitor and optimize Fabric Capacity (F-SKU) usage using Capacity Metrics applications.
• Implement scaling strategies to optimize platform performance and cost.
• Manage and enforce:
• RBAC (Role-Based Access Control)
• Row-Level Security (RLS)
• Object-Level Security (OLS)
• Integrate Microsoft Purview for:
• Data discovery
• Data lineage
• Compliance and governance
• Configure and manage DLP (Data Loss Prevention) policies to protect sensitive enterprise data.
• Integrate Fabric with Azure Log Analytics for:
• Monitoring
• Alerting
• Auditing
• Trend analysis
• Identify and resolve noisy neighbor workloads, throttling, and performance bottlenecks.
• Establish Power BI governance standards and conduct training sessions for business users and non-IT teams.
  

Architecture & Engineering Responsibilities

• Design and implement enterprise Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold) using:
• Fabric Lakehouses
• Warehouses
• Provide architectural oversight and best practices to optimize Fabric capacity utilization.
• Develop orchestration and integration solutions using:
• Data Factory Pipelines
• Dataflows Gen2
• Design and manage connectivity between Microsoft Fabric and external/SaaS data sources.
• Utilize Shortcuts to reduce unnecessary data duplication.
• Optimize semantic models for DirectLake mode to support near real-time reporting.
• Establish CI/CD pipelines using Git integration for Dev, Test, and Production deployments.
  

Experience

Required Skills & Qualifications

• 10 years of experience in Data Architecture or Data Engineering.
• Minimum 1 2 years of hands-on Microsoft Fabric experience.
• Strong experience with:
• Power BI
• Azure Synapse
• Databricks
  

Technical Skills

• Microsoft Fabric Administration
• OneLake Architecture
• PySpark / Notebooks
• T-SQL
• DAX
• Delta Lake
• Data Governance & Security
• Azure Log Analytics
• Data Factory Pipelines
• Dataflows Gen2
• Power BI Administration & Governance
• CI/CD & Git Integration
  
  

Data Strategy

• Proven expertise in designing enterprise OneLake architectures to eliminate data silos and support unified analytics platforms.
  
  

Preferred Certifications

• DP-600: Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate
• AZ-305: Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  
  

Top 3 Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate Microsoft Fabric architecture and administration initiatives.
• Manage offshore teams and client communication effectively.
• Ensure platform scalability, governance, security, and operational flexibility.