What are the responsibilities and job description for the Microsoft Fabric Data Architect position at Vidorra Consulting Group?
About the Role: We are seeking a seasoned and highly experienced Microsoft Fabric Data Architect/Principal Data Engineer to lead the design, architecture, and deployment of complex data and analytics solutions on the Azure Data Platform and Microsoft Fabric. This role demands strong thought leadership in modern data architecture principles, driving technology transformation, and ensuring alignment with target state architecture and roadmaps.
Key Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities
- Serve as the key technical expert in designing, architecting, deploying, and maintaining cloud solutions for Data Management & Analytics.
- Lead the architecture direction for engineers, defining target state technology architecture and roadmaps.
- Design application solutions on the Azure Data Platform for complex business requirements.
- Demonstrate strong knowledge of ETL/ELT patterns for data ingestion, processing, and distribution using Azure cloud services and Microsoft Fabric.
- Drive technology proof of concepts and continuous technology transformation to minimize technical debt.
- 12 years of proven experience with SQL, schema design, and dimensional data modeling.
- 5 years in modern data engineering/data warehousing/data lakes technologies on Cloud Platforms (specifically Azure).
- Expertise in Microsoft Fabric Data Platform and Big Data tools (Databricks, Spark).
- Strong programming skills in PySpark and Spark SQL.
- Proficiency with ETL/ELT tools like Azure Data Factory (ADF) and data warehousing technologies (Azure Synapse, Azure SQL, Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS)).
- Strong knowledge of data warehouse best practices, development standards, and methodologies.
- Ability to work as an independent self-learner in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.