Fabric Architect

We’re looking for an experienced Data & AI Architect to lead the design, implementation and migration of Microsoft Fabric and Azure-based data platform solutions for a major enterprise environment. This is a highly technical, hands-on architecture role where you’ll define target data and AI architectures, lead Fabric migration activity, support engineering teams, and ensure the platform is reliable, scalable and secure . As the Data & AI Architect, you will lead Microsoft Fabric implementation and migration projects, including pre-migration assessments, migration planning, target architecture definition and data migration design. You’ll work closely with development, testing, platform and architecture teams to deliver robust data solutions and improve migration guidance and service offering s.You’ll also play a key role in AI solution design, assessing use cases, recommending the right AI approach, implementing data agents within Fabric and making AI capabilities accessible to the busines s. Key responsibilit • iesLead Microsoft Fabric implementation and migration activ • ityDefine target Fabric and AI architect • ureAnalyse data mapping and data models to create ingestion-level mapp • ingDesign and execute data migration strateg • iesImplement POCs with limited developer supp • ortDefine logical and physical data mod • elsProvide technical guidance to product teams on existing services and utilit • iesDesign and lead DevOps implementation for the data platf • ormCoach and mentor engineers and developers on DevOps best pract • iceCollaborate with platform, architecture and wider technical te • amsAct as the technical point of contact for cloud service providers such as Az • ureSupport platform reliability, availability, monitoring, incident response and disaster recov • eryDrive continuous improvement around security, resilience, failover and operational performa nce The ideal candidate will have strong experience designing and delivering Azure-based data platform solutions, with hands-on knowledge across Microsoft data, cloud and AI technolog ies. You should have experience • with:Microsoft Fabric and Azure Synapse Anal • yticsAzure Data Factory and Datab • ricksAzure Functions, App Service, Logic Apps, AKS, Web Apps and related Azure ser • vicesAzure SQL Managed Instance and Azure Postg • reSQLMicrosoft Foundry and Power • AppsReal-time streaming technologies such as Kafka, Azure Stream Analytics or Even • t HubSpark processing and performance t • uningFile formats and partitioning, including Parquet, JSON, XML an • d CSVAzure DevOps and GitHub Ac • tionsC# or Python, with knowledge of the • otherSynchronous and asynchronous interface appro • achesMicroservices archite • ctureDevOps processes across development, testing, release and deplo • ymentData modelling, including 3NF, dimensional modelling and Data Vaul • t 2.0Agile delivery environ ments You’ll also be confident producing comprehensive documentation, leading technical analysis, managing expectations around timescales and outcomes, and influencing stakeholders across technical and business teams. Experience with any of the following would be bene • ficial:Azure Purview, Collibra or other data cataloguin • g toolsPower BI, Tableau or other visualisatio • n toolsSn owflake