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Job description
Location: Saint Louis, United States (Posted on 07/01/2026)
A Fabric Solution Architect designs, implements, and governs end-to-end data and analytics solutions using Microsoft Fabric . This role bridges business requirements with technical architecture, ensuring scalable, secure, and high-performing data platforms leveraging Fabric components such as Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Data Engineering, Data Science, Real‑Time Intelligence, and Power BI .
Key Responsibilities
Define end-to-end data architecture using Microsoft Fabric
Design Lakehouse architectures (Delta Lake, Medallion layers: Bronze, Silver, Gold)
Architect data integration, ingestion, transformation, and serving layers
Define architecture patterns for batch, streaming, and real‑time data processing
Platform Implementation
Lead implementation of: Fabric Workspaces & governance model
Data Pipelines & Dataflows Gen2
Notebooks (Spark‑based engineering workloads)
Data Warehouse & Lakehouse solutions
Configure and optimize OneLake data management
Data Modeling & Analytics
Establish best practices for data modeling (star schema, dimensional modeling)
Enable self‑service BI and governed analytics
Integration & Ecosystem
Integrate Fabric with: Azure services (ADLS, Synapse, Azure SQL, Event Hub, etc.)
External data sources (ERP, CRM, APIs)
Design hybrid/multi‑cloud data integration where required
Security & Governance
Implement data governance, lineage, and cataloging
Define role‑based access control (RBAC) and data security strategies
Ensure compliance with enterprise data policies
Performance Optimization
Query performance
Cost efficiency (capacity planning)
Data storage strategies
Monitor and troubleshoot Fabric environments
Work closely with: Business stakeholders
Data engineers, analysts, and scientists
IT and cloud teams
Provide technical leadership and mentorship
Drive design reviews and architecture governance
Required Skills & Experience
Core Technical Skills
Strong experience with Microsoft Fabric / Synapse / Azure Data Platform
Data Lakehouse architecture
Spark / PySpark
SQL & Data Warehousing (MPP systems)
Experience with: Data Pipelines / ETL/ELT frameworks
Power BI (advanced modeling, DAX)
Cloud & Data Expertise
Knowledge of: Data ingestion tools (ADF, Fabric pipelines)
Streaming technologies (Kafka/Event Hub)
Delta Lake & parquet formats
Architecture Skills
Data governance frameworks (Purview preferred)
Scalable and cost‑optimized solution design
Strong stakeholder communication
Solution‑oriented thinking
Leadership and mentoring capability
Preferred Qualifications
Microsoft Certifications (highly desirable): DP‑600: Fabric Analytics Engineer
DP‑203: Data Engineering on Azure
PL‑300: Power BI Data Analyst
Experience with AI/ML integration within Fabric
Familiarity with DevOps (CI/CD for data platforms)
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Worksite address
st. louis, MO, 63146, US
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