Zure Data Architect

The Azure Data Architect is the enterprise-wide technical leader responsible for designing, governing, and operating a unified data platform across On Prem, Azure, and Microsoft Fabric. The role integrates architectural strategy with platform ownership—covering post merger integration, Lakehouse design, BI platform management, DBA oversight, DevOps deployments, observability, and security.

Core Responsibilities

• Enterprise Data Architecture & Cloud Strategy
• Architect modern enterprise data platforms across On Prem, Azure, and Fabric ecosystems.
• Define architectural standards, reusable patterns, roadmaps, and modernization strategies.
• Lead scalable ingestion, storage, transformation, and modeling frameworks.
• Drive cloud adoption with a focus on resiliency, standardization, and business alignment.

Technical Qualifications

Required

•           12–15+ years in enterprise data architecture and cloud analytics.

•           Expertise in data modeling, schema design, and large scale data systems.

•           Advanced hands on experience with ADF, Azure SQL, Synapse, and ADLS Gen2.

•           Strong SQL Server background with performance tuning expertise.

•           Experience with DB2/iSeries data structures and migration.

•           Familiarity with Cosmos DB/NoSQL and Databricks/PySpark.

Preferred

•           Azure DevOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure as Code (ARM/Bicep/Terraform).

•           Azure Entra ID and least privilege security architecture.

•           Azure cost governance an