Fabric Platform Architect

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Fabric Platform Architect

The Fabric Platform Architect defines the target architecture, standards, and guardrails for the

entire Microsoft Fabric-based analytics landscape. The role provides technical leadership to the

analytics engineering team, drives platform strategy, governance frameworks, and technology

decisions — ensuring scalability, security, and alignment with enterprise requirements. The

architect combines strategic responsibility with hands-on implementation, working operationally

alongside the team while shaping the long-term platform direction. A core element of the role is

driving the organisation's transformation toward a federated, data mesh-oriented operating model including the development of a concrete maturity roadmap — and owning the SAP BW migration and decommissioning strategy.

Your area of responsibility

• Provide technical leadership to the analytics engineering team — setting architectural

direction, reviewing designs, and ensuring adherence to standards, without disciplinary

management responsibility

• Define and evolve the target architecture for the Microsoft Fabric analytics platform —

covering data ingestion, transformation, storage, semantic layer, and consumption

• Contribute hands-on to the implementation and optimization of platform components,

pipelines, and data products alongside the analytics engineering team

• Drive the evolution toward a data mesh operating model — defining domain ownership,

data product contracts, federated governance principles, and self-serve platform

capabilities

• Develop and maintain a concrete data mesh maturity roadmap with defined stages,

milestones, and success criteria to guide the organisation's incremental transformation

• Own the SAP BW migration and decommissioning strategy — assessing current

dependencies, defining target-state integration patterns in Fabric, planning migration

waves, and managing the transition toward a fully Fabric-native analytics landscape

• Own the interface and integration strategy for connecting adjacent systems (e.g. SAP BW,

ERP, CRM) to the Fabric platform, including defining integration patterns, interface

standards, and data flow architecture

• Establish architectural standards, design patterns, and best practices across the analytics

landscape (e.g. Medallion architecture, naming conventions, security models)

• Own technology decisions and evaluate new Fabric capabilities for enterprise readiness

• Design the governance framework for Microsoft Purview — including data classification

strategy, sensitivity label policies, compliance requirements, and glossary structure

• Drive platform-level decisions on capacity management, workspace strategy, and

licensing optimization in Microsoft Fabric

• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture, IT Security, and Compliance to ensure alignment

with corporate policies and regulatory requirements

• Create and maintain architectural blueprints, reference architectures, and decision

records

• Act as the primary technical counterpart for IT management on analytics platform topics

• Assess and mitigate architectural risks, technical debt, and scalability constraints

• Drive cross-functional alignment between data engineering, business intelligence, and

data governance initiatives

Must-have requirements

• Degree in computer science, information technology, engineering, or a comparable

qualification

• More than 8 years of professional experience in the Microsoft data and analytics stack,

with at least 3 years in an architectural or technical lead role

• Deep understanding of Microsoft Fabric architecture — including Lakehouses,

Warehouses, Notebooks, Dataflows Gen2, Semantic Models, Eventstreams, and capacity management

• Proven hands-on implementation skills — ability and willingness to work operationally on

the platform, not only in a strategic capacity

• Extensive experience with Fabric predecessor technologies and their architectural

evolution:

• Azure Synapse Analytics

• Azure Data Factory

• Power BI Premium / Pro (including deployment pipelines, workspace governance)

• SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) or Azure Analysis Services

• Proven experience integrating SAP BW with Microsoft Fabric — including knowledge of

extraction patterns, data flow design, and operational considerations

• Experience developing migration and decommissioning strategies for legacy BI/data

warehouse platforms, ideally SAP BW

• Experience designing and governing Microsoft Purview at enterprise scale — including

data catalog strategy, classification policies, sensitivity labels, scan rules, and business

glossary governance

• Strong understanding of data architecture patterns (Medallion architecture, dimensional

modeling, data product thinking)

• Solid understanding of data mesh principles — including domain ownership, data product

contracts, federated governance, and self-serve data infrastructure — with the ability to

translate these into a staged maturity roadmap

• Proficiency in SQL, DAX, and Power Query (M) at a level sufficient to both review and

actively contribute to implementation

• Hands-on experience with PySpark / Python in notebook environments

• Proven ability to create architectural blueprints, reference architectures, and technicaldecision frameworks

• Experience with cloud security concepts, identity management (Azure AD / Entra ID), and

data protection requirements

• Track record of driving architectural decisions in cross-functional, enterprise-scale

environments

• Strong communication skills — ability to convey complex technical concepts to both

technical teams and IT management

• High degree of initiative, strategic thinking, and ownership

• Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (DP-600)

Nice-to-have requirements

• Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305) or Azure Data Engineer

Associate (DP-203)

• Experience in manufacturing industry

• Experience with CI/CD and DevOps practices for analytics platforms (e.g. Git integration,

deployment pipelines, Infrastructure-as-Code)

• Familiarity with SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) and/or SQL Server Reporting

Services (SSRS)

• Familiarity with cost optimization strategies for Azure / Fabric capacities

• Experience working with geographically distributed teams