Data Architect
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Job Summary
This is a remote position.
IT Unlock (ITU) is a growing IT services firm specializing in IT staff augmentation and AI-enabled services. We are seeking a Senior Account Manager 360 with a strong recruitment background to take full ownership of key client accounts including a major staff-augmentation client.
This role is critical to removing founder dependency protecting revenue and scaling a hybrid onshore/offshore delivery model. The ideal candidate is a hands-on operator who can manage client relationships recruit when needed and lead delivery through offshore teams.
About the Role
We are seeking a Senior Data Architect with strong Microsoft Fabric expertise to support the rollout of a unified data platform for multiple digital products hosted in Azure.
This is a hands-on architecture role combining strategic design and technical delivery. You will play a key role in defining standards building scalable data solutions and ensuring governance and security across the platform.
You will work closely with architecture security DevOps and product engineering teams to deliver high-impact production-grade solutions.
Key Responsibilities
Microsoft Fabric Architecture & Delivery
- Design and implement Microsoft Fabric solutions (Data Engineering pipelines Lakehouse real-time/Eventstreams)
- Build reusable patterns for data ingestion transformation and serving
- Support both batch and near real-time data processing use cases
Data Platform Architecture
- Define and maintain the target data platform architecture
- Establish data product and domain-driven architecture patterns
- Provide integration guidelines between shared and product-level datasets
Data Modeling & Standards
- Define and enforce data modeling standards (conceptual logical physical)
- Support modeling across complex data types (transactional telemetry documents etc.)
- Define schema evolution versioning and data contracts
Governance Security & Compliance
- Implement data governance frameworks (classification lineage retention audit)
- Ensure compliance with GDPR ISO 27001 and data residency requirements
- Define and enforce access controls (Entra ID RBAC workspace security)
DevOps CI/CD & IaC
- Define CI/CD processes for Fabric artifacts
- Implement Infrastructure as Code using Terraform
- Establish deployment standards and environment management
Performance Cost & Reliability
- Define capacity planning and cost optimization strategies
- Implement monitoring observability and alerting
- Define and enforce data quality SLAs
Architecture Governance
- Participate in architecture reviews and governance forums
- Provide guidance and enforce standards across product teams
- Produce documentation (architecture diagrams standards ADRs)
Requirements
Required Qualifications
- 10 years of experience in data architecture / data engineering
- Proven experience delivering Microsoft Fabric solutions in production environments
- Strong hands-on expertise in:
- Data Engineering (Fabric / Spark)
- Data pipelines (Data Factory)
- Real-time data (Eventstreams)
Strong experience in:
- Data modeling and architecture design
- Data governance and security
- Cloud data platforms (Azure)
- CI/CD and Infrastructure as Code (Terraform required)
- Experience working in complex enterprise environments
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with IoT / telemetry data
- Experience with data quality frameworks and SLAs
- Familiarity with monitoring tools (Log Analytics Sentinel)
Benefits
Why Join This Project
- Work on a high-impact data-driven project
- Modern tech environment focused on Microsoft Fabric
- Fully remote flexibility
- Potential for contract extension
Required Skills:
Profile & Requirements Proven experience as a Senior Data Architect Strong expertise in Microsoft Fabric (mandatory) Solid background in data architecture (ETL data pipelines data modeling etc.) Experience with cloud-based data platforms Ability to work effectively in a remote/distributed environment Strong communication skills and autonomy
