Senior Technical Lead-Data Platform-Microsoft Fabric And Azure

Senior Technical Lead Data Platform (Microsoft Fabric & Azure) Job Summary Key Role and Responsibilities Platform Architecture And Technical Leadership

• Own end-to-end architecture for data and analytics solutions built on Microsoft Fabric and Azure Data Platform
• Translate business needs into high-quality, scalable solution designs (HLDs / LLDs) and roadmaps
• Own key architecture decisions and technology choices within the domain
• Balance speed of delivery with strong engineering, security and data practices, aligning with the requirements of our business stakeholders

Hands-on Delivery And Solution Leadership

• Act as a hands-on technical lead, contributing to critical components, complex builds, and proof-of-concepts
• Guide development teams on implementation approaches, design patterns, and best practices
• Ensure solutions are production-ready, performant and maintainable

Microsoft Fabric And Azure Data (Core Focus)

• Architect and deliver solutions using:
• Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, pipelines, semantic models)
• Azure Data Factory and orchestration patterns
• Azure data storage (Data Lake, SQL, Blob)
• Define and implement data modeling, performance optimization, and monitoring practices

Integration And Analytics Enablement

• Design secure, reusable integration patterns (REST APIs, connectors)
• Enable downstream analytics and reporting (Power BI / Fabric)
• Support integration of data platform with broader enterprise tools where needed

ASP.NET and SharePoint

• ASP.NET
• SharePoint
• PowerApps / PowerAutomate

Governance, Quality And Delivery Practices

• Define and enforce patterns within owned solutions for:
• Security
• Scalability
• Performance
• Cost optimization
• Drive adoption of DevOps and CI/CD practices within delivery teams
• Conduct architecture, design and code reviews to ensure quality and consistency

Stakeholder Partnership And Team Growth

• Partner closely with product owners, business stakeholders, and enterprise architecture
• Provide clear solution options, trade-offs and recommendations aligned to outcomes
• Develop the leadership skills to lead a team of 5+ developers, mentoring engineers and building team capability

Skills and attributes for success

• Strong platform ownership mindset with deep expertise in data architecture and delivery
• Ability to operate as both technical leader and hands-on contributor
• Effective communicator across technical and business audiences
• Proactive ownership of risks, dependencies and solution quality

Qualifications, Experience and Skills Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in computer science or a related discipline

Experience

• 1015 years of overall IT experience across data and analytics
• 35 years in a senior technical lead or architect capacity
• Proven experience delivering Microsoft Fabric and/or Azure-based data platforms
• Experience designing and implementing scalable, secure data solutions
• Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills