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Carbon60 · 3 weeks ago

Sr. Data Solutions Architect - Azure

United States

Full-time

Remote

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

CAD$150K/yr - CAD$180K/yr

10+ years exp

OpsGuru, a Carbon60 Company, is a global engineering and consulting group specializing in cloud-native technologies and data analytics. The Senior Data Solutions Architect - Azure will lead the design and delivery of complex data analytics programs on Microsoft Azure, focusing on modern data strategy and governance.

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Responsibilities

Lead enterprise-level data architecture across Azure Fabric/Synapse, Databricks

Author and validate HLDs, LLDs, data models (Star/Snowflake), and architectural artifacts for Lakehouse solutions

Define target state architectures aligned to modern best practices (Medallion Architecture, Data Mesh, Zero Trust for Data)

Provide architectural oversight for large-scale data modernization projects (e.g., migrating legacy SQL/Synapse/Hadoop to Fabric or Databricks)

Ensure technical integrity, performance optimization, and alignment with enterprise data patterns

Guide data engineering teams, provide mentorship, perform code/design reviews, and support technical escalations

Define data security baselines, RBAC models (Unity Catalog/Fabric capabilities), row-level security, and encryption standards

Lead the implementation of Microsoft Purview for Fabric to govern data assets across hybrid and multi-cloud landscapes

Ensure adherence to regulatory compliance (GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA) via automated scanning, classification, and lineage tracking

Drive architectural decision-making, trade-off discussions (e.g., Import vs. Direct Lake, Spark vs. T-SQL), and roadmap alignment

Support presales at SME capacity: estimation, solutioning, and SOW definition for new data engagements

Provide end-to-end technical leadership throughout the data program lifecycle

Mentor and upskill engineers and jr. architects on the transition to Azure Fabric and Databricks best practices

Contribute to internal accelerators, frameworks, and reusable data processing templates

Qualification

Azure Data experienceData GovernanceDatabricksData ArchitectureData Engineering patternsCertifications DP-203Certifications DP-600Certifications AZ-305Stakeholder managementRisk managementCommunication skillsProblem-solving

Required

10+ years in data/cloud architecture, enterprise information architecture, or senior data engineering/BI roles

7+ years hands-on Azure Data experience, including data lake design, pipeline orchestration, data modeling, and complex migration

Proven experience leading multi-workload, enterprise-scale data transformation or migration programs

Good understanding of Databricks, including Delta Lake architecture, Spark optimization, Unity Catalog, and structured streaming

Demonstrated expertise in Azure Fabric/AWS Lake Formation + Glue, including OneLake design, capacity management, and the unification of Data Engineering/Data Science workloads

Strong background in Data Governance implementation using Microsoft Purview (cataloging, lineage, sensitivity labeling, and policy enforcement) is a big Advantage

Experience with modern data engineering patterns (Medallion Architecture, Data Mesh/Fabric concepts, CI/CD for Data, Python/PySpark, SQL)

Prior consulting, professional services, or customer-facing data architecture experience required

Strong communication, stakeholder management, and executive presentation skills

Preferred

Certifications strongly preferred: DP-203 (Data Engineering), DP-600 (Fabric Analytics Engineer), AZ-305 (Solution Architect), Databricks Certified Data Engineer Professional