Senior Microsoft Fabric Architect – Consulting Lead

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. Serve as the senior technical and consulting lead for Microsoft Fabric client engagements .

Posted 9/18/2026full-timeSt. Louis • Missouri • United StatesSenior💰 $150,000 - $180,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, including OneLake, Lakehouse, and Power BI, while leading the design and implementation of scalable enterprise data platforms. Proven ability to manage client relationships, facilitate technical discussions, and deliver high-quality solutions aligned with business goals.

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Microsoft Fabric ArchitectureData EngineeringSQLAzure Data FactoryClient Relationship Management

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Hard Skills

Microsoft FabricOneLakeLakehouseData WarehouseData EngineeringPower BISQLPythonPySparkAzure Databricks

Soft Skills

Client CommunicationProblem-SolvingAnalytical SkillsFacilitationConsultative Skills

Tools & Technologies

Azure Data FactoryAzure Synapse AnalyticsMicrosoft PurviewMicrosoft AI FoundryAzure AI Services

Certifications & Qualifications

Microsoft Fabric CertificationAzure CertificationsData Engineering CertificationsAnalytics CertificationsCloud Architecture Certifications

Industry Keywords

Enterprise Data ArchitectureMedallion ArchitectureData IntegrationData GovernanceSecurity Standards

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureCloudPySparkPythonSQL

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the senior technical and consulting lead for Microsoft Fabric client engagements
Lead client discovery sessions, architecture workshops, roadmap discussions, and executive briefings
Build relationships with client executives, business leaders, data teams, and technology stakeholders
Translate business goals and technical constraints into architecture and delivery recommendations
Communicate complex technical concepts to executive and technical audiences
Establish engagement expectations, decision processes, working agreements, and communication cadence
Manage client concerns, difficult conversations, competing priorities, and changing requirements
Identify follow-on advisory, data, analytics, automation, or AI service opportunities
Lead engagements with accountability for scope, schedule, budget awareness, quality, risks, and outcomes
Coordinate delivery plans, milestones, dependencies, and responsibilities across Anders and client teams
Monitor progress and communicate status, decisions, risks, issues, and client actions
Partner with project managers and practice leaders on estimates, staffing, utilization, and delivery planning
Contribute to proposals, statements of work, scope definitions, assumptions, and change requests
Ensure deliverables are complete, understandable, and aligned with client expectations
Support adoption, knowledge transfer, and transition planning
Lead and coordinate Data Engineers, Power BI Developers, consultants, and other specialists
Provide direction, delegate effectively, and maintain accountability for team commitments and delivery quality
Facilitate working sessions, architecture reviews, design decisions, and code reviews
Coach team members on consulting behaviors, client communication, technical standards, and delivery practices
Resolve delivery blockers and escalate risks
Lead end-to-end Microsoft Fabric architecture and solution design
Define enterprise data platform strategy centered on OneLake
Design Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Engineering, semantic modeling, and Power BI architectures
Establish Medallion Architecture standards across Bronze, Silver, and Gold layers
Define Direct Lake, data integration, orchestration, and reusable engineering patterns
Create architecture diagrams, data flow maps, decision records, technical standards, and implementation roadmaps
Ensure solutions are scalable, maintainable, secure, supportable, and aligned with client business goals
Establish security architecture, including workspace design, role-based access control, row-level security, and data access standards
Define Microsoft Fabric governance, data ownership, development, deployment, and support frameworks
Lead capacity planning, performance management, and workload optimization
Implement monitoring, observability, data quality, lineage, and operational practices
Oversee continuous integration, continuous delivery, environment promotion, and deployment automation

Requirements

What you’ll need

Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, including OneLake, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Data Engineering, semantic models, Power BI, and Fabric Pipelines
Strong experience with SQL, Python, PySpark, and Azure Data Factory or comparable data integration and orchestration technologies
Strong understanding of enterprise data architecture, Medallion Architecture, data modeling, data integration, governance, security, and production data environments
Experience designing scalable and secure enterprise data platforms and establishing governance and operating models
Experience with capacity planning, performance optimization, monitoring, observability, data quality, lineage, and deployment automation
Strong understanding of cloud data and analytics technologies, preferably within the Microsoft Azure ecosystem
Experience with Azure Databricks, Azure Synapse Analytics, Microsoft Purview, Microsoft AI Foundry, or Azure AI Services is preferred
Proven ability to lead technical teams and coordinate work across business, technical, and project stakeholders
Demonstrated consulting experience, including client discovery, solution design, executive presentations, and technical advisory responsibilities
Experience contributing to project estimates, proposals, statements of work, and delivery planning
Excellent written, verbal, presentation, facilitation, and executive communication skills
Strong consultative, analytical, and problem-solving skills
Ability to explain complex technical concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
Ability to provide direct recommendations, communicate technical tradeoffs, and guide clients through complex decisions
Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining strong client relationships and delivery quality
High level of professionalism and client-facing confidence
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Data Analytics, Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent professional experience)
8+ years of progressive experience designing and delivering enterprise data, analytics, or technology platforms
3+ years of experience working with Microsoft Fabric or an equivalent modern data platform
Microsoft Fabric certification preferred; additional Azure, data engineering, analytics, cloud architecture, or solution architecture certifications are a plus
Must be authorized to work in the United States now and in the future without requiring sponsorship

Benefits

Comp & perks

Professional development opportunities
Benefits supporting mental, physical, and financial wellness
Work Flex program: work at the Chesterfield office, Downtown St. Louis office, remotely, adopt a hybrid approach, or switch between options
Welcoming and collaborative culture
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