Azure Data Architect

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We are seeking an experienced Azure Data Architect to design, build, and govern scalable, secure, and high-performance data platforms on Microsoft Azure. The architect will define enterprise data architecture, lead cloud data modernization initiatives, and enable analytics, reporting, and AI/ML workloads.

• Design end-to-end Azure data architectures including ingestion, storage, processing, analytics, and consumption layers
• Define Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, and Medallion (Bronze/Silver/Gold) architectures
• Design scalable ingestion pipelines for batch and streaming data
• Optimize data models for Power BI, reporting, and advanced analytics
• Governance, Security & Compliance
• Define data governance, lineage, and metadata strategy
• Implement security, RBAC, encryption, and PII controls
• Ensure compliance with enterprise and regulatory standards (SOX, GDPR, CCAR, FRY
  14, etc. where applicable)

• Design semantic models and enterprise datasets for Power BI
• Optimize performance for large‑scale analytical workloads
• Enable self‑service analytics while maintaining governance
• Define monitoring, logging, and cost optimization (Fin Ops)
• Collaborate with Dev Ops and platform teams
• Act as a technical leader and advisor to engineering and business teams
• Review designs, mentor data engineers, and enforce best practices
• Partner with stakeholders to translate business needs into data solutions

• Azure Fabric (Lakehouse, Warehouse, Notebooks)
• ADLS Gen2
• Strong SQL and data modeling skill
• Experience with Power BI (semantic models, performance tuning)
• Hands‑on with Spark / Py Spark
• Understanding of Snowflake or Databricks
• Data Warehousing & Lakehouse architecture
• Dimensional modeling (Star/Snowflake schemas)
• Data quality, lineage, and observability
• Streaming vs batch architecture

• 10+ years in data engineering / analytics
• Experience in enterprise‑scale implementations

• Microsoft certifications (Azure Data Engineer / Architect)
• Experience with AI/ML enablement on Azure
• Experience with Purview / Microsoft Fabric governance

• Strong communication with business and technical stakeholders
• Ownership mindset and problem‑solving ability
• Ability to influence architecture decisions
• Mentorship and leadership capabilities

• Healthcare including dental, vision, mental health, and well‑being programs
• Financial well‑being programs such as 401(k) (matched 150% up to 6%) and Employee Share Ownership Plan
• 3 weeks Personal Time Off (PTO) and 7 Paid Holidays
• Paid parental leave
• Family building benefits like adoption assistance, surrogacy, and cryopreservation
• Social well‑being benefits like subsidized back‑up child/elder care and tutoring
• Mentoring, coaching and learning programs
• Continuing
  
  Education:
  
  $5,250 Annual Tuition Reimbursement plus access to over 20,000 online courses and certifications through Capgemini University, as well as Coursera and Degreed.
• Programs for Counseling, Support, Health and Fitness perks, Auto discounts and much, much more!
• Employee Resource Groups
• Disaster Relief

Capgemini is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity/expression, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, genetics, veteran status, marital status or any other characteristic protected by law.

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