Job Description, Responsibilities & Requirements
About the Position
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Fabric Architect
Location: Sweden
Type: Consultant Role
Skills: Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Warehouse, Pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, Notebooks), OneLake & Delta Lake / Parquet, Medallion architecture (Bronze / Silver / Gold), Azure Data Services, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks
Level: Senior
About the Engagement
We are looking for an experienced Microsoft Fabric Architect to join us on a freelance basis to lead the design and delivery of our enterprise data platform. This is a hands-on contract role, ideal for an independent consultant who can hit the ground running and take ownership of critical architecture decisions from day one.
You will be embedded within our Data & Analytics team, working alongside internal engineers, BI developers, and senior stakeholders to deliver a robust and scalable Microsoft Fabric environment within an agreed timeframe.
Responsibilities
- Define and document the end-to-end Microsoft Fabric architecture including OneLake, Lakehouses, Warehouses, Data Pipelines, and Semantic Models.
- Establish workspace strategy, capacity planning, and governance frameworks tailored to the organisation's needs.
- Assess and lead migration of existing Azure data assets (Synapse, ADF, ADLS, Power BI Premium) to Microsoft Fabric.
- Produce architecture decision records (ADRs), solution design documents, and technical roadmaps.
Requirements
- 5+ years in data architecture or senior data engineering, with recent hands-on Microsoft Fabric experience.
- Demonstrable experience delivering Microsoft Fabric solutions including Lakehouses, Warehouses, Pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, and Fabric notebooks.
- Strong background in Azure data services: Synapse Analytics, ADLS Gen2, Azure Data Factory, Azure Databricks.
- Proficient in SQL, PySpark, and Python for data engineering and transformation.
- Experience with medallion / lakehouse architecture and dimensional data modelling.
- Solid Power BI architecture knowledge including Direct Lake and semantic model design.
- Comfortable working in a DevOps / Agile environment with Git-based deployments and CI/CD pipelines.
- Proven ability to deliver independently with minimal supervision in a contract setting.
- Strong documentation skills and the ability to produce clear technical artefacts.
We Offer
- Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technology.
- Flexible freelance contract role.
- Collaborative environment with senior stakeholders and internal teams.
About the Company
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