Solution Architect

EXL

Solution Architect designing Microsoft Fabric / OneLake data platforms for EXL's data management services. Defining scalable architecture, governance, security, modeling, and BI standards.

Posted 8/16/2026full-timeJersey City • New Jersey • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $100,000 - $150,000 per yearWebsite

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Demonstrates expertise in end-to-end solution architecture for Microsoft Fabric and OneLake data platforms, focusing on scalable Lakehouse and Warehouse architectures, data governance, and security. Proficient in defining enterprise data modeling strategies and providing technical direction to data engineering teams.

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Microsoft FabricData ArchitectureEnterprise Data ModelingData GovernancePower BI

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Hard Skills

Data EngineeringLakehouse ArchitectureMedallion ArchitectureData Integration ArchitectureETL/ELTDimensional ModelingAPIsBatch ProcessingData ModelingSecurity Architecture

Soft Skills

Technical DirectionStakeholder EngagementWorkshop Facilitation

Tools & Technologies

Microsoft PurviewAzure Data FactorySynapse PipelinesSparkDelta Lake

Certifications & Qualifications

Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data EngineerMicrosoft Certified: Azure Data EngineerMicrosoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect

Industry Keywords

Commercial InsuranceBrokerage Domain

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzureETLSpark

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Own the end-to-end solution architecture for the Microsoft Fabric / OneLake data platform, covering ingestion, storage, transformation, serving, semantic models, and analytics
Define target-state data architecture, architectural principles, design patterns, technology standards, and reference architectures
Design scalable Lakehouse and Warehouse architectures using Fabric and the Medallion Architecture
Define enterprise data modeling strategies across conceptual, logical, physical, dimensional, canonical, and conformed models
Establish Bronze, Silver, and Gold layer architecture
Define Power BI semantic architecture, including certified datasets, business metrics, reusable measures, security models, and Direct Lake patterns
Design for scalability, performance, availability, disaster recovery, and cost optimization
Define security and governance architecture using Purview, RBAC, classification, lineage, masking, PII/PHI protection, access patterns, and audit requirements
Lead architecture workshops, technical deep dives, and design reviews with business and technical stakeholders
Define non-functional requirements and architectural acceptance criteria
Provide technical direction to Data Engineering teams and ensure implementation aligns with approved architecture and enterprise standards

Requirements

What you’ll need

B.Tech / Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field
Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer, Azure Data Engineer, Azure Solutions Architect, or equivalent certification preferred
10+ years of experience in Data Architecture, Solution Architecture, or Data Engineering
3+ years designing enterprise data platforms on Azure / Microsoft Fabric
Strong expertise in Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, Lakehouse, Fabric Warehouse, Synapse Pipelines, Notebooks, Spark, and Delta Lake
Experience designing enterprise data lake/lakehouse architectures and scalable Medallion implementations
Strong understanding of data integration architecture, CDC, ETL/ELT, APIs, batch processing, and file-based ingestion patterns
Strong expertise in data modeling and semantic architecture, including dimensional modeling, conformed dimensions, business entities, and Power BI Direct Lake
Experience architecting data governance, security, and compliance using Microsoft Purview, RBAC, masking, lineage, classification, and PII/PHI controls
Commercial insurance / brokerage domain experience preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Base salary range of 100,000 - 150,000
Benefits information provided via EXL's US Careers and Benefits page