Fabric Architect

Troutman Pepper

Microsoft Fabric Architect responsible for overseeing technical architecture and implementation quality of firm's data platform. Collaborating with teams to develop scalable data solutions using Microsoft Fabric.

Posted 5/16/2026full-timeAtlanta • Texas • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $120,000 - $170,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AzurePySparkSQLVault

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the primary technical authority for the firm’s Microsoft Fabric platform, owning architectural decisions, platform standards, and implementation patterns across all data workloads.
Design and implement end-to-end data solutions within Microsoft Fabric, including ingestion, transformation, semantic modeling, orchestration, and reporting layers.
Define and uphold architectural standards aligned with modern data patterns such as Medallion (Bronze/Silver/Gold), Data Vault, and related methodologies.
Architect and implement scalable data transformation workflows using PySpark and SQL, with an emphasis on performance, maintainability, and reuse.
Design and optimize orchestration pipelines using Azure Data Factory and/or Fabric Pipelines, including parameterized and modular pipeline designs.
Establish and lead CI/CD practices for data workloads, including automated deployments, environment promotion strategies, and integration with Azure DevOps or GitHub.
Lead capacity planning and workload optimization efforts across the Fabric platform, ensuring efficient computer utilization and cost control.
Architect and guide the enterprise implementation of Copilot in Fabric, including capacity architecture, workload separation, and evaluation of trade-offs and best practices.
Develop and maintain semantic layer assets, including semantic models, Power BI report structures, and DAX measures, ensuring consistency and reusability across the firm.
Collaborate with the Data Strategy Program Manager to ensure the technical architecture supports roadmap priorities, data governance requirements, and desired business outcomes.
Provide technical leadership and hands-on support to data engineers and implementation teams, establishing coding standards, review practices, and reusable frameworks.
Partner with Information Governance and Security teams to implement data security, access controls, auditing, and compliance requirements within the Fabric ecosystem.
Evaluate and integrate supporting tools such as Microsoft Purview for data cataloging, lineage tracking, and governance enforcement.
Work directly with vendors and Microsoft partners to assess platform capabilities, align implementation approaches, and ensure high-quality delivery.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in computer science, information systems, data engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
Microsoft Fabric certifications (DP-600, DP-700) are strongly preferred.
Minimum eight (8) years of experience in data engineering or data platforms.
Minimum four (4) years of experience architecting and implementing solutions on Microsoft Fabric and/or its predecessor technologies.
Expertise with Microsoft Fabric, including Lakehouses, Warehouses, Data Pipelines, Notebooks, Semantic Models, and the broader OneLake architecture.
Strong proficiency in SQL, including query optimization and complex analytical transformations.
Expertise with Azure Data Factory and/or Fabric Pipelines, including orchestration design, parameterization, and error handling patterns.
Experience in PySpark for large-scale transformation workflows.
Experience implementing CI/CD pipelines for data workloads using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
Professional development opportunities
Flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

Microsoft FabricPySparkSQLAzure Data FactoryDAXCI/CDdata transformationdata modelingorchestrationdata governance

Soft Skills

technical leadershipcollaborationcapacity planningworkload optimizationcommunication

Certifications

DP-600DP-700