Data Fabric Architect - Sydney

Ayan Infotech has an urgent and immediate requirement for a Data Fabric Architect for a long term contract job opportunity in Sydney.

Due to the nature of the work involved, we can only consider Australian Citizens with a baseline or higher security clearance based in Sydney with full onsite availability for this role.

Job Details

Title: Data Fabric Architect

Location: Sydney (100% onsite in Sydney)

Type: Contract (6-12 months+)

Required Skills and Experience

10+ years in Data & Analytics Architecture, with 3+ years in Cloud Data Platforms and Microsoft Fabric

Data Architecture & Platform Design

• Design enterprise data architecture using Microsoft Fabric components including OneLake, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Data Factory, Real-Time Intelligence, Semantic Models, and Power BI.
• Define conceptual, logical, and physical data models.
• Establish Lakehouse and Medallion Architecture patterns (Bronze, Silver, Gold).
• Design enterprise-wide data integration frameworks and reusable architecture patterns.

Data Engineering & Integration

• Architect batch, streaming, and event-driven ingestion solutions.
• Design data pipelines using Fabric Data Factory, Notebooks, Dataflows Gen2, and APIs.
• Integrate data from ERP, CRM, SaaS, databases, files, and external platforms.
• Implement scalable ELT/ETL solutions.

Data Modeling & Analytics

• Define dimensional models, semantic models, and data product structures.
• Design Direct Lake and Warehouse optimization strategies.
• Enable self-service BI and advanced analytics through Power BI.

Governance & Security

• Implement data governance using Microsoft Purview and Fabric governance capabilities.
• Define security architecture including RBAC, row-level security, masking, encryption, and access controls.
• Ensure compliance with privacy, regulatory, and organizational security standards.
• Establish data quality, metadata, lineage, and catalog strategies.

Migration & Modernization

• Lead migrations from legacy Data Warehouses, Synapse, Hadoop, SQL Server, Teradata, Snowflake, or Databricks to Microsoft Fabric.
• Define migration roadmaps and modernization strategies.
• Conduct platform assessments and architecture reviews.

Performance & Optimization

• Optimize Fabric workloads for scalability and performance.
• Monitor and improve query performance, storage utilization, and cost efficiency.
• Develop FinOps and capacity management strategies for Fabric F-SKUs.

Leadership & Stakeholder Management

• Conduct architecture workshops and client discussions.
• Provide technical leadership to data engineers, analysts, and BI teams.
• Review solution designs and ensure alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
• Support pre-sales, solutioning, estimations, and RFP/RFT responses.

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