Data Architect

Job Title: Microsoft Fabric Data Architect

Location: London

Experience: 15+ Years

We at Coforge are looking for Microsoft fabric data Architect for London, who designs, plans, and governs enterprise-scale analytics solutions using Microsoft Fabric.

Role Overview

We are seeking an experienced Fabric Architect to lead the design, implementation, and governance of enterprise-scale data and analytics solutions on Microsoft Fabric. The ideal candidate will have deep expertise in Microsoft Fabric, D365 Finance & Operations (F&O), Data Architecture, Lakehouse, Power BI, Fabric Link, and Azure Data Services, with a proven track record of modernizing reporting platforms and building scalable data ecosystems.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement the Microsoft Fabric architecture roadmap for enterprise analytics and reporting.
• Design and govern modern data architectures leveraging OneLake, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Semantic Models, and Dataflows Gen2.
• Lead migration of legacy reporting platforms and BYOD-based reporting solutions to Microsoft Fabric and Fabric Link.
• Architect scalable data ingestion, transformation, storage, and consumption layers.
• Design and optimize Bronze, Silver, and Gold data layers for enterprise reporting and analytics.
• Establish Fabric governance, security, workspace strategy, and access controls.
• Collaborate with business and technology stakeholders to define data strategies, reporting frameworks, and analytics roadmaps.
• Provide architecture leadership across Finance, Supply Chain, Asset Management, and other D365 F&O business domains.
• Ensure data quality, scalability, performance, reliability, and compliance across the Fabric ecosystem.
• Lead architectural reviews and provide technical guidance to Data Engineers, BI Developers, and Analysts.
• Drive adoption of self-service analytics, semantic modeling, and reporting best practices.
• Work closely with MSPs and delivery teams to deliver enterprise-class analytics solutions.
• Strong experience as a Data Architect, Fabric Architect, Analytics Architect, or Enterprise Data Architect.
• Deep hands-on expertise in Microsoft Fabric, including:
• OneLake,Lakehouse,Data Warehouse,Data Factory
• Fabric Link
• Dataflows Gen2
• Semantic Models
• Proven experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale data architectures and analytics platforms.
• Strong understanding of D365 Finance & Operations (F&O) backend architecture.
• Hands-on experience with:
• Fabric Link
• BYOD Entities
• BYOD Databases
• D365 Data Entities
• Reporting Modernization Programmes
• Strong SQL and Python skills for data engineering, data transformation, and analytics workloads.
• Expertise in Data Modeling:
• Dimensional Modeling
• Data Vault (preferred)
• Strong Power BI architecture and development experience.
• Experience establishing enterprise governance, security, metadata, and data management standards.
• Strong stakeholder management and business engagement skills.

Preferred Skills

• Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate)
• AI and Copilot-enabled Analytics Solutions
• Data Governance & Metadata Management Frameworks
• Real-Time Analytics & Event Streaming
• Experience implementing AI governance within enterprise environments
• Microsoft Fabric Architecture
• Lakehouse Design & Modern Data Platforms
• Analytics Transformation
• Data Security & Compliance
• Stakeholder Management
• Technical Leadership & Mentoring

Ideal Candidate

• 10+ years of experience in Data, Analytics, and Business Intelligence.
• Extensive Microsoft Fabric Architecture experience.
• Proven track record delivering large-scale data transformation and reporting modernization initiatives.
• Strong experience with D365 F&O reporting architecture, Fabric Link, and BYOD migrations.
• Ability to translate business requirements into scalable data and analytics solutions.
• Strong leadership experience working with cross-functional teams, business stakeholders, and delivery partners.