Data Architect
Lantern · Dallas, TX · 8 mo ago
EngineeringFull-time
Key Responsibilities
- Strategic Advisory, Technical Advisory, and Solution Architecting
- Collaborate with customers to understand their business needs, data challenges, and technical requirements.
- Provide strategic guidance on leveraging Microsoft Data Platform technologies (such as Fabric, Azure Synapse, Power BI, etc.) for data warehousing, data engineering, semantic modeling, analytics, reporting, and machine learning.
- Conduct customer-facing strategic workshops and assessments of existing data platforms to create recommendations on how to best modernize their data platform using the Fabric and Azure Synapse.
- Architect end-to-to-end solutions that align with customer goals and maximize Fabric and Power BI capabilities.
- Solution Development
- Create highly performant and scalable Data Warehouses and Lakehouses using Microsoft Fabric and Azure Synapse.
- Design and build scalable and efficient data pipelines using Data Factory.
- Add data validation and quality checks throughout data pipelines.
- Develop enterprise-grade Power BI / Analysis Services semantic models.
- Optimize existing ETL processes and data transformations.
- Create technical documentation for solutions that have been built.
- Troubleshoot production systems, address technical issues, etc.
- Team Leadership
- Stay up-to-date on the latest features and capabilities being released across Microsoft Fabric.
- Coach team members around Microsoft Data Platform technology stack.
- Assist in technical Sales conversations.
- Create growth and opportunity for our clients utilizing technical solutions from our partner, Microsoft.
Skills, Knowledge and Expertise
- Strong consulting skills gained through experience in a consulting organization.
- Excellent communication and customer service skills.
- Proven track record of working closely with clients to determine their needs and ensure their ongoing satisfaction.
- Genuine interest and ability to quickly switch between multiple clients and initiatives on a frequent basis.
- Experience in Agile software development as a team member.
- Strong meeting facilitation skills.
- Experience in all phases of product, software, and testing lifecycles.
- Able to serve as a liaison between both business and technical teams.
- Strong proficiency in T-SQL and Data Warehousing.
- Strong proficiency in Apache Spark and Delta Lake for Data Engineering.
- Strong proficiency in Fabric or Azure Data Factory pipelines.
- DAX, M/Power Query
- Data modeling – Kimball dimensional modeling, semantic/tabular models.
Benefits
A culture that both wows our customers and employees;
Variety of challenging projects, and the ability to work with leading-edge technologies;
Competitive salary & group benefits;
Generous training and education opportunities;
Diverse team social events;
Be part of a team that believes in diversity, inclusion, and a fun atmosphere!