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$90K - 130K a year
Lead modernization and migration of enterprise data platforms using Microsoft Fabric and related technologies.
Requires expertise in Microsoft Fabric, Delta Lake, Spark optimization, data modeling, and governance with collaboration across business and vendors.
Role: Lead Data Architect - Microsoft Fabric Location: Remote (local to New Jersey is preferred) Job Type: Contract • Lead the modernization of Clients data platform using Microsoft Fabric, Delta Lake, and medallion architecture. • Drive migration of legacy SQL Server/SSIS processes into Fabric-native pipelines, notebooks, Lakehouses, and Warehouses. • Define architecture, CDC strategy, schema evolution, and SCD Type 2 standards across ingestion layers. • Optimize Spark notebooks, Fabric pipelines, Delta tables, and warehouse SQL workloads for performance and cost. • Design scalable enterprise data models across Finance, Supply Chain, Sales, and Operations. • Support MDM modernization including Customer Master and Business Unit Master. • Strengthen data governance, lineage, and quality with Purview. • Partner with business teams to support analytics needs and month-end close. • Provide guidance on platform strategy, capacity planning, and cost optimization. • Collaborate with Microsoft and other vendors on engineering, troubleshooting, and roadmap planning.
This job posting was last updated on 8/5/2026