Principal Azure D&A Architect

Principal Azure D&A Architect

Role type: Long-term Contract with a possible extension

Location: 100% Remote

Role Overview

We are seeking a Principal Azure D&A Architect to lead the strategy, design, and governance of our enterprise data ecosystem. In this role, you will balance high-level architecture with hands-on strategy, focusing heavily on Data Governance and Data Modeling, while integrating modern Databricks and AI capabilities.

Key Responsibilities

• Data Modeling & Architecture: Design robust enterprise data models (Conceptual, Logical, Physical) and blueprints for scalable Azure Lakehouse/Data Warehouse environments.

• Data Governance: Establish frameworks, policies, and lineage tracking (e.g., Azure Purview) to ensure data quality, security, and compliance.

• Modern Analytics & AI: Architect data pipelines using Azure Databricks and collaborate with data science teams to integrate and scale AI/ML workloads.

• Technical Leadership: Guide the data engineering team and collaborate with executive stakeholders to align tech roadmaps with business goals.

Technical Qualifications

Required

• 20+ years of experience in Data Architecture, with deep expertise in the Azure Data Stack (ADLS, ADF, Synapse, Purview).

• Strong mastery of Data Modeling methodologies (Star Schema, Snowflake, Data Vault).

• Proven experience designing and implementing Data Governance and metadata management frameworks.

Preferred

• Practical experience with Azure Databricks (Delta Lake, PySpark).

• Familiarity with AI/ML integration, MLOps, or Azure OpenAI services.

• Relevant Azure or Databricks certifications.