Job Title: Solution Architect
Position Type: Contract
Location: Montvale, NJ/Edison, NJ (Montvale, NJ—3 Days/Week & Edison, NJ—2 Days/Week)
Role Overview
The position is for a solution architect with expertise in Microsoft Fabric and data architecture & strategy. The candidate will work onsite (3 days in Montvale, 2 days in Edison) and must align with the client's enterprise-wide data architecture principles. The role involves hands-on technical expertise, stakeholder management, and strategic planning.
Project Management
• Data Architecture & Strategy: Define enterprise-wide data architecture principles using Microsoft Fabric components (Data Lake, OneLake, Lakehouse, Warehouse, Real-Time Analytics). Align architecture with unified access, integration, and governance goals.
• Microsoft Fabric Expertise: Hands-on understanding of Microsoft Fabric capabilities, including Dataflows, Pipelines, Lakehouse, Warehouse, Notebooks, and integration with Power BI, Synapse, and Azure Data Factory.
• Data Integration & App Connectivity: Design data flows and connectors across operational systems and business applications. Enable seamless integration between transactional apps, analytics layers, and data science environments.
• Proof-of-Concept Development: Build quick, functional POCs using Fabric components to validate architecture decisions, performance, and usability before full-scale implementation.
• Unified Data Layer Design: Architect a centralized but flexible data layer for consistent access and governance. Consider OneLake as the single data foundation across business units.
• Data Governance & Security: Define data ownership, metadata management, lineage tracking, and access control using Microsoft Purview and built-in Fabric security models.
• Scalability & Performance: Ensure architecture is designed for large-scale, real-time analytics and app integrations. Plan for concurrent data access, transformation, and reporting across systems.
• AI & Data Mining Enablement: Incorporate AI-driven analytics using Power BI AI visuals, notebooks (Python), and integration with Azure Machine Learning for predictive insights.
• Stakeholder & Business Alignment: Engage with enterprise data owners, analytics leaders, and app teams to ensure the solution meets business needs, is future-ready, and simplifies the data landscape.
• Delivery & Documentation: Define architecture documentation, evaluation criteria, reference models, and rollout roadmap for implementation and adoption.
If you're currently exploring new job opportunities or considering a career move, I’d be happy to connect. Please send your resume along with your contact information to jay@nytp.com, or feel free to call me directly at 201-604-2973.
