Data Architect

3 hours ago

Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates Delphi Consulting Middle East Full time

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced
Azure Data Architect
to design and lead enterprise-level data solutions on Azure. The ideal candidate will have hands-on expertise across
Azure Data Factory (ADF)
,
Azure Databricks
,
Microsoft Fabric
, and
Medallion / Lakehouse architecture
, with a strong understanding of modern data engineering and governance practices.

Key Responsibilities

  • Design and implement
    end-to-end data architecture
    on Azure aligned with business and analytical needs.
  • Develop and operationalize
    Medallion/Lakehouse architecture
    (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers) using Databricks and Fabric.
  • Lead
    data ingestion, transformation, and orchestration
    pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Databricks.
  • Define
    data modeling standards
    , metadata management, and
    data governance
    best practices.
  • Architect data storage solutions using
    Azure Data Lake Storage Gen2
    , Delta Lake, Synapse, and Fabric Lakehouse.
  • Collaborate closely with business stakeholders, analytics teams, and engineering teams to deliver scalable solutions.
  • Drive
    cost optimization, security, and performance tuning
    of cloud workloads.
  • Provide architectural guidance and code review for data pipelines and data platform components.

Required Skills & Experience

  • 10+ years
    overall experience in Data Engineering & Architecture roles.
  • Strong hands-on expertise
    in:
  • Azure Data Factory (ETL/ELT, pipelines, triggers, integration runtime)
  • Azure Databricks (Spark, Delta Lake, notebooks, cluster management)
  • Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Data Engineering, Data Warehouse components)
  • Medallion Architecture / Lakehouse architecture design patterns
  • Proficiency in
    SQL
    ,
    PySpark
    , and distributed data processing.
  • Solid understanding of
    data modeling
    (star schema, dimensional modeling, data vault preferred).
  • Hands-on experience with
    Azure Data Lake
    , Azure Synapse Analytics, Power BI integration.
  • Knowledge of
    data governance, lineage, security, IAM, and Azure DevOps CI/CD
    .

Nice to Have

  • Experience with
    Real-time/streaming data
    (Event Hub / Kafka).
  • Certifications such as:
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect
  • Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate
  • Databricks Lakehouse Architect / Data Engineer

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