Data Architect; Microsoft Fabric & Azure Data Platform Alexandria, VA​/Peachtree , GA

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Data Architect (Microsoft Fabric & Azure Data Platform) | Four Ways Consulting | Alexandria, VA / Peachtree City, GA

Alexandria, Virginia or Peachtree City, Georgia, USA

Hybrid

Active Tier 3 Clearance Required

Four Ways Consulting is seeking an experienced Data Architect to lead the design, governance, and modernization of enterprise data platforms leveraging Microsoft Fabric and Azure technologies. This role is ideal for data professionals who combine deep architectural expertise with strong governance, metadata management, and analytics platform experience in highly regulated environments.

As a Data Architect, you will be responsible for defining and implementing enterprise data architecture strategies across cloud-based analytics and data management platforms. You will design scalable Lakehouse architectures, establish governance frameworks, oversee data lineage and metadata management, and ensure enterprise-wide consistency in data standards and practices.

The successful candidate will work closely with business stakeholders, data engineers, analytics teams, and governance leaders to build modern data ecosystems using Microsoft Fabric, Azure, and Microsoft Purview. Experience supporting education-focused data standards such as Ed-Fi will be highly valued.

• Design and implement enterprise-scale Microsoft Fabric architectures.
• Develop and maintain Lakehouse solutions using modern data platform principles.
• Implement Medallion Architecture (Bronze, Silver, Gold layers) for scalable analytics.
• Define enterprise data models, standards, and architecture frameworks.
• Lead data governance initiatives using Microsoft Purview.
• Establish and maintain data lineage, metadata management, and data catalog solutions.
• Design data integration and transformation strategies across multiple source systems.
• Collaborate with analytics, engineering, and business teams to support reporting and decision-making needs.
• Ensure compliance with governance, security, and regulatory requirements.
• Support Azure-based data platform modernization initiatives.
• Drive best practices for master data management, quality, and lifecycle management.
• Develop architecture documentation, standards, and roadmaps.

• Active Tier 3 Security Clearance.
• Strong hands‑on experience with Microsoft Fabric.
• Experience designing and implementing Lakehouse Architectures.
• Strong understanding of Medallion Architecture.
• Expertise in Microsoft Purview and enterprise data governance.
• Experience with Azure Data Architecture and cloud‑native data solutions.
• Strong data modeling and database design expertise.
• Experience with enterprise data integration frameworks.
• Knowledge of data lineage, metadata management, and data cataloging.
• Experience defining and implementing governance policies and standards.
• Strong analytical, architectural, and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

• Experience with Ed-Fi Data Standards and education-sector data ecosystems.
• Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer certification.
• Microsoft Azure Solutions Architect certification.
• Experience with enterprise data warehousing and business intelligence platforms.
• Knowledge of master data management and data quality frameworks.
• Experience supporting large‑scale cloud transformation initiatives.

• Data Architect
• Enterprise Data Architect
• Cloud Data Architect
• Azure Data Architect
• Analytics Architect
• Data Governance Architect
• Microsoft Fabric Architect
• Information Management Architect

For Data Architect roles, hiring managers place significant emphasis on architectural leadership and governance experience. Highlight projects involving Microsoft Fabric deployments, Lakehouse implementations, Medallion Architecture design, Purview governance frameworks, metadata management, data lineage solutions, and Azure modernization programs. Quantifiable outcomes such as improved data quality, governance maturity, analytics adoption, or cloud migration success will greatly strengthen your application.