Cloud Data Architect

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People Cert is looking for a Cloud Data Architect to join the relevant team and support data driven decision making of the organization by developing the appropriate corporate data warehouse/s, corporate data lake/s, cubes for self-service reporting, and advanced analytics & AI deliverables.

• Design, build and evolve scalable Enterprise Data Warehouse, Data Lake and Lakehouse architectures on Microsoft Azure, aligned with enterprise architecture principles, security requirements and cloud best practices.
• Architect data solutions using Microsoft Fabric and Azure Databricks as core components of the enterprise data platform
  , selecting and integrating capabilities according to workload and architectural requirements.
• Design modern data ingestion and orchestration patterns using Microsoft Fabric Data Factory and Azure Data Factory
  , supporting batch and incremental ELT/ETL workloads across heterogeneous enterprise systems.
• Design and implement Medallion Architecture patterns (Bronze, Silver and Gold) using Delta Lake/Lakehouse technologies to provide scalable, governed and reusable enterprise data products.
• Integrate diverse data sources, including CRM, ERP, digital platforms, operational applications, APIs, multimedia sources and custom enterprise systems
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• Design scalable analytical and semantic architectures using Microsoft Fabric, Power BI and Databricks
  , supporting both centrally governed enterprise reporting and self-service analytics.
• Apply data democratization and self-service analytics principles
  , ensuring secure, scalable and governed access to trusted enterprise data.
• Lead and support Master Data Management (MDM) initiatives, establishing consistent and governed master entities and golden records across enterprise systems.
• Work closely with Data Engineering, Business Intelligence, Data Governance, Data Science and AI teams to translate business and technical requirements into robust end-to-end data architectures.
• Establish architecture standards for data modelling, integration, data quality, metadata, lineage, security and lifecycle management
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• Design architectures that support AI and Machine Learning workloads
  , enabling governed access to enterprise data for advanced analytics, ML and AI applications.
• Monitor and optimize data platform architecture and workloads, balancing performance, scalability, reliability and cloud cost efficiency
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• Define and promote CI/CD, Infrastructure-as-Code and Data Ops practices for enterprise data solutions.
• Stay current with developments across Microsoft Fabric, Azure Databricks and the broader Azure data ecosystem
  , recommending architectural improvements and new capabilities where they provide measurable business value.
• Provide technical leadership, architectural guidance and mentorship to Data & Analytics teams on modern cloud data architecture and engineering practices.
• Maintain comprehensive and up-to-date architecture documentation, standards, design patterns and technical decision records
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• Proven experience as a Cloud Data Architect, Data Architect, Senior Data Engineer or equivalent
  , designing and delivering modern cloud data platforms.
• Strong hands‑on experience with the Microsoft Azure data ecosystem
  , particularly:
• Microsoft Fabric
  , including Lakehouse, Data Factory, One Lake, Warehouses and Power BI.
• Azure Databricks
  , including Delta Lake, Lakehouse and Medallion Architecture patterns.
• Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS).
• Azure Data Factory /…