Azure Solutions Architect (Microsoft Fabric)

<p><strong>Azure Solutions Architect (Microsoft Fabric) - 6-month Contract</strong></p><p><strong>Datsura Inc. · Fully remote (US-based) · Contingent on contract award</strong></p><p><br></p><p><span>Datsura is a RegTech/FinTech consultancy delivering data, analytics, and AI/ML platforms for financial regulators, banking associations, and regulated financial institutions. We are staffing a data platform modernization program for a financial-services client in the residential mortgage/asset space and are seeking an Azure Platform Architect to own the target architecture end-to-end.</span></p><p><span>This is a six-month engagement starting in Aug, and it is contingent on contract award, expected to be confirmed in July.</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong>What you'll own</strong></p><ul><li>The target-state architecture for a Microsoft Fabric (OneLake) lakehouse: medallion Bronze/Silver/Gold design, Direct Lake semantic models, and a Gold-layer reporting warehouse replacing a legacy reporting SQL Server</li><li>Architecture definition and approval, covering governance, security, and compliance standards</li><li>Migration design from SQL Server on VMs, Microsoft Business Central, and file-server sources, with incremental pipelines meeting a daily-freshness SLA</li><li>Integration of existing ADLS Gen2 storage via OneLake shortcuts</li><li>The governance plane: Microsoft Purview catalog and lineage, Entra ID RBAC, database-level security, PII masking, Key Vault, with US data residency</li><li>Fabric capacity planning and cost management on existing client capacity; CI/CD through Azure DevOps and Fabric Git integration</li><li>Architectural support for an AI layer (Azure OpenAI/AI Foundry, Azure AI Search) built over the certified semantic model</li><li>Day-to-day coordination with the client's Managed Service Provider on infrastructure, networking, and access provisioning</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>What we're looking for</strong></p><ul><li>8+ years architecting data platforms on Azure, with hands-on Microsoft Fabric/OneLake delivery (medallion lakehouse patterns, Direct Lake, capacity management)</li><li>Deep experience with Azure Data Factory, on-premises data gateways, and CDC-based incremental ingestion from SQL Server</li><li>Power BI semantic modeling at enterprise scale, including custom aggregation logic and certified datasets</li><li>Microsoft Purview, Entra ID, and Azure security architecture in regulated environments</li><li>Financial services background strongly preferred, mortgage, lending, or loan servicing a plus</li><li>Demonstrated delivery under fixed timelines</li><li>Excellent client-facing communication; you will present architecture decisions directly to the client's CTO</li></ul><p><br></p><p><strong>Engagement details</strong></p><p><span>Fully remote (US-based). Compensation commensurate with experience; contract terms discussed at the offer stage.</span></p>