Data Architect - Microsoft Fabric Location: London - Hybrid (2 days per week in the office) Permanent role Level: Senior/Enterprise Architecture We''re looking for a Data Architect to lead the architecture and evolution of a modern Microsoft Fabric-based enterprise data platform. This role will lead the design of a Microsoft Fabric-based enterprise data platform, embedding metadata-driven principles, strong governance, and data quality standards at the heart of the architecture. The role combines strategic enterprise data architecture responsibilities with hands-on involvement in designing and supporting the build of the data platform and its associated data products. What you''ll be doing: Lead the architecture and design of an enterprise Microsoft Fabric data platform Define scalable architecture patterns across Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Data Engineering, Real Time Analytics and Semantic Models Develop enterprise data architecture roadmaps, target-state architectures and transition strategies Design conceptual, logical and physical data models Establish metadata-driven architecture principles and frameworks Drive data lineage, cataloguing, metadata management and impact analysis Define and embed data governance, data quality and MDM principles Design enterprise integration patterns covering APIs, ETL/ELT and event-driven architectures Establish data ownership, authoritative data sources and CRUD matrices Partner closely with Data Engineering, Analytics, Enterprise ..... full job details .....