Senior Data Architect – Azure, Fabric & Power BI

Candidate Description

With more than 15 years in data architecture, engineering and business intelligence, this professional excels at designing and scaling Microsoft-centric analytics platforms across diverse sectors including automotive finance, non-profit and education. They combine deep expertise in Azure services, Power BI and modern data-warehouse patterns with a proven ability to manage development teams and guide stakeholders through complex data-driven transformations.

Technically, they have architected petabyte-scale dimensional models, engineered end-to-end ETL pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Databricks and Synapse Analytics, and delivered governed self-service analytics through advanced DAX, Power BI and Microsoft Fabric solutions. Their repertoire spans CI/CD automation with Azure DevOps and GitHub, robust data-governance frameworks, API development with Azure Functions and Python, and integration of Snowflake and on-prem SQL Server assets. Key accomplishments include accelerating Azure environment deployment through infrastructure-as-code, reducing report development time by 25 % at a Financial Services Company and enabling executive-level decision-making via interactive dashboards for a Sports Organization.

Beyond hands-on delivery, this individual demonstrates strong leadership by mentoring data engineers, championing Agile DevOps practices and nurturing stakeholder relationships to ensure high customer satisfaction. Adaptable to rapidly changing technology landscapes, they consistently drive innovation, foster data literacy and create scalable, secure and performant solutions that unlock strategic value for organisations.