Microsoft Fabric Architect
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Microsoft Fabric Architect (Project)
The following information provides an overview of the skills, qualities, and qualifications needed for this role.
Location: London
Rate: £650 per day
IR35 status: Inside
Contract: 16 weeks
Working pattern: Hybrid - office attendance every Friday, plus additional days when required
Hours: 37 hours per week
Target start: 12 October 2026
Target end: 31 January 2027
Client: Local Government Authority
A Local Government Authority in London is looking for an experienced Microsoft Fabric Architect to provide strategic and technical leadership for its enterprise data and analytics platform. Working with the Data and Platforms Team, you will review and strengthen the platform architecture, governance framework and operating model.
This is a senior architecture and governance role, requiring a holistic view of data design, security, service operation and organisational adoption. It is not primarily a data engineering or report development position.
Essential Experience
Proven experience designing, reviewing and implementing enterprise-scale Microsoft Fabric solutions
Strong knowledge of OneLake, Lakehouses, Warehouses, notebooks, pipelines, dataflows, semantic models and Power BI
Experience defining enterprise data architectures, Bronze, Silver and Gold Medallion patterns, reusable data products and governance frameworks
Strong understanding of cloud security, identities, access management, data protection and compliance controls in Microsoft environments
Experience with Azure data platform services, resource groups, subscriptions, RBAC, tagging, monitoring and integration patterns
Experience producing architecture documentation, standards, operating models and delivery roadmaps
Strong stakeholder management, communication and technical leadership skills, including explaining complex issues to non-technical audiences
Experience providing design assurance, mentoring and knowledge transfer to multidisciplinary teams
Desirable Experience
Microsoft Purview implementation, data governance and formal information governance processes involving sensitive personal data
Local government or wider public sector data and technology delivery
Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory and migration from legacy data platforms
Fabric capacity management, FinOps, workload optimisation and organisational chargeback models
AI, Copilot, machine learning or advanced analytics in governed enterprise environments
Power Platform and Dataverse integration patterns
The Role
You will ensure Microsoft Fabric and its supporting Azure environment remain scalable, secure, supportable and cost-effective. Working across technical and business teams, you will align the platform with Microsoft best practice and wider technology ambitions while enabling services to access trusted data.
Key Responsibilities
Lead architecture reviews, optimisation and technical assurance for new solutions and significant changes across Fabric and supporting Azure services
Define architecture patterns across OneLake, Lakehouses, Warehouses, notebooks, pipelines, dataflows, semantic models and Power BI; strengthen Medallion layers and reusable data products
Strengthen governance for subscriptions, resource groups, ownership, tagging, RBAC, monitoring, costs, workspace creation, lifecycle management and environment separation; ensure associated Azure resources are documented, justified and reviewed
Set guardrails for self-service analytics and service-led development, controlling duplication and platform growth; advise when Fabric or line-of-business systems best meet reporting, analysis, matching and operational needs
Review security boundaries, permissions, sensitivity controls, sharing, user and service accounts, service principals, managed and workspace identities, Key Vault and governed connections
Ensure architecture supports UK GDPR, data minimisation, DPIAs, data-sharing requirements, information governance and wider public sector obligations
Enhance Microsoft Purview integration for cataloguing, metadata, lineage, ownership, classification and discoverability; define accountability for domains, workspaces, data products and semantic models
Review capacity, performance and consumption, recommending workload protection, xrnqpay monitoring, cost optimisation, showback and chargeback approaches
Define Dev, Test and Production practices covering source control, deployment pipelines, releases, testing, documentation and operational handover
Provide architectural input for AI, Copilot and advanced analytics using governed, trusted data
Produce diagrams, decision records, standards, roadmaps and options papers; work with data owners, information governance, cyber security, service leads, suppliers and Microsoft to agree sustainable solutions
Mentor engineers, analysts, developers and platform administrators; prioritise work, manage risks and dependencies, and escalate decisions appropriately
Key Project Deliverables
Fabric and supporting Azure architecture review with prioritised recommendations
Documented target-state architecture and delivery roadmap
Updated architecture, governance and security standards
Fabric operating model and clear responsibilities matrix
Capacity management, workload protection and cost optimisation recommendations
Microsoft Purview and data governance integration roadmap
Architecture patterns, decision records and reusable guidance
Knowledge transfer and mentoring for the Data and Platforms Team
Important Information
Applicants must be UK residents. No visa sponsorship or options are available for this role
*Rates depend on experience and client requirements
The following information provides an overview of the skills, qualities, and qualifications needed for this role.
Location: London
Rate: £650 per day
IR35 status: Inside
Contract: 16 weeks
Working pattern: Hybrid - office attendance every Friday, plus additional days when required
Hours: 37 hours per week
Target start: 12 October 2026
Target end: 31 January 2027
Client: Local Government Authority
A Local Government Authority in London is looking for an experienced Microsoft Fabric Architect to provide strategic and technical leadership for its enterprise data and analytics platform. Working with the Data and Platforms Team, you will review and strengthen the platform architecture, governance framework and operating model.
This is a senior architecture and governance role, requiring a holistic view of data design, security, service operation and organisational adoption. It is not primarily a data engineering or report development position.
Essential Experience
Proven experience designing, reviewing and implementing enterprise-scale Microsoft Fabric solutions
Strong knowledge of OneLake, Lakehouses, Warehouses, notebooks, pipelines, dataflows, semantic models and Power BI
Experience defining enterprise data architectures, Bronze, Silver and Gold Medallion patterns, reusable data products and governance frameworks
Strong understanding of cloud security, identities, access management, data protection and compliance controls in Microsoft environments
Experience with Azure data platform services, resource groups, subscriptions, RBAC, tagging, monitoring and integration patterns
Experience producing architecture documentation, standards, operating models and delivery roadmaps
Strong stakeholder management, communication and technical leadership skills, including explaining complex issues to non-technical audiences
Experience providing design assurance, mentoring and knowledge transfer to multidisciplinary teams
Desirable Experience
Microsoft Purview implementation, data governance and formal information governance processes involving sensitive personal data
Local government or wider public sector data and technology delivery
Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Factory and migration from legacy data platforms
Fabric capacity management, FinOps, workload optimisation and organisational chargeback models
AI, Copilot, machine learning or advanced analytics in governed enterprise environments
Power Platform and Dataverse integration patterns
The Role
You will ensure Microsoft Fabric and its supporting Azure environment remain scalable, secure, supportable and cost-effective. Working across technical and business teams, you will align the platform with Microsoft best practice and wider technology ambitions while enabling services to access trusted data.
Key Responsibilities
Lead architecture reviews, optimisation and technical assurance for new solutions and significant changes across Fabric and supporting Azure services
Define architecture patterns across OneLake, Lakehouses, Warehouses, notebooks, pipelines, dataflows, semantic models and Power BI; strengthen Medallion layers and reusable data products
Strengthen governance for subscriptions, resource groups, ownership, tagging, RBAC, monitoring, costs, workspace creation, lifecycle management and environment separation; ensure associated Azure resources are documented, justified and reviewed
Set guardrails for self-service analytics and service-led development, controlling duplication and platform growth; advise when Fabric or line-of-business systems best meet reporting, analysis, matching and operational needs
Review security boundaries, permissions, sensitivity controls, sharing, user and service accounts, service principals, managed and workspace identities, Key Vault and governed connections
Ensure architecture supports UK GDPR, data minimisation, DPIAs, data-sharing requirements, information governance and wider public sector obligations
Enhance Microsoft Purview integration for cataloguing, metadata, lineage, ownership, classification and discoverability; define accountability for domains, workspaces, data products and semantic models
Review capacity, performance and consumption, recommending workload protection, xrnqpay monitoring, cost optimisation, showback and chargeback approaches
Define Dev, Test and Production practices covering source control, deployment pipelines, releases, testing, documentation and operational handover
Provide architectural input for AI, Copilot and advanced analytics using governed, trusted data
Produce diagrams, decision records, standards, roadmaps and options papers; work with data owners, information governance, cyber security, service leads, suppliers and Microsoft to agree sustainable solutions
Mentor engineers, analysts, developers and platform administrators; prioritise work, manage risks and dependencies, and escalate decisions appropriately
Key Project Deliverables
Fabric and supporting Azure architecture review with prioritised recommendations
Documented target-state architecture and delivery roadmap
Updated architecture, governance and security standards
Fabric operating model and clear responsibilities matrix
Capacity management, workload protection and cost optimisation recommendations
Microsoft Purview and data governance integration roadmap
Architecture patterns, decision records and reusable guidance
Knowledge transfer and mentoring for the Data and Platforms Team
Important Information
Applicants must be UK residents. No visa sponsorship or options are available for this role
*Rates depend on experience and client requirements
Reference: WJ-799_20416314