Enterprise Fabric Architect
Ciklum is looking for an Enterprise Fabric Architect to join our team full-time in the US .
We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.
About the role:
As an Enterprise Fabric Architect, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow.
12â18 years overall experience with at least 7+ years in Enterprise Data Architecture, Cloud Data Platforms, Data Engineering, or Analytics Architecture.
We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Fabric Architect to lead architecture strategy, onboarding standards, and platform governance for a large-scale Microsoft Fabric enterprise data acquisition and operationalization program.
The role will focus on defining scalable architecture patterns for onboarding enterprise data into Microsoft Fabric Bronze and Silver layers while enabling downstream analytics, reporting, semantic modeling, and AI initiatives.
The Enterprise Fabric Architect will act as the primary architecture authority for the Fabric platform and will drive enterprise-wide standards for ingestion, operationalization, governance, metadata, lineage, and reusable onboarding frameworks.
This role requires deep expertise in modern cloud data platforms, enterprise architecture, data engineering, governance frameworks, and large-scale platform operationalization.
Responsibilities:
Define enterprise-wide MS Fabric strategy, onboarding standards, scalable architecture patterns for data acquisition and operationalization
Drive architecture governance across Medallion layers ensuring consistency through reusable ingestion frameworks and templates
Lead technical reviews, establishing rigorous standards for scalability, resiliency, security, performance across all squads
Architect Lakehouse, Warehouse, OneLake, semantic enablement layers to support enterprise-scale analytics and AI initiatives
Standardize ingestion pipelines and reusable data products, optimizing platform stability and operational efficiency through expert design
Operationalize master data onboarding and source system integration, ensuring architectural alignment with downstream reporting and modeling needs
Establish governance frameworks for metadata, lineage, and ownership, implementing "governance-lite" guardrails that balance delivery speed with enterprise controls
Define observability and monitoring standards to ensure data quality and architectural compliance with security and regulatory policies
Serve as primary advisor for data transformation initiatives, partnering with executive leadership to define the strategic roadmap
Align architecture with delivery, align with DMs to bridge strategy with execution while mentoring Architects, Engineers, Data Modelers
Requirements:
Strategic Leadership: Proven experience designing and leading enterprise-scale Cloud Data Platforms and Data Engineering architectures
Architectural Mastery: Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, modern Lakehouse architectures, and Medallion Architecture principles
Operational Excellence: Skilled in building scalable onboarding frameworks, managing metadata/lineage, and implementing robust operational controls
Executive Communication: Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to lead discussions at the executive level
Technical Stack:
Platforms: Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouse, Warehouse), Azure Synapse, Snowflake, and Databricks
Data Engineering: Delta Lake, Spark, dbt, and Azure Data Factory
Governance & DevOps: Microsoft Purview, Metadata frameworks, CI/CD, and DataOps practices
Modeling: Power BI Semantic Models
Key Success Measures:
Onboarding & Adoption: Successful integration of enterprise datasets into Fabric and high adoption of Silver-layer datasets by domain teams
Standardization: High reuse of onboarding patterns and consistent architecture across all squads and domains
Performance: Enhanced platform scalability, operational stability, and a measurable reduction in onboarding cycle times
Compliance: Strict adherence to enterprise governance and metadata standards
Education:
Bachelorâs degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology
What`s in it for you?
Strong community: Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door environment
Growth focus: Take on large-scale projects with a global impact and expand your expertise
Tailored learning: Boost your skills with internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications
Endless opportunities: Explore diverse domains through internal mobility, finding the best fit to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies
Care: Healthcare, Basic Life Insurance, Short and Long-term disability insurance according to the Companyâs Benefit Plans
About us:
At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, youâll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress. In the US, Ciklum is growing fastâinviting experienced professionals to lead digital transformation alongside Fortune 500 clients. Be part of a company where innovation and impact go hand in hand.
Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!
Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We canât wait to see you at Ciklum.
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We are a custom product engineering company that supports both multinational organizations and scaling startups to solve their most complex business challenges. With a global team of over 4,000 highly skilled developers, consultants, analysts and product owners, we engineer technology that redefines industries and shapes the way people live.
About the role:
As an Enterprise Fabric Architect, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow.
12â18 years overall experience with at least 7+ years in Enterprise Data Architecture, Cloud Data Platforms, Data Engineering, or Analytics Architecture.
We are seeking an experienced Enterprise Fabric Architect to lead architecture strategy, onboarding standards, and platform governance for a large-scale Microsoft Fabric enterprise data acquisition and operationalization program.
The role will focus on defining scalable architecture patterns for onboarding enterprise data into Microsoft Fabric Bronze and Silver layers while enabling downstream analytics, reporting, semantic modeling, and AI initiatives.
The Enterprise Fabric Architect will act as the primary architecture authority for the Fabric platform and will drive enterprise-wide standards for ingestion, operationalization, governance, metadata, lineage, and reusable onboarding frameworks.
This role requires deep expertise in modern cloud data platforms, enterprise architecture, data engineering, governance frameworks, and large-scale platform operationalization.
Responsibilities:
Define enterprise-wide MS Fabric strategy, onboarding standards, scalable architecture patterns for data acquisition and operationalization
Drive architecture governance across Medallion layers ensuring consistency through reusable ingestion frameworks and templates
Lead technical reviews, establishing rigorous standards for scalability, resiliency, security, performance across all squads
Architect Lakehouse, Warehouse, OneLake, semantic enablement layers to support enterprise-scale analytics and AI initiatives
Standardize ingestion pipelines and reusable data products, optimizing platform stability and operational efficiency through expert design
Operationalize master data onboarding and source system integration, ensuring architectural alignment with downstream reporting and modeling needs
Establish governance frameworks for metadata, lineage, and ownership, implementing "governance-lite" guardrails that balance delivery speed with enterprise controls
Define observability and monitoring standards to ensure data quality and architectural compliance with security and regulatory policies
Serve as primary advisor for data transformation initiatives, partnering with executive leadership to define the strategic roadmap
Align architecture with delivery, align with DMs to bridge strategy with execution while mentoring Architects, Engineers, Data Modelers
Requirements:
Strategic Leadership: Proven experience designing and leading enterprise-scale Cloud Data Platforms and Data Engineering architectures
Architectural Mastery: Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, modern Lakehouse architectures, and Medallion Architecture principles
Operational Excellence: Skilled in building scalable onboarding frameworks, managing metadata/lineage, and implementing robust operational controls
Executive Communication: Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to lead discussions at the executive level
Technical Stack:
Platforms: Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouse, Warehouse), Azure Synapse, Snowflake, and Databricks
Data Engineering: Delta Lake, Spark, dbt, and Azure Data Factory
Governance & DevOps: Microsoft Purview, Metadata frameworks, CI/CD, and DataOps practices
Modeling: Power BI Semantic Models
Key Success Measures:
Onboarding & Adoption: Successful integration of enterprise datasets into Fabric and high adoption of Silver-layer datasets by domain teams
Standardization: High reuse of onboarding patterns and consistent architecture across all squads and domains
Performance: Enhanced platform scalability, operational stability, and a measurable reduction in onboarding cycle times
Compliance: Strict adherence to enterprise governance and metadata standards
Education:
Bachelorâs degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology
What`s in it for you?
Strong community: Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door environment
Growth focus: Take on large-scale projects with a global impact and expand your expertise
Tailored learning: Boost your skills with internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications
Endless opportunities: Explore diverse domains through internal mobility, finding the best fit to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies
Care: Healthcare, Basic Life Insurance, Short and Long-term disability insurance according to the Companyâs Benefit Plans
About us:
At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, youâll work with cutting-edge technologies, contribute to impactful projects, and be part of a One Team culture that values collaboration and progress. In the US, Ciklum is growing fastâinviting experienced professionals to lead digital transformation alongside Fortune 500 clients. Be part of a company where innovation and impact go hand in hand.
Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!
Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We canât wait to see you at Ciklum.
#LI-HD1
Apply To This Job