Our client is seeking a highly skilled Senior Data Engineer / Data Architect to assess, modernize, and optimize an enterprise data platform supporting critical business operations and analytics initiatives. This position is ideal for a seasoned data professional who combines hands-on engineering expertise with architectural leadership. The successful candidate will evaluate existing data lake architecture, develop modernization strategies, implement governance best practices, and help drive the future state of a scalable, secure, and enterprise-ready data ecosystem. You will collaborate with business stakeholders, technology teams, and leadership while serving as a technical mentor and trusted advisor on data architecture, governance, integration, analytics, and cloud data platform strategy. Key Responsibilities Data Architecture & Platform Strategy Assess and evaluate existing enterprise data lake architecture, including ingestion, transformation, storage, security, lineage, and reporting layers Develop target-state architecture recommendations and modernization roadmaps Design scalable solutions leveraging Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS Gen2), OneLake, and Power BI Recommend best practices for performance, scalability, governance, monitoring, and operational readiness Lead architectural reviews and present recommendations to technical and business stakeholders Data Engineering & Integration Design, develop, and maintain enterprise-grade ETL/ELT pipelines Build reliable and scalable data ingestion and transformation processes Support lakehouse, data warehouse, and semantic modeling initiatives Optimize data integration workflows, query performance, and data processing efficiency Develop trusted reporting datasets and analytics-ready data products Data Governance & Quality Establish and maintain enterprise data governance frameworks Implement metadata management, data cataloging, lineage, and business glossary standards Define and enforce data quality controls, validation procedures, and monitoring processes Support data classification, sensitivity labeling, retention requirements, and audit readiness Ensure compliance with security, privacy, and governance policies Analytics & Reporting Enablement Support Power BI semantic models, reporting architectures, and self-service analytics initiatives Collaborate with analysts and business teams to deliver trusted data solutions Improve data accessibility while maintaining governance and security standards Technical Leadership & Mentorship Serve as a technical leader for data engineering and architecture initiatives Provide mentoring, code reviews, and design guidance to engineers and BI professionals Develop standards, documentation, architecture diagrams, and operational runbooks Promote best practices across development, testing, deployment, and support processes Preferred Technical Environment Microsoft Data Platform Microsoft Fabric Azure Synapse Analytics Azure Data Lake Storage (ADLS Gen2) OneLake Power BI Power Automate Microsoft Purview Azure Data Integration Services Data Engineering & Architecture Data Lakes & Lakehouse Architectures Enterprise Data Warehousing Dimensional Modeling Semantic Modeling Metadata Management Data Governance ETL/ELT Development Advanced SQL Data Quality & Reconciliation DevOps & Platform Operations Git-Based Source Control CI/CD Pipelines Release Management Deployment Automation Monitoring & Alerting Environment Promotion Strategies Rollback Planning Additional Preferred Experience Snowflake Architecture & Administration Secure Data Sharing Query Performance Optimization Resource Monitoring & Cost Optimization Cloud Data Platform Evaluations Cross-Platform Architecture Planning Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Information Technology, or related field 7+ years of experience in Data Engineering, Data Architecture, Business Intelligence Engineering, or Enterprise Data Platforms Strong experience with Microsoft Fabric, Azure Synapse, ADLS Gen2, Power BI, Microsoft Purview, and Azure data services Expertise in enterprise data lake, lakehouse, and data warehouse architectures Advanced SQL development and performance tuning experience Experience designing and implementing enterprise data governance frameworks Strong understanding of metadata management, data lineage, cataloging, and data quality controls Experience leading architecture assessments, roadmap planning, and modernization initiatives Excellent troubleshooting, problem-solving, and documentation skills Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences Experience mentoring engineers, analysts, and technical teams Preferred Qualifications Microsoft Fabric Data Engineer Associate Microsoft Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate Azure Solutions Architect Expert Microsoft Power BI Data Analyst Associate Microsoft Purview or Data Governance certifications Azure Data Fundamentals or Security certifications Snowflake SnowPro certifications Experience comparing and evaluating Microsoft and Snowflake data platforms Knowledge of data privacy, governance, security, and compliance frameworks Experience in highly regulated enterprise environments What Makes This Opportunity Attractive Lead enterprise-wide data architecture and modernization initiatives Significant influence over future-state data platform strategy Exposure to Microsoft Fabric and modern cloud analytics technologies Opportunity to establish governance standards and engineering best practices High visibility role partnering with business and technology leadership Collaborative environment with strong focus on innovation, scalability, and long-term data strategy All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, ancestry, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, disability, medical condition, genetic information, pregnancy, or military or veteran status. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local laws, including the California Fair Chance Act, City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.