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<p><strong>Ciklum</strong> is looking for an <strong>Enterprise Fabric Architect</strong> to join our team full-time in the US .</p><p>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.</p><p><strong>About the role:</strong></p><p>As an Enterprise Fabric Architect, become a part of a cross-functional development team engineering experiences of tomorrow. </p><p>12–18 years overall experience with at least 7+ years in Enterprise Data Architecture, Cloud Data Platforms, Data Engineering, or Analytics Architecture.</p><p>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>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.<br><br>This role requires deep expertise in modern cloud data platforms, enterprise architecture, data engineering, governance frameworks, and large-scale platform operationalization.</p><p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Define enterprise-wide MS Fabric strategy, onboarding standards, scalable architecture patterns for data acquisition and operationalization</li><li>Drive architecture governance across Medallion layers ensuring consistency through reusable ingestion frameworks and templates</li><li>Lead technical reviews, establishing rigorous standards for scalability, resiliency, security, performance across all squads</li><li>Architect Lakehouse, Warehouse, OneLake, semantic enablement layers to support enterprise-scale analytics and AI initiatives</li><li>Standardize ingestion pipelines and reusable data products, optimizing platform stability and operational efficiency through expert design</li><li>Operationalize master data onboarding and source system integration, ensuring architectural alignment with downstream reporting and modeling needs</li><li>Establish governance frameworks for metadata, lineage, and ownership, implementing "governance-lite" guardrails that balance delivery speed with enterprise controls</li><li>Define observability and monitoring standards to ensure data quality and architectural compliance with security and regulatory policies</li><li>Serve as primary advisor for data transformation initiatives, partnering with executive leadership to define the strategic roadmap</li><li>Align architecture with delivery, align with DMs to bridge strategy with execution while mentoring Architects, Engineers, Data Modelers</li></ul><p><strong>Requirements:</strong></p><ul><li>Strategic Leadership: Proven experience designing and leading enterprise-scale Cloud Data Platforms and Data Engineering architectures</li><li>Architectural Mastery: Expert-level knowledge of Microsoft Fabric, modern Lakehouse architectures, and Medallion Architecture principles</li><li>Operational Excellence: Skilled in building scalable onboarding frameworks, managing metadata/lineage, and implementing robust operational controls</li><li>Executive Communication: Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to lead discussions at the executive level</li></ul><p>Technical Stack:</p><ul><li>Platforms: Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouse, Warehouse), Azure Synapse, Snowflake, and Databricks</li><li>Data Engineering: Delta Lake, Spark, dbt, and Azure Data Factory</li><li>Governance & DevOps: Microsoft Purview, Metadata frameworks, CI/CD, and DataOps practices</li><li>Modeling: Power BI Semantic Models</li></ul><p>Key Success Measures:</p><ul><li>Onboarding & Adoption: Successful integration of enterprise datasets into Fabric and high adoption of Silver-layer datasets by domain teams</li><li>Standardization: High reuse of onboarding patterns and consistent architecture across all squads and domains</li><li>Performance: Enhanced platform scalability, operational stability, and a measurable reduction in onboarding cycle times</li><li>Compliance: Strict adherence to enterprise governance and metadata standards</li></ul><p>Education: </p><ul><li>Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or Information Technology</li></ul><p><strong>What`s in it for you?</strong></p><ul><li>Strong community: Work alongside top professionals in a friendly, open-door environment</li><li>Growth focus: Take on large-scale projects with a global impact and expand your expertise</li><li>Tailored learning: Boost your skills with internal events (meetups, conferences, workshops), Udemy access, language courses, and company-paid certifications</li><li>Endless opportunities: Explore diverse domains through internal mobility, finding the best fit to gain hands-on experience with cutting-edge technologies</li><li>Care: Healthcare, Basic Life Insurance, Short and Long-term disability insurance according to the Company’s Benefit Plans</li></ul><p><strong>About us:</strong></p><p>At Ciklum, we are always exploring innovations, empowering each other to achieve more, and engineering solutions that matter. With us, you’ll 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 fast—inviting experienced professionals to lead digital transformation alongside Fortune 500 clients. Be part of a company where innovation and impact go hand in hand.</p><p><strong>Explore, empower, engineer with Ciklum!</strong></p><p>Interested already? We would love to get to know you! Submit your application. We can’t wait to see you at Ciklum.</p><p>#LI-HD1</p>

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