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Senior Technical Lead – Data Platform (Microsoft Fabric & Azure)

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Position Title

Senior Technical Lead – Data Platform

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Job Purpose

EY is seeking a Senior Technical Lead – Data Platform to lead the design, build, and evolution of enterprise-grade data and analytics solutions. This role combines solution ownership and hands-on technical leadership, with a primary focus on Microsoft Fabric and Azure data platform, while enabling integrated analytics and automation use cases.

You will own architecture decisions within your domain, partner closely with business and product stakeholders, and grow to lead a team of 5+ developers delivering scalable, secure solutions.

Key Role and Responsibilities

This Senior Technical Lead – Data Platform will be responsible for delivering scalable, secure, and high‑quality data engineering solutions to meet exceptional client and internal stakeholder expectations. Standard responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Platform Architecture And Technical Leadership

Own end-to-end architecture for data and analytics solutions built on Microsoft Fabric and Azure Data Platform
Translate business needs into high-quality, scalable solution designs (HLDs / LLDs) and roadmaps
Own key architecture decisions and technology choices within the domain
Balance speed of delivery with strong engineering, security and data practices, aligning with the requirements of our business stakeholders

Hands-on Delivery And Solution Leadership

Act as a hands-on technical lead, contributing to critical components, complex builds, and proof-of-concepts
Guide development teams on implementation approaches, design patterns, and best practices
Ensure solutions are production-ready, performant and maintainable

Microsoft Fabric And Azure Data (Core Focus)

Architect and deliver solutions using:
Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, pipelines, semantic models)
Azure Data Factory and orchestration patterns
Azure data storage (Data Lake, SQL, Blob)
Define and implement data modeling, performance optimization, and monitoring practices

Integration And Analytics Enablement

Design secure, reusable integration patterns (REST APIs, connectors)
Enable downstream analytics and reporting (Power BI / Fabric)
Support integration of data platform with broader enterprise tools where needed

https://jobeax.com/link/GrYTXLZMpxEMJknV and SharePoint

Architect and deliver solutions using:
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SharePoint
PowerApps / PowerAutomate
Define and implement data modeling, performance optimization, and monitoring practices

Governance, Quality And Delivery Practices

Define and enforce patterns within owned solutions for:
Security
Scalability
Performance
Cost optimization
Drive adoption of DevOps and CI/CD practices within delivery teams
Conduct architecture, design and code reviews to ensure quality and consistency

Stakeholder Partnership And Team Growth

Partner closely with product owners, business stakeholders, and enterprise architecture
Provide clear solution options, trade-offs and recommendations aligned to outcomes
Develop the leadership skills to lead a team of 5+ developers, mentoring engineers and building team capability

Skills and attributes for success

Strong platform ownership mindset with deep expertise in data architecture and delivery
Ability to operate as both technical leader and hands-on contributor
Effective communicator across technical and business audiences
Proactive ownership of risks, dependencies and solution quality

Qualifications, Experience and Skills

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related discipline

Experience

10–15 years of overall IT experience across data and analytics
3–5 years in a senior technical lead or architect capacity
Proven experience delivering Microsoft Fabric and/or Azure-based data platforms
Experience designing and implementing scalable, secure data solutions
Strong communication and stakeholder collaboration skills
Track record of working directly with business stakeholders and product teams
Strong analytical, troubleshooting, and problem-solving skills
Ability to document technical designs, data models, and engineering workflows
Ability to manage ambiguity, shifting priorities, and complex data landscapes

Technical Skills/Competencies

Strong expertise in Microsoft Fabric (Azure Data Factory, Databricks), https://jobeax.com/link/GrYTXLZMpxEMJknV and SharePoint\PowerApps
Advanced SQL and data modeling skills
Experience with Azure storage patterns (Data Lake, SQL, Blob)

Ideally, you’ll possess skills to:

Demonstrate exposure to Power BI / analytics consumption layers
Demonstrate experience with integration patterns (APIs, connectors)
Demonstrate exposure to modern analytics patterns (e.g., Fabric evolution, Databricks)
Demonstrate experience with SharePoint Framework (SPFx) for developing custom web parts, extensions, and modern SharePoint solutions
Integrate with Microsoft 365 and business applications (Teams, SharePoint, Dataverse/Dynamics 365) using standard connectors and API-led patterns
Leverage Microsoft Graph and M365 extensibility to integrate identity, users, files, calendars and collaboration signals into analytics solutions
Implement event-driven and streaming integrations where applicable (Event Hubs, Kafka patterns) to support near real-time analytics
Define integration security standards (OAuth2, managed identities, Key Vault), data access controls, and auditing aligned with enterprise policies
Standardize data interchange and contracts (JSON/Parquet/Delta, schema evolution, data validation) to reduce coupling and rework
Enable automation and workflow integration using Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Apps) and Azure integration services (Logic Apps, Functions) to operationalize data-driven processes, alerts and approvals in Teams

Behavioral Competencies

Teamwork
Integrity
Empathy & care
Ownership
Accountability
Analytical thinking and problem solving
Coherent communication
Time management and organization
Extreme attention to detail

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Senior Technical Lead-Data Platform-Microsoft Fabric And Azure

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