Job Description

Perficient's Microsoft Cloud Business Unit is investing heavily in Microsoft Fabric services and governance offerings. We are seeking a Solutions Architect - Microsoft Fabric to accelerate this vision.

Job Overview:

As the senior authority for Fabric, you will:

• Define the strategic roadmap for Fabric-based data-platform services, reusable IP, and delivery accelerators.
• Lead enterprise engagements that span capacity migration (P- to F-capacities), Purview-driven data-governance, and tenant-wide adoption of Fabric experiences.
• Partner with sales, alliances, and Microsoft field teams to shape pursuits, craft SOWs, and present solution visions to C-level and technical stakeholders.
• Mentor and scale a geographically distributed team of architects, engineers, and analysts while championing best practices.

You will collaborate with Fortune 500 clients who are modernizing mission-critical analytics platforms-addressing performance, cost, and governance challenges-while building out Perficient's Fabric center of excellence.

Responsibilities

• Own Fabric practice architecture
  • Author the reference architecture, standards, and reusable templates for Fabric Lakehouse, Warehouse, Pipelines, Real-Time Analytics, and Power BI semantic layers.
  • Define OneLake organization patterns, workspace taxonomy, and naming conventions that scale across business units.
• Establish tenant-level governance
  • Implement capacity planning (P-> F migration strategy, chargeback models, cost-optimization telemetry).
  • Integrate Microsoft Purview for lineage capture, sensitivity labeling, RBAC, and policy-based access control.
  • Build CI/CD pipelines and policy-as-code automation to enforce standards.
• Drive solution discovery and design
  • Lead assessment workshops to capture current-state, pain points, and capability gaps.
  • Produce detailed architecture diagrams, epics, stories, and release plans aligned to phased roadmaps.
• Delivery leadership
  • Guide multiple Agile squads through sprint planning, backlog grooming, and iterative releases.
  • Remove technical impediments, manage risks, and ensure quality via design reviews and architecture governance boards.
• Presales & alliance collaboration
  • Create POVs, prototypes, and demos showcasing Fabric governance accelerators.
  • Develop level-of-effort estimates, staffing models, and SOW language for new pursuits.
  • Deliver client-facing presentations jointly with Microsoft GTM teams; participate in executive briefings and industry events.
• Thought leadership & mentoring
  • Publish blogs, whitepapers, and conference talks on Fabric best practices and governance trends.
  • Coach architects, engineers, and data analysts; establish training paths and internal "Fabric Guild" meetups.
• Continuous improvement
  • Track Microsoft roadmap, preview features, and funding programs-adjusting Perficient offerings accordingly.
  • Capture project lessons learned to refine IP, templates, and engagement playbooks.

Qualifications

• 10-15 years architecting enterprise data-analytics solutions; 5 + years delivering Azure-based modern data platforms.
• Deep, hands-on mastery of Microsoft Fabric, including:
  • Data Engineering (Lakehouse / Delta tables, notebooks, Dataflows Gen2)
  • Data Factory (ETL / ELT pipelines, ADF-to-Fabric migrations)
  • Data Warehouse (T-SQL, performance tuning, high-concurrency workloads)
  • Real-Time Analytics (KQL databases, Data Activator, streaming pipelines)
  • Power BI (semantic modeling, DirectLake, Composite models, deployment pipelines)
• Proven track record designing and implementing tenant-level governance frameworks: workspace sprawl control, capacity management, cost show-back, security, and Purview-based lineage.
• Successful leadership of at least 5 full-lifecycle Fabric/Synapse/Databricks modern-data-platform programs (discover 12 design 12 implement 12 optimize).
• Consulting experience: presales estimations, SOW creation, team-structure definition, and executive-level presentations.
• Required certification:
  • DP-600 Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate
• Preferred certifications:
  • AZ-305 Azure Solutions Architect Expert
  • DP-700 Fabric Data Engineer Associate
  • PL-300 Power BI Data Analyst Associate
• Expertise with CI/CD pipelines for Fabric assets (Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions), Infrastructure-as-Code, and policy automation.
• Strong grasp of Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework, Well-Architected Framework, and data-governance best practices.
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills for both technical and executive audiences; able to translate complex concepts into business value.
• Experience mentoring globally distributed teams and cultivating practice communities.
• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or related field (Master's preferred).
• U.S.-based remote candidates welcome; willingness to travel (up to 25 %) for key workshops and stakeholder sessions.

Perficient full-time employees receive complete and competitive benefits. We offer a collaborative work environment, competitive compensation, generous work/life opportunities and an outstanding benefits package that includes paid time off plus holidays. In addition, all colleagues are eligible for a number of rewards and recognition programs including billable bonus opportunities. Encouraging a healthy work/life balance and providing our colleagues great benefits are just part of what makes Perficient a great place to work.

The salary range for this position takes into consideration a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, level of experience, applicable office location, training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The new hire salary range displays the minimum and maximum salary targets for this position across all US locations, and the range has not been adjusted for any specific state differentials. It is not typical for a candidate to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the unique facts and circumstances regarding each candidate. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range for this position is $150,000-190,000. Please note that the salary range posted reflects the base salary only and does not include benefits or any potential equity or variable bonus programs. Information regarding the benefits available for this position are in our benefits overview .

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