Azure Data Practice Architect (REMOTE)

Job description

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We deliver cloud, data and customer experience solutions.

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We exist to create significant opportunities for people to achieve fulfillment through career success.
Ready to join us?
Here’s what the opportunity supported through our TGS Talent Acquisition Team Requires:
Azure Data Practice Architect will serve as a technical expert in Azure Data Practice, specializing in Microsoft Fabric and Power BI.

As a Practice Architect, you will design, architect, and implement scalable data solutions that enable real-time insights, robust data warehousing, and advanced analytics.

With a hands-on approach, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact engagements, ensuring seamless data ingestion, modeling, and reporting capabilities.

This role demands flexibility to lead diverse Azure data projects, from proof-of-concepts to enterprise-scale implementations, while fostering innovation and client success.
Key Responsibilities
• Architect End-to-End Data Solutions: Design and lead the implementation of comprehensive data architectures using Microsoft Fabric, including lakehouse, data engineering, data science, and real-time analytics workloads.
• Power BI Expertise: Develop and optimize interactive dashboards, reports, and visualizations in Power BI, with a focus on real-time reporting, and performance tuning for large-scale datasets.
• Data Warehousing and Modeling: Build and maintain enterprise-grade data warehouses, applying best practices in dimensional modeling, star/snowflake schemas, and ensuring data quality and governance.
• Data Lake Implementation: Construct layered data pipelines following the best practices of architecture to transform raw data into actionable insights, leveraging Delta Lake and Spark for efficiency.
• Data Ingestion and Orchestration: Design and deploy scalable ingestion pipelines using Azure Data Factory, Synapse Pipelines, or Fabric Dataflows, supporting batch, streaming, and hybrid scenarios with tools like KQL, Event Hub.
• Hands-On Delivery: Actively contribute to code development, debugging, and deployment in Azure environments, performing hands-on work as needed to unblock teams and ensure project momentum.
• Engagement Leadership: Drive Azure data-related engagements end-to-end, from requirements gathering and solution scoping to deployment, optimization, and knowledge transfer, adapting to diverse client needs and technologies.
• Collaboration and Innovation: Partner with stakeholders, including developers, analysts, and business leaders, to align technical solutions with business objectives; stay ahead of Azure innovations to recommend forward-thinking architectures.
• Mentorship and Best Practices: Guide junior team members on Azure data patterns, conduct code reviews, and promote adherence to security, compliance, and cost-optimization standards.
Required Qualifications -
• Experience: 15+ years in data architecture, engineering, and analytics, with at least 8 years focused on Azure cloud data services.
• Core Technical Skills:
o Deep expertise in Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, shortcuts, and unified analytics.
o Advanced proficiency in Power BI for real-time reporting, DAX, Power Query, and integration with Fabric/Synapse.
o Proven track record in data warehousing, data modeling, and ETL/ELT processes.
o Hands-on experience building Enterprise architecture and data ingestion pipelines using Azure-native tools.
• Hands-On Mindset: Demonstrated ability to roll up sleeves and perform technical implementation, troubleshooting, and optimization in fast-paced environments.
• Flexibility: Proven versatility in leading varied Azure data engagements, from greenfield projects to migrations and modernizations.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts to non-technical audiences, facilitate workshops.
Preferred
• Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate, Fabric Analytics Engineer, or Power BI Data Analyst; Azure Solutions Architect Expert.
• Additional Skills: Experience with AI/ML integration (e.g., Azure Machine Learning, Cognitive Services) for predictive analytics, model deployment, and embedding intelligence into data pipelines; Python, Databricks, or streaming analytics.
Job Type & Location
This is a Permanent position based out of Annapolis, MD.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $148200.00 - $224400.00/yr.
We reserve the right to pay above or below the posted wage based on factors unrelated to sex, race, or any other protected classification.
Additional earnings may be available through incentive programs like annual bonuses, profit sharing, etc.
Our full-time, internal employment benefits include the following:
• Medical, Dental, and Vision• Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital• 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available• Life Insurance (Voluntary Life and AD&D for employee and dependents)• Short and Long-Term Disability• Health Spending Account (HSA)• Transportation Benefits• Employee Assistance Program• Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully remote position.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Nov 19, 2025.
h4>About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation.

We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity.

We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia.

As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change.

That's the power of true partnership.

TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.



The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.
About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services
We’re a leading provider of business and technology services.

We accelerate business transformation for our customers.

Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions.

We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed.

We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology.

We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities.

TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies.

Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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