Fabric Platform Data Architect (Remote)

Thinkgrid Labs is at the forefront of innovation and technology. Our expert team of software engineers, architects, and UI/UX designers specialises in crafting bespoke web, mobile, cloud applications, data platforms, along with AI solutions and intelligent bots. Thinkgrid Labs is expanding our data practice to stand upMicrosoft Fabric for a US health insurer . You’ll architect the platform foundation, set governance guardrails, and ensure the environment is secure, compliant, cost-efficient, and usable for everyone from execs to engineers.Job Title : Fabric Platform Architect Location : Remote Working Hours : 2 PM IST to 11 PM IST Experience Required : 8–12 years overall; 3+ years in Azure data platform governance/Fabric admin Education : Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Health Informatics, or Business. Preferred certifications : DP-600, DP-500, AZ-305, SC-100/SC-300.Who are you? Fabric Authority:Deep, hands-on expertise with Microsoft Fabric architecture—tenants, domains, capacity groups, workspaces, OneLake, Lakehouse/Warehouse, Real-Time Analytics. Governance-First:You design pragmatic guardrails for rights/roles/budgets/access; you operationalise RLS/CLS and data domains at scale. Catalogue & Lineage Champion:Comfortable configuring Microsoft Purview—collections, glossary, scanners, policies, and lineage end-to-end. Security & Compliance Mindset:Strong Entra ID/Azure IAM; you bake in HIPAA/PII controls, auditing, and least privilege by default. Cost-Savvy Operator:Capacity planning, workloads, reserved capacity, and FinOps reporting come naturally. Stakeholder Communicator:Equally at home in steering committees with execs and deep dives with engineers. (We value client-facing clarity and excellent written/verbal communication.)What you will be doing? Platform Foundation (Owner):Design and configure Fabric tenants, domains, capacity groups, and workspaces; define dev/test/prod environment strategy and workspace topology. Governance & Access:Establish RBAC models, security groups, RLS/CLS patterns, budgeting guardrails, naming/tags, and approval workflows. Catalogue, Glossary & Lineage:Stand up Purview collections; implement glossary governance, scanner rules, sensitivity labels, and end-to-end lineage across Fabric artefacts. Security, Privacy & Audit:Map HIPAA/PHI controls; integrate with Entra, Azure Policy, and Defender for Cloud; enable audit logs to be sent to Log Analytics and configured for retention; drive periodic access reviews. Cost Management & FinOps:Right-size capacity, monitor usage, forecast spend, set budgets/alerts, and recommend workload isolation or reservations to optimise TCO. CI/CD & Change Control:Enable source control (Git mode), deployment pipelines, and release promotion; define SOW-aligned change processes and acceptance criteria for platform changes. Operational Excellence:Define SLOs/alerts/runbooks, backup/DR and region strategy; lead incident/RCAs; maintain RAID and platform roadmaps. Enablement & Communication:Run discovery/architecture reviews, steering/QBRs, and training for analysts/engineering teams; produce clear docs, playbooks, and decision logs.Must-have skills Microsoft Fabric administration (tenancy, domains, capacities, workspaces, OneLake) Microsoft Purview (catalogue, glossary, scans, policies, lineage) Azure IAM/Entra ID (RBAC, conditional access), RLS/CLS patterns Cost management and FinOps awareness (capacity planning, budgets, alerts) Excellent stakeholder communication (execs, security, data engineering)Benefits 5-day work week 100% remote setup with flexible work culture and international exposure Opportunity to work on mission-critical healthcare projects impacting providers and patients globally

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