Overview
Manager, Data Architect - Fabric, Data & Analytics role at EY in Belfast, Derry/Londonderry. We are looking for talented Managers who are highly competent within the Fabric Architect area to join our team and contribute to global success.
Responsibilities
* Contribute to the design and delivery of Microsoft Fabric solution architecture for complex client projects.
* Support diverse project teams across Microsoft Fabric, including data engineers, data architects, and Power BI developers, delivering end-to-end modern data platform solutions.
* Implement Fabric-based data artefacts using Lakehouses, Data Warehouses, Data Pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, and Notebooks in line with client needs and industry best practices.
* Guide teams on best practices in Direct Lake mode, OneLake shortcuts, delta tables, and efficient data layer separation (Bronze, Silver, Gold).
* Implement Fabric-native data governance to ensure compliance, privacy, and data protection across domains.
* Collaborate with cross-functional teams—including cloud engineers, data scientists, and business stakeholders—to translate business needs into robust Microsoft Fabric-based technical designs.
* Assist with data architecture assessments for legacy or cloud-based environments and develop Fabric-based migration roadmaps, including data modelling, ingestion, transformation, and reporting.
* Understand CI/CD processes for Fabric using Azure DevOps Git integration, including workspace branching strategies, pull requests, build and release pipelines.
* Stay current with Microsoft Fabric product evolution, industry trends, and data architecture patterns.
Qualifications
* Experience in data architecture and engineering, including leading enterprise-scale cloud data projects.
* Proven experience deploying solutions within Microsoft Fabric.
* Solid understanding of data modelling techniques across transactional, analytical, and semantic layers; hands-on experience with delta lake formats and Fabric Lakehouse/SQL endpoints.
* Experience building and orchestrating Data Pipelines and Dataflows Gen2, including incremental loads, change data capture, and medallion architecture design.
* Strong leadership and client-facing communication skills.
* Experience managing teams and mentoring junior employees.
Advantageous
* Consulting experience with the ability to build trusted advisor relationships and provide strategic and hands-on implementation guidance.
What We Look For
We’re looking for candidates with a genuine creative vision and the confidence to make it happen. You can expect autonomy in this role, so you’ll need to take initiative and seek opportunities to improve relationships and processes. If you’re serious about auditing and ready to tackle complex client issues, this role is for you.
What We Offer
* Continuous learning: develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
* Success as defined by you: tools and flexibility to make a meaningful impact, your way.
* Transformative leadership: insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
* Diverse and inclusive culture: you’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.
Please note: Prior to finalizing your application, you may be asked to provide personal information across several dimensions of diversity and inclusiveness. The information is confidential and will not be used to evaluate candidacy. We collect this data to analyse our recruitment process and promote diversity and inclusiveness. Optional, but encouraged.
EY exists to build a better working world and to create long-term value for clients, people and society. Enabled by data and technology, EY teams in over 150 countries provide trust through assurance and help clients grow, transform and operate.
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