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Data Architect – MS Fabric, Data Vault & Data Governance

Altis Recruitment

Ottawa, Ontario

Salary: From 85 to 100 per Hour

Location: Canada (Remote)
Language: Excellent written and verbal communication skills in English
Background Check Requirement: Must have be eligible to obtain Enhanced Reliability Clearance

About the Opportunity
We are seeking an experienced Data Architect to play a pivotal role in a large-scale enterprise data transformation initiative. Supporting foundational streams across analytics, reporting, business intelligence, artificial intelligence, and data governance, you will help shape the future of a modern data ecosystem that enables trusted, scalable, and insight-driven decision-making.

Working closely with business leaders, technical teams, and data stakeholders, you will provide architectural leadership across the full data lifecycle. This is an opportunity to influence enterprise-wide standards, modernize data capabilities, and help establish a strong foundation for AI readiness within a complex and evolving environment.

What’s In It for You

Opportunity to influence enterprise-wide data strategy and architecture
Exposure to modern Azure, Microsoft Fabric, and Lakehouse technologies
A collaborative environment that values innovation, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement
The ability to contribute to high-impact analytics, governance, and AI initiatives
A culture that supports professional growth and thought leadership

Your Responsibilities

Provide architectural leadership across the data platform, ensuring end-to-end design integrity from ingestion through consumption.
Define and maintain enterprise data architecture standards, patterns, guardrails, and reusable frameworks.
Act as the design authority for Microsoft Fabric, including Medallion architecture, Data Vault integration, and Lakehouse design decisions.
Develop conceptual, logical, and physical data models that support analytics, reporting, and AI use cases.
Establish modelling standards across integration and consumption layers, ensuring scalability and consistency.
Embed governance principles into platform design, supporting metadata management, data quality, lineage, classification, and stewardship.
Collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to translate requirements into sustainable and scalable architecture solutions.

Skills and Qualifications

10+ years of progressive experience in enterprise data architecture and modern data platform design
Proven hands-on experience implementing Medallion architecture and Data Vault 2 in production environments
Strong expertise in conceptual, logical, and physical data modelling, including dimensional modelling and Erwin Data Modeler
Experience designing Lakehouse or Data Lake solutions using Microsoft Azure, Azure Data Factory, Azure Integration Services, and Microsoft Fabric
Knowledge of semantic architectures, business glossaries, ontologies, taxonomies, and knowledge graphs
Experience implementing data governance and catalog solutions such as Collibra or Microsoft Purview
Strong communication skills with the ability to present complex architectural concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences

Why Partner with Altis
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We appreciate the time and effort all applicants invest in their submissions. Please note that only candidates shortlisted for this role will be contacted directly. However, your profile will remain under consideration for future opportunities that align with your experience and career goals. All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. We welcome individuals of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities including those who identify as women, members of racialized groups, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require an accommodation, please review our accessibility policy and reach out to our accessibility officer with any questions. Our human recruiters review all applications and always make the final hiring decision. On occasion, we also use AI-assisted tools to help review applications.

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