Solutions Architect - Data Platforms (Fabric&Databricks), Johannesburg

Solutions Architect– Data Platforms (Fabric&Databricks) Hybrid Role | Enterprise Consulting Environment | Full-Time (Gauteng, KZN or CT)

Salary: Market Related

A leading technology and consulting organisation is seeking an experienced Solutions Architect– Data Platforms to design and deliver modern enterprise data platforms using Microsoft Fabric and Databricks technologies.

This role combines hands‑on architecture delivery, strategic client engagement, and pre‑sales solution design within a fast‑paced consulting environment. The successful candidate will work closely with business and technical stakeholders to shape scalable, secure, and modern data platform solutions for enterprise clients.

Key Responsibilities Enterprise Data Platform Architecture

Design end-to-end lakehouse and enterprise data platform solutions

Architect modern ingestion frameworks including batch, streaming, APIs, and CDC patterns

Define medallion architecture implementations and analytics consumption models

Design semantic layers and enterprise reporting structures

Cloud&Infrastructure

Architect Azure and AWS-based data platform environments

Define networking, identity, and enterprise security models

Design Infrastructure-as-Code solutions using Terraform and related tooling

Establish CI/CD and DevOps patterns for enterprise data platforms

Security&Governance

Design secure role‑based access models

Define enterprise governance and data classification frameworks

Implement scalable governance and cataloguing strategies

Ensure alignment with enterprise security and compliance standards

Integration&Solution Delivery

Design integrations across ERP, CRM, SaaS, APIs, and enterprise systems

Architect real‑time and event‑driven data solutions

Support enterprise integration and interoperability initiatives

Client Engagement&Pre‑Sales

Participate in discovery workshops and client strategy sessions

Translate business requirements into scalable technical solutions

Contribute to proposals, RFP responses, estimations, and solution presentations

Present architectural recommendations to senior stakeholders and executive teams

Internal Capability Development

Contribute to architecture standards and reusable frameworks

Support technical enablement and mentoring within engineering teams

Assist with internal innovation and best practice initiatives

Requirements Experience

8–12+ years’ experience designing enterprise data solutions

Strong experience designing lakehouse architectures

Extensive Microsoft Fabric and/or Databricks experience

Strong Azure cloud platform experience (AWS advantageous)

Experience designing secure enterprise data platforms

Strong stakeholder engagement and consulting experience

Exposure to DevOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure-as-Code practices

Technical Skills

Microsoft Fabric

Databricks

Azure Cloud Services

AWS (advantageous)

Terraform / Infrastructure-as-Code

Enterprise integration patterns

Data governance and security frameworks

CI/CD and DevOps practices

Preferred Background

Consulting or professional services experience

Pre-sales and RFP exposure

Experience engaging with enterprise‑level clients

Knowledge of modern medallion architecture frameworks

What’s on Offer

Opportunity to work on cutting‑edge enterprise data platform initiatives

Exposure to modern cloud, lakehouse, and AI‑driven architectures

Blend of technical architecture, strategy, and client engagement

Collaborative and innovative consulting environment

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