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Kforce Inc · 18 hours ago

Azure Data Architect

Irving, TX

Contract

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$70/hr - $75/hr

12+ years exp

Kforce Inc is seeking an Azure Data Architect who will serve as the enterprise-wide technical leader responsible for designing and governing a unified data platform. The role involves architecting modern data platforms, integrating systems post-merger, and ensuring data governance and compliance.

FinanceConsultingHuman ResourcesEmploymentFinancial ServicesStaffing Agency

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Enterprise Data Architecture & Cloud Strategy

Architect modern enterprise data platforms across On-Prem, Azure, and Fabric ecosystems

Define architectural standards, reusable patterns, roadmaps, and modernization strategies

Lead scalable ingestion, storage, transformation, and modeling frameworks

Drive cloud adoption with a focus on resiliency, standardization, and business alignment

Post-Merger Data Integration & Platform Consolidation: Consolidate data environments, pipelines, and models across acquired companies

Integrate ERP, CRM, and operational systems into unified Lake/Lakehouse architectures

Establish reusable ingestion and onboarding frameworks for future acquisitions

Standardize canonical models and reduce duplicated or conflicting data assets

Design and operate Lakehouse architectures following Bronze/Silver/Gold patterns

Govern Fabric workspaces, Lakehouses, Pipelines, and semantic models

Define and maintain enterprise KPI frameworks and shared semantic layers

Ensure strong lineage, data quality, and operational observability

Define canonical entities (Customer, Product, Vendor, Location, etc.)

Platform Ownership & Operational Leadership

BI Platform Administration

Qualification

Enterprise Data ArchitectureCloud AnalyticsData ModelingAzure SQLADFSynapseADLS Gen2SQL ServerMicrosoft FabricDB2/iSeriesCosmos DB/NoSQLDatabricks/PySparkAzure DevOpsCI/CDInfrastructure-as-CodeAzure Entra ID

Required

12-15+ years in enterprise data architecture and cloud analytics

Expertise in data modeling, schema design, and large-scale data systems

Advanced hands-on experience with ADF, Azure SQL, Synapse, and ADLS Gen2

Strong SQL Server background with performance tuning expertise

Experience with DB2/iSeries data structures and migration

Familiarity with Cosmos DB/NoSQL and Databricks/PySpark

Preferred

Azure DevOps, CI/CD, and Infrastructure-as-Code (ARM/Bicep/Terraform)

Azure Entra ID and least-privilege security architecture

Azure cost governance and optimization

Strong experience with Microsoft Fabric

Benefits

Medical/dental/vision insurance

HSA

FSA

401(k)

Life, disability & ADD insurance

Company

Kforce Inc

Glassdoor3.8

Kforce is a solutions firm specializing in technology, finance and accounting, and professional staffing services.

Founded in 1962

Tampa, Florida, USA

1001-5000 employees

https://www.kforce.com/

H1B Sponsorship

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2025 (792)

2024 (667)

2023 (734)

2022 (843)

2021 (1197)

2020 (858)

Funding

Current Stage

Public Company

Total Funding

unknown

2024-05-20IPO

2014-06-08Acquired

Leadership Team

Aaron Travis

Digital Experience Delivery Director | Kforce Consulting Solutions

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