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About the Company

SBM Offshore is a global leader in deepwater ocean infrastructure, delivering floating production solutions across the full asset lifecycle—from design and construction to installation and operation. Supported by a global team of more than 8,000 professionals, the Company operates a long-term, asset-backed business model that delivers high-availability assets and predictable cash flows. SBM Offshore combines engineering expertise, operational reliability, and selective innovation to support safe, efficient, and lower-carbon energy production, while extending its capabilities into new opportunities across the blue economy.

The Role

As a Lead Data Architect focusing on Microsoft Fabric, you will play a central role within the Data & Information Management function, owning the definition and delivery of the enterprise data and analytics platform on the Microsoft stack. You will work closely with Enterprise Architecture to ensure alignment with the overall IT strategy, leading the implementation and scale-up of Microsoft Fabric as SBM’s next-generation Enterprise Data Platform.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Enterprise Architecture and internal Data & Information Management teams on the target solution architecture for the enterprise analytics platform on the Microsoft stack, focusing on Microsoft Fabric and its integration with the Azure ecosystem.
• Architect and guide implementation across key Fabric capabilities, including OneLake, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Data Factory/Pipelines, Power BI, Real-Time Intelligence, and Microsoft Purview.
• Lead end-to-end Fabric implementations, including architecture design, environment setup, deployment approach, governance model, and transition into steady-state operations.
• Define architecture patterns and decision frameworks for lakehouse vs. warehouse, medallion architecture, and semantic models, including Direct Lake where appropriate.
• Design deployment structures across capacities, domains, workspaces, and environments, balancing governance, security, performance isolation, and cost.
• Define and guide lifecycle management practices aligned with enterprise standards.
• Ensure data solutions are governed and secure by design, including sensitivity labels, lineage, and metadata management.
• Drive performance, resilience, and cost optimization across the Fabric platform.
• Work closely with business stakeholders and product owners to translate business priorities into architectural roadmaps and implementation plans.
• Provide technical leadership to delivery teams and serve as the senior point of guidance for complex implementation issues and architectural risks related to MS Fabric.
• Communicate architecture, business value, constraints, and adoption implications clearly to senior leadership and non-technical stakeholders.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s (or higher) degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in solution architecture, data platform architecture, or related roles, including significant delivery experience in cloud data platforms.
• Proven experience leading Microsoft Fabric implementations in enterprise contexts, including architecture ownership from design through deployment.
• Strong experience designing solutions across OneLake, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, pipelines/data integration, and BI consumption patterns.
• Strong understanding of Fabric governance, including Purview integration and secure data access.
• Practical experience with Git integration, deployment pipelines, and CI/CD in Fabric or equivalent Microsoft analytics environments.
• Strong technical grounding in SQL, with working knowledge of PySpark, KQL, and DAX/semantic modeling.
• Demonstrated ability to bridge business and technology, articulating complex architecture decisions in clear business language.

Nice to Have

• Preferred certifications: Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate, Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert.

SBM Offshore is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, national origin, veteran status, or any other basis covered by law. All employment decisions are based on qualifications, merit, and business need.