Technical Architect (Microsoft Fabric)

Sopra Steria is one of the largest players in the tech industry in Europe, known for its consulting, digital services and software development. We operate in nearly 30 countries in the world, hiring more than 55,000 employees.
The Polish branch, as the Global Delivery Center, operates in Katowice since 2007 and has been growing ever since. Currently, our team consists of around 1,000 specialists.

Within the Digital Platform Services department, our teams specialize in areas such as cloud, operating systems, virtualization, databases, backup or storage, as well as networking and security. We also have 1st line support consultants who speak French and English, but also Italian, Spanish, Portuguese and German.

The Application Services department is responsible for areas such as software development, data engineering, testing services, CRM, ITSM and ERP platform integrations, as well as application management for customers in Scandinavia, Benelux, France, Germany, Switzerland and the UK.

We are looking for a Technical Architect to join Sopra Steria Polska and one of our innovative international squads. You will support the design and validation of a large-scale enterprise data platform initiative. You will work closely with the internal architecture team and play a key role in ensuring that the platform is designed according to enterprise-grade scalability,

Note that we can only offer cooperation to people who are located in Poland and have EU citizenship.

Responsibilities:​

• Advise and support the design of the Microsoft Fabric platform architecture.
• Challenge and validate technical decisions and implementation approaches. Guide the internal architect and stakeholders on best practices related to: scalability, governance, security, performance, maintainability.
• Help define the platform capabilities and services required by business users.
• Identify architectural risks and propose mitigation strategies.
• Contribute to the definition of enterprise data engineering standards and operating models.
• Ensure alignment between technical implementation and business expectations

Tech stack on the project:​

• Azure data ecosystem,
• Data Lake / Lakehouse architectures,
• Power BI,
• Synapse / Fabric services,
• Microsoft Fabric.

Must have requirements:​

• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Fabric.
• Proven experience in large-scale enterprise data engineering projects.
• Strong expertise in:
  • Azure data ecosystem,
  • Data Lake / Lakehouse architectures,
  • Power BI,
  • Synapse / Fabric services,
  • data governance and enterprise data platforms.
• Ability to operate both at architecture and technical implementation level.
• Experience advising stakeholders and validating architecture decisions in
• complex environments.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• EU citizenship
• Fluent English: B2/C1.
• Being open to occasional business trips abroad and visits in our office in Katowice

Nice to have requirements:

• Clearance
• Experience in highly regulated or enterprise-scale environments.
• Knowledge of modern data platform governance models.
• Experience with large user adoption and multi-team delivery environments.

What we offer:
• BENEFITS (UoP): Luxmed, Medicover Sport, Worksmile, educational platforms, languages learning platform, referral bonus, copyrights, life insurance, workation
• DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES (UoP and B2B): certifications (paid by the company), conferences, Tech Lunches, possibility to join our Communities (Project Management, Architecture, Security, Process Management, Leadership, AI and Cloud)

The recruitment process for this position consists of three stages:
• a short phone call with a recruiter (30 min max)
• one-hour long interview on Teams (with both general and technical questions)
• client interview on Teams (with both general and technical questions)

Salary range:

UoP:18 000-21 000 PLN gross/month

B2B: 135-190 PLN/h

All information about salary range and its additional components will be provided during the 1st stage of recruitment process.

At our organization, we are committed to fighting against all forms of discrimination. We foster a work environment that is inclusive and respectful of all differences.