
Solutions Director
About the role
Job Summary
We are seeking a highly experienced Senior SME in Microsoft Fabric to lead end-to-end data platform implementations and drive enterprise data, analytics, and AI transformation initiatives. The ideal candidate will bring deep expertise in Microsoft Fabric, Power BI, SAP S4,SAP BW- SAC, advanced analytics, and AI/ML capabilities, along with strong stakeholder management skills and experience integrating complex enterprise source systems.
Key Responsibilities
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Lead end-to-end implementation of Microsoft Fabric solutions, including architecture, design, development, and deployment.
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Drive advanced analytics and AI/ML use cases, enabling predictive, prescriptive, and real-time analytics across the organization.
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Design and implement modern data architectures using Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Factory, Real-Time Analytics).
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Leverage Fabric-native AI capabilities, including:
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Data science workflows
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Machine learning model development and deployment
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Integration with Azure AI / OpenAI services
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Build and operationalize AI-powered insights and intelligent dashboards using Power BI.
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Act as a trusted advisor to business and technical stakeholders, aligning data, analytics, and AI strategies with business objectives.
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Integrate and manage data from complex enterprise systems such as:
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SAP S/4HANA
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Success Factors
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Ariba
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Concur
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Salesforce
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Define and implement data governance frameworks, ensuring data quality, lineage, and compliance.
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Establish and enforce data security best practices, including role-based access, data protection, and regulatory compliance.
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Enable self-service analytics and AI-driven insights for business users leveraging data agents (Copilot/M365) on top Fabric models/tables .
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Develop and optimize Power BI dashboards and semantic models, incorporating advanced analytics features.
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Mentor teams on data engineering, analytics, and AI best practices.
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Collaborate with cross-functional teams including data science, engineering, and business stakeholders.
Skill Requirements
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20+ years of experience in data engineering, analytics, data science, or enterprise data platforms.
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Strong hands-on expertise in Microsoft Fabric ,PBI.
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Proven experience in Advanced Analytics and AI/ML
, including:- Drive adoption ofAI-powered Data Agents on Microsoft Fabric, enabling conversational analytics, automated insights generation, and intelligent data interaction for business users-(Copilot/M365) on top Fabric models/tables .
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Predictive modeling, forecasting, and statistical analysis
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Machine learning frameworks and lifecycle (training, validation, deployment)
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Experience with Python/R for data science workloads
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Deep expertise in:
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Power BI (PBI) – advanced data modeling, DAX, AI visuals, performance optimization
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Data governance & security frameworks
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End-to-end data lifecycle management
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Experience leveraging AI services (Azure AI, OpenAI, Cognitive Services) within data platforms.
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Strong experience with enterprise system integrations, especially:
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SAP S/4HANA
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SAP Success Factors
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SAP Ariba
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SAP Concur
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Salesforce
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SAP BW/BPC
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Solid understanding of modern data architecture patterns (Lakehouse, Data lake, medallion, data mesh concepts, data shortcuts to minimize duplication of data .
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Experience enabling self-service BI, analytics, and AI adoption including conversational AI/BI models
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Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
Other Requirements
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Microsoft certifications (Fabric, Azure Data Scientist, Azure Data Engineer, Power BI).
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Experience in MLOps and model lifecycle management.
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Experience with RAG architectures, vector search, and knowledge grounding within Fabric.
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Knowledge of Responsible AI, model governance, and ethical AI practices.
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Familiarity with real-time analytics and streaming data pipelines.
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Experience in large-scale enterprise data & AI transformation programs.
Benefits and perks
•Learning Budget
Required skills
Microsoft Fabric
Power BI
Data architecture
Data governance
AI/ML
Stakeholder management
Data integration
Analytics
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