EY-GDS Consulting-AI And DATA-Solution Architect-AD

Role: Senior Manager / Director – Solution Architect

Microsoft Fabric | AI & Data Platforms

Experience: 15+ years

We are seeking a senior Microsoft Fabric Solution Architect to lead the architecture and solutioning of complex enterprise AI & Data use cases on Microsoft Azure, with Microsoft Fabric as the core analytics platform.

This role is designed for a hands-on, deeply technical architect who can operate across presales, solution design, and delivery guidance, and who excels at translating business problems into scalable, production-grade AI & Data architectures.

The Solution Architect will play a critical role in client engagements, presales motions, and large-scale transformation programs, shaping platform strategies and defining end-to-end architectures that solve real-world business problems.

Solution Complex AI & Data Problems for Enterprise Clients

• Engage with senior business, data, and technology stakeholders to understand complex AI & Data requirements


• Lead solution discovery and architecture definition for ambiguous, high-impact problem statements


• Translate business objectives into clear, executable AI & Data platform architectures


• Own architectural outcomes from problem definition through design sign-off

• Design enterprise-scale architectures using:




• Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Power BI)


• Azure Data Factory (ADF) for ingestion and orchestration


• Azure Synapse, Spark, and Notebooks




• Define enterprise data platform patterns, including:




• Bronze, Silver, and Gold data layers


• Data modeling and semantic layer design for analytics and BI




• Ensure architectures meet scalability, performance, reliability, cost, and security requirements


• Align solutions with enterprise cloud, data governance, and compliance standards

• Architect AI-enabled analytics platforms using:




• Azure AI Services


• Azure OpenAI / GenAI capabilities




• Design architectures that support:




• Intelligent insights and advanced analytics


• AI-augmented BI and decision-support systems


• Responsible and secure GenAI adoption




• Balance key trade-offs across cost, latency, security, and scalability

• Lead and contribute to presales and solution-shaping activities, including:




• Client discovery and architecture workshops


• End-to-end solution design and approach definition


• RFP / proposal responses and technical storytelling


• Architecture reviews and estimations




• Partner with sales and leadership teams to:




• Define differentiated Microsoft Fabric–based solutions


• Clearly articulate solution value, architecture, and trade-offs




• Act as a trusted AI & Data architecture advisor during early-stage client conversations

• Work closely with delivery and engineering teams to:




• Validate architecture feasibility


• Guide key implementation and design decisions


• Review complex components and integration patterns




• Ensure architecture consistency across build, deployment, and production


• Support operational readiness, observability, and support considerations

• Create reference architectures, solution blueprints, and reusable design patterns


• Codify best practices for:




• Enterprise Microsoft Fabric adoption


• AI & Data platform modernization


• Scalable analytics and BI architectures




• Contribute to EY GDS architecture standards and IP

Experience

• 15+ years of experience in data platforms, analytics architecture, or cloud solutions


• Strong background in Microsoft Azure–based data and analytics architectures


• Proven experience architecting enterprise-scale AI & Data platforms


• Experience working in consulting and client-facing environments


• Strong presales and solution-shaping experience (mandatory)

• Deep expertise in:




• Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Power BI)


• Azure Data Factory (ETL / ELT architecture)


• Azure Synapse Analytics


• Spark and Notebooks




• Strong understanding of:




• Data modeling, semantic layers, and BI architectures


• Enterprise data governance and platform design




• Hands-on experience with:




• SQL, PySpark, Python


• DAX, Power Query

• Experience designing AI-enabled analytics architectures


• Knowledge of:




• Azure AI services


• Azure OpenAI and GenAI integration patterns




• Ability to embed AI responsibly within enterprise data platforms

• Ability to operate in complex, multi-stakeholder environments


• Strong communication and executive-level articulation skills


• Comfortable leading architecture and solution discussions with senior client leadership


• Strong balance of business acumen and technical depth

Added Advantage / Preferred Experience

• Experience working with modern data platforms such as:




• Databricks


• Snowflake




• Ability to compare, position, and architect multi-platform data strategies


• Exposure to hybrid or multi-cloud analytics environments


• Experience in large-scale data modernization or AI transformation programs

• Not a pure hands-on development role


• Not a delivery or program management role


• Not limited to BI reporting or tool configuration


• Primary ownership is architecture and solutioning, not day-to-day coding

• Architect and support delivery of multiple enterprise-grade Fabric-based solutions


• Drive successful presales outcomes through strong solutioning leadership


• Establish standard Microsoft Fabric reference architectures within EY GDS


• Be recognized as a trusted AI & Data Solution Architect across engagements