Senior Data Architect, Fujitsu - Academic Work

We are looking for an experienced Senior Data Architect who not only plans but also builds, develops, and deploys data solutions into production. This role combines customer-oriented architecture work with hands-on data engineering, particularly focusing on data platforms supporting Power BI. You will serve as a trusted partner to clients: understanding business objectives, translating them into functional data architectures, and ensuring practical implementation on a modern Microsoft data platform. What we offer - An impactful role where you can truly build and guide data solutions - An experienced and collaborative expert team - Flexible remote work model (work from anywhere in Finland) - Interesting client projects, continuous development, and competitive benefits Work tasks - Defining and implementing data architecture plans for clients - Collaborating with clients’ business units, BI developers, and analysts - Building and developing data platforms enabling high-quality and high-performance Power BI reporting - Making architecture and technology choices balancing business needs, technical constraints, and risks - Reviewing and guiding solutions, ensuring best practices - Actively following data and AI technology developments and sharing your expertise - Designing, implementing, and maintaining data pipelines from various source systems - Developing and optimizing data warehouse, data lake, and Lakehouse solutions - Ensuring the quality of data models, structures, and data supporting Power BI - Ensuring operational reliability of production environments, data sources, updates, and dependability - Optimizing solutions for performance, scalability, and cost-efficiency - Consulting clients on data, analytics, and AI utilization We are looking for - Advanced expertise in Microsoft data technologies (Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, including Data Factory / Fabric Data Pipelines, Dataflows Gen2, Synapse / Fabric Data Warehouse, Spark, and SQL, as well as data platforms behind Power BI reporting and analytics solutions) - Several years of experience and proven track record in designing and implementing data architecture and data engineering solutions - Fluent in Finnish and English - Strong experience working with clients and a consultative approach, or a strong interest in transitioning to client-facing roles Please note that conducting and passing a security clearance is a prerequisite for continued employment after onboarding. Recruitment process Academic Work is handling this recruitment on behalf of our client, and all questions related to the role should be directed to Academic Work. Applicants will be interviewed on an ongoing basis, and if we have progressed further in the recruitment process, we may close the application before final decisions. The process includes personality and cognitive ability tests, which serve as tools to find the right candidate and ensure fair and equal evaluation.