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Position: Principal Azure Data Engineering Architect & Pre-Sales Lead (Microsoft Fabric) Experience Level:20+ Years Location:Indore/Hyderabad Job Type:Full-time / Senior LeadershipPosition Summary We are seeking a high-impactPrincipal Azure Data Engineering Architectwith 20+ years of experience to lead our data engineering team from both a technical and business development perspective. In this dual-capacity role, you will be the technical visionary for ourMicrosoft FabricandGenerative AIofferings while simultaneously leading thePre-sales and RFP lifecycle . You will bridge the gap between complex client requirements and winning technical solutions, leveraging your deep functional understanding ofSAP, SQL, and API ecosystems. Pre-Sales & Strategic Business Growth RFP & Proposal Leadership:Lead the end-to-end technical response forRFPs, RFIs, and RFQs . Design high-level solution architectures, estimate resource efforts, and define delivery timelines. Solution Design & Scoping:Conduct discovery workshops with C-suite stakeholders to identify business pain points and translate them into scalable Azure/Fabric solution blueprints. Customer Advocacy & Demos:Deliver high-impact technical presentations and /"Proof of Value/" (PoV) sessions, demonstrating the business value ofMicrosoft Fabric and OneLake . Estimation & Pricing:Collaborate with sales and delivery teams to create detailed pricing models, and Statements of Work (SoW). Strategic Roadmapping:Help clients visualize their 3-5 year data transformation journey, moving from legacy systems (SAP/Oracle/Others) to modern AI-ready cloud platforms. Technical & Functional Leadership Fabric & OneLake Orchestration:Architect enterprise Data Lakehouses usingMicrosoft Fabric , focusing on the Medallion architecture and unified storage in OneLake. Multi-Source Integration:Design high-throughput ingestion frameworks forSAP (S/4HANA, ECC), Oracle, MySQL, RDS, and REST/OData APIs and other systems . Functional Expertise:Apply 20+ years of functional knowledge in core business processes (Finance, Supply Chain, Sales) to ensure data models align with real-world business logic. AI Integration:Architect data foundations forAzure OpenAI and Copilot , ensuring data quality and governance are optimized for LLM consumption. Governance & Security:Implement enterprise-grade security and lineage usingMicrosoft Purviewacross hybrid cloud environments. Technical Skills Required Platforms:Microsoft Fabric (Mandatory), Azure Synapse, Azure Databricks, Azure Data Factory. Data Sources:SAP (ODP, SLT, CDC), Oracle, MySQL, REST/OData APIs, and NoSQL. Languages:SQL, Python/PySpark, DAX, and PowerShell. Standards:Expertise in Data Mesh, Data Contract, and DataOps methodologies. Qualifications & Soft Skills Experience:20+ years in IT; 10+ years in Azure/Cloud Data; 5+ years in aPre-sales or Solution Architecturelead role. Communication:Elite communication and storytelling skills; ability to influence decision-makers at the executive level. Strategic Mindset:Proven track record of winning multi-million dollar data transformation deals through compelling RFP responses. Certifications: Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Engineer Associate