The Senior Data Modernization & Fabric Development Specialist is a senior technical role in the Azure CoE focused on building repeatable Microsoft Fabric and data modernization solution assets. The role combines deep hands-on engineering with reusable asset creation, partner enablement, and technical leadership. The objective is to help partners land first data modernization projects and create a scalable technical foundation for future AI adoption. The role should be able to guide projects toward AI readiness by ensuring data quality, governance, accessibility, and architecture choices support future AI scenarios, while deeper AI solution architecture remains with the Data & AI Enablement Architect roles. 

Your role 

• Design and develop Microsoft Fabric solution assets, reference architectures, templates, and reusable implementation patterns 

• Build prototypes and proof-of-concepts using Fabric, Azure data services, APIs, automation, and integration patterns, with awareness of how the solution may later support AI scenarios 

• Help partners identify and qualify customer scenarios suitable for data modernization and Fabric adoption, including cases where modernization is a prerequisite for AI adoption 

• Create technical documentation, architecture diagrams, configuration guidance, demo scripts, and handover material 

• Work with enablement architects, GTM leads, Microsoft stakeholders, and local sales teams to validate solution relevance and define when AI enablement expertise should be involved 

• Support partners in building their first data modernization solutions and landing first customer projects successfully 

• Provide technical quality leadership and mentoring to other technical specialists 

Your profile 

• Senior hands-on technical professional with strong data engineering, Fabric, Azure data platform, and solution development experience, plus practical awareness of AI adoption prerequisites 

• Comfortable building from ambiguity and converting concepts into repeatable technical assets that can support future AI scenarios 

• Able to communicate with architects, developers, sales stakeholders, and partners 

• Strong documentation discipline and ability to package technical work for reuse across countries 

• Experience in distributed, multi-country, CSP, indirect provider, or partner-led environments is a strong plus 

Certification requirements 

• Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (DP-600) 

• Microsoft Certified: Fabric Data Engineer Associate (DP-700) or equivalent hands-on Fabric data engineering evidence 

• Azure Developer Associate or Azure Solutions Architect Expert as a plus 

• Applied Skills or equivalent proof for Fabric, automation, AI readiness, and reusable asset delivery 

Why join us? 

This role is key to turning Data Modernization opportunities into practical, repeatable solutions that partners can use to land customer projects and create the trusted, governed data foundation needed for successful AI adoption across ALSO markets.