Lead Architect

Fractal Labs
Ohio
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Solutions Engineering & Sales EngineeringExperience: 10-15 yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Stakeholder management","Problem-solving"]

Enterprise-focused Azure architect responsible for defining and governing end-to-end technology architecture across applications, data, integration, infrastructure, and security with a primary emphasis on Azure. Leads roadmaps, ARBs, and governance for enterprise-scale, multi-region, and multi-tenant use cases, guiding delivery teams to secure, scalable, and cost-efficient solutions.

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Fractal Labs
Fractal Labs
5 months ago

Lead Architect

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Job Summary

Enterprise-focused Azure architect responsible for defining and governing end-to-end technology architecture across applications, data, integration, infrastructure, and security with a primary emphasis on Azure. Leads roadmaps, ARBs, and governance for enterprise-scale, multi-region, and multi-tenant use cases, guiding delivery teams to secure, scalable, and cost-efficient solutions.
Location: Ohio
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Solutions Engineering & Sales Engineering

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and maintain the enterprise architecture blueprint (business, application, data, technology, and security layers) with Azure as a strategic platform.
  • •Translate business strategy and priorities into Azure-centric technology roadmaps and target-state architectures.
  • •Establish and govern architecture principles, standards, patterns, and reference architectures (e.g., landing zones, reference solutions on Azure).
  • •Run Architecture Review Boards (ARBs) / design councils to review and approve major Azure solutions and changes.
  • •Identify technology risks, technical debt, and rationalization opportunities and recommend remediation plans.
  • •Provide architecture guidance to solutions data and technical architects across Azure projects and products.
  • •Review high-level and detailed designs to ensure compliance with enterprise standards, scalability, performance, and security on Azure.
  • •Define integration patterns and APIs for interoperability between systems and external partners.
  • •Drive cloud adoption and modernization (microservices on AKS/App Service, serverless, event-driven architectures, cloud-native data platforms).
  • •Ensure architectures support observability, resilience, and reliability (App Insights, Log Analytics, Availability Zones, DR patterns).
  • •Partner with data and information architects to define data architectures on Azure (Data Lake, Synapse, Databricks, SQL/NoSQL stores).
  • •Work with security, risk, and compliance teams to embed security-by-design using Azure-native controls (Defender, Key Vault, IAM/RBAC, Policies).
  • •Communicate architectural concepts in clear, business-focused language, linking decisions to value, risk, and TCO.
  • •Influence and align stakeholders around Azure standards and roadmaps.
  • •Coach and mentor solution architects, technical leads, and engineering teams on architecture and Azure best practices.

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 155,000 annually
Perks:Health InsuranceDentalVisionLife InsuranceDisability401kParental LeavePaid Leave

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, Engineering, or related field.
  • •10–15+ years of IT experience in solution/technical/enterprise architecture roles.
  • •Hands-on architecture and design experience on Microsoft Azure, AI/GenAI platforms and AI Factory (AIF).
  • •Strong experience across application, data, integration, and infrastructure architectures in enterprise environments.
  • •Proven ability to lead architecture guidance, reviews, and governance across Azure projects.
Experience:10-15 yearsCPGFMCG
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipStakeholder managementProblem-solving
Certifications:Azure Solutions Architect ExpertTOGAF
Languages:English
Tech Stack:AzureAKSApp ServiceFunctionsVM scale setsAzure SQLCosmos DBData LakeSynapseDatabricksAPI ManagementService BusEvent HubEvent GridAzure ADEntra IDRBACKey VaultDefenderPolicies

Company Brief

Fractal Labs
Provides AI-driven analytics, decision intelligence, and engineering solutions to Fortune 500 companies, helping enterprises apply advanced analytics and machine learning for marketing, supply chain, finance, and customer experience transformation.
Industry: Consulting
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Established Company
Headquarters: New York, United States
Founded: 2000
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