Data Lead - Microsoft Fabric & Metadata Management

About the role

IFS is seeking an experienced and strategic Data Lead in Colombo who can scale the enterprise data architecture, strengthen data standards and governance frameworks and deliver modern analytics and AI-driven solutions using Microsoft Fabric, OneLake and Microsoft AI technologies. The role works with business stakeholders, data engineers, analysts, governance teams and enterprise leads to deliver secure, scalable and high-quality data solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Define and maintain enterprise data architecture strategies, scalable data models, integration patterns and modern data platform architecture, including lakehouse, data warehouse and medallion architecture.
• Build and maintain data models, data dictionaries and MDM, and design and optimize conceptual and logical database models.
• Implement Microsoft Fabric (Data Factory, Data Engineering, Data Science, Real-Time Analytics, Power BI, Lakehouse) and OneLake, and configure Microsoft Purview for governance, classification, lineage, cataloging and compliance.
• Set up metadata management, data catalogs and data lineage, and establish naming conventions and classification models.
• Work with AI/ML teams on model training, feature engineering and AI data pipelines, and support predictive analytics and intelligent automation.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, architecture reviews and project governance, and communicate technical roadmaps to leadership.

Required profile

• 5-8 years of experience in a similar role.
• Fluency in English, written and spoken.
• University degree in Computer Science or a related subject.

Required skills

• Microsoft Fabric, OneLake and Microsoft Purview
• Data modeling, metadata management, data lineage and data catalog implementation
• Oracle SQL/PLSQL development
• Highly beneficial: Azure BI tools (Synapse, Power BI, Azure SQL, SSIS, SSAS, ADF), Microsoft DP-203 or DP-500 certification, Generative AI and Azure AI & Machine Learning

The company offers flexible and hybrid work arrangements.