Microsoft Fabric Senior Consultant - Modern Data Platform

About the role

KPMG’s Industry Platforms & Systems Integration practice is seeking a Microsoft Fabric Senior Consultant to design, build, and operate modern analytics and data platforms. You will work with clients to deliver scalable, governed, insight‑driven solutions across business intelligence, analytics, data engineering, and AI workloads.

Key responsibilities

• Design and implement end‑to‑end data solutions using Microsoft Fabric components such as OneLake, Lakehouse/Warehouse, Data Engineering, Data Factory, and Power BI.
• Build ingestion, transformation, and analytics pipelines supporting batch, streaming, and near‑real‑time processing.
• Develop and optimise lakehouse/warehouse models, SQL queries, and Power BI semantic models.
• Apply data quality, lineage, and metadata practices using Microsoft Purview and Fabric governance features.
• Support operations through monitoring, performance tuning, cost optimisation, environment management, and lifecycle automation.
• Collaborate with business stakeholders, data teams, cloud architects, and security groups to ensure platform security, scalability, and cost‑effectiveness.

Required profile

• 6–9 years of experience in data engineering, analytics, or related data platform roles.
• Proven ability to deliver complex data solutions in a consulting environment.
• Strong communication skills to translate technical concepts for business audiences.

Required skills

• Microsoft Fabric (OneLake, Lakehouse, Warehouse, Data Engineering, Data Factory)
• Power BI semantic modeling and reporting
• Advanced SQL and data modelling
• Data ingestion, transformation, and streaming pipelines
• Data governance and security using Microsoft Purview