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Perficient

Perficient

Global digital consultancy delivering IT solutions

Microsoft Fabric Solutions Architect

Full-Time
$160k - $190k/yr

+ Billable bonus opportunities

Expert
Bachelor's, Master's
Remote in USA
Remote

Remote within the United States, with travel of up to 25% for key workshops and stakeholder sessions.

About the job

Requirements
  • 10 to 15 years of experience architecting enterprise data analytics solutions, including 5 or more years delivering Azure-based modern data platforms.
  • Deep, hands-on mastery of Microsoft Fabric, including Data Engineering, Data Factory, Data Warehouse, Real-Time Analytics, and Power BI.
  • Proven experience designing tenant-level governance frameworks, including workspace management, capacity planning, and security.
  • A successful track record leading at least five full-lifecycle Fabric, Synapse, or Databricks modern data platform programs from discovery through optimization.
  • Consulting experience in presales estimation, statement of work creation, team structure definition, and executive-level presentations.
  • Strong knowledge of the Microsoft Cloud Adoption Framework, Well-Architected Framework, and data governance best practices.
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and executive audiences.
  • Experience mentoring globally distributed teams and cultivating practice communities.
  • Required certification: DP-600 Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate.
  • A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems is required.
  • Candidates must be willing to travel up to 25 percent for key workshops and stakeholder sessions.
Responsibilities
  • Define the strategic roadmap for Fabric-based data platform services.
  • Lead enterprise engagements spanning capacity migration, Purview-driven governance, and tenant-wide adoption.
  • Partner with sales and alliance teams to shape pursuits and craft statements of work.
  • Serve as the senior technical authority on Fabric engagements, setting direction on architecture and best practices.
  • Design and lead enterprise Microsoft Fabric migrations and implementations from architecture through delivery.
  • Lead discovery and assessment workshops to define the current state, pain points, and target architecture.
  • Produce architecture diagrams, roadmaps, and release plans that guide phased delivery.
  • Guide agile delivery teams through sprint planning, backlog grooming, and iterative releases.
  • Remove technical impediments, manage delivery risk, and uphold quality through design reviews.
  • Define reusable architecture patterns, standards, and templates that scale across client engagements.
  • Partner with sales and account teams to shape and scope new Fabric pursuits.
  • Develop level-of-effort estimates, staffing models, and statement-of-work language for proposals.
  • Build proofs of value, prototypes, and demos that showcase Fabric capabilities to prospective clients.
  • Deliver client-facing presentations and technical positioning alongside Microsoft account teams.
  • Support contract and pricing conversations with technical input and solution recommendations.
  • Participate in executive briefings and industry events to represent the practice.
  • Mentor and coach architects, engineers, and analysts across the Fabric practice.
  • Contribute to internal training paths, playbooks, and reusable intellectual property that raises delivery quality.
  • Track the Microsoft roadmap and emerging Fabric capabilities, recommending how offerings should evolve.
  • Capture lessons learned from engagements and feed them back into templates and methodology.
  • Identify opportunities to improve delivery processes, tooling, and team effectiveness.
Desired Qualifications
  • Additional Fabric certifications, such as DP-700 Fabric Data Engineer Associate or PL-300 Power BI Data Analyst Associate.
  • Experience migrating from Synapse, Databricks, or legacy business intelligence platforms into Fabric.
  • Familiarity with continuous integration and continuous delivery for Fabric assets using Azure DevOps or GitHub Actions.
  • Broader Azure cloud platform experience, including governance, landing zones, and identity and access management or role-based access control.
  • Multi-cloud exposure to Amazon Web Services or Google Cloud Platform.
  • Experience in regulated industries such as financial services, insurance, or healthcare.
  • A Master's degree in Computer Science or Information Systems.

About the company

Perficient is a global digital consultancy that provides IT and business consulting services to large enterprises. It helps organizations design and deliver IT and digital solutions, with services spanning business analysis, portal development, and AI-powered digital initiatives. Its offerings are carried out through a global delivery network across the United States, Latin America, India, and Europe, combining strategists and technologists to execute projects from strategy through implementation. The company differentiates itself by leveraging a broad, multinational delivery footprint and pursuing strategic acquisitions to expand its capabilities and market reach, enabling it to serve Forbes Global 2000 and other large enterprise clients across multiple industries. The goal is to help enterprises transform digitally, using data analytics, cloud computing, and AI to achieve measurable business outcomes and improved performance.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Austin, Texas

Founded

1998

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What believers are saying

  • Perficient launched an AI-native brand on March 26, 2026, signaling demand traction.
  • Gradial and Sitecore partnerships position Perficient inside enterprise marketing workflows immediately.
  • Adobe Summit 2026 demos in healthcare and B2B showcase monetizable, industry-specific AI use cases.

What critics are saying

  • EQT ownership pressures margins, headcount, and integration discipline after the 2026 take-private.
  • Perficient depends on Salesforce, Microsoft, Adobe, and WRITER partnerships for growth.
  • If agentic AI delivery commoditizes, boutique consultancies and hyperscalers can squeeze Perficient fast.

What makes Perficient unique

  • Perficient became EQT private in 2026, keeping Tom Hogan and St. Louis headquarters.
  • Perficient won Microsoft AI Business Solutions Inner Circle status for 2025-2026.
  • Perficient deepened Salesforce Agentforce, Data Cloud, and Revenue Cloud through Kelley Austin, October 2025.

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Associated Press
Jul 8th, 2026
Perficient and Gradial partner to bring agentic marketing to Fortune 500 brands

Perficient, a global AI and technology consulting firm, has partnered with Gradial, an agentic orchestration platform, to deliver agentic marketing execution to Fortune 500 brands. The partnership enables AI agents to handle marketing execution across channels whilst humans direct strategy and creative work. Gradial's platform orchestrates AI agents that author, activate, and optimise content across existing enterprise systems including DAM, CMS, and analytics platforms. The platform compresses work from days into hours. The firms are co-developing industry-specific solutions including Zero-Ops Content Pipeline and Regulated Content Automation. Perficient has established a Gradial Center of Excellence and implemented the platform on its own website. Gradial's clients include T-Mobile, AWS, and Prudential.

Business Wire
Oct 13th, 2025
Perficient Deepens Salesforce AI, Agentforce, and Data Capabilities Through Acquisition of Kelley Austin

Today, Perficient announced the acquisition of Kelley Austin, an award-winning Salesforce consulting partner.

StockTitan
May 5th, 2024
Perficient Acquired by EQT for $3B

Perficient, Inc. is set to be acquired by EQT in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $3.0 billion, or $76.00 per share, a 75% premium over its April 29, 2024, stock price. The deal, expected to close by the end of 2024, will take Perficient private and maintain its headquarters in St. Louis. This acquisition marks a strategic expansion for EQT in the digital consulting sector. Post-deal, Perficient's shares will cease trading on NASDAQ.

Business Wire
Oct 21st, 2023
Perficient Reaches Definitive Agreement to Acquire SMEDIX, INC.

Perficient announced today it has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire SMEDIX, Inc., a healthcare software engineering firm.

Business Wire
Oct 13th, 2022
Perficient Announces Acquisition of Brainjocks

Perficient today announces the acquisition of Brainjocks, a $13 million annual revenue digital consultancy with a strong Sitecore platform focus.