Red Pico is partnering with Bollinger Shipyards to find a talented Microsoft Fabric and Azure Data Lead who knows enterprise cloud engineering inside and out. If you love taking charge of large architecture decisions, setting technical vision, and guiding platforms through massive modernizations, this project will grab your attention. This is a fully remote, worldwide opportunity that lets you steer critical data systems from anywhere across the globe.

Role Overview

In this position, you will lead the charge in transitioning Bollinger Shipyards from Azure Synapse over to a modern Microsoft Fabric ecosystem. The project begins as a focused contract running between two and a half to three months, carrying strong potential for a six month extension. You will take ownership of the target Fabric architecture, establish dependable data pipelines, and navigate rigorous security standards vital to defense and government environments.

Key Responsibilities

As the primary technical lead on this initiative, you will manage several crucial engineering and strategy priorities.

Own the entire blueprint for Microsoft Fabric, addressing workspace structures, capacity planning, and long term cost models.
Map out and execute the migration strategy moving legacy workloads off Azure Synapse straight into Fabric.
Build resilient, secure data ingestion pipelines that protect sensitive information at every step.
Collaborate directly with client stakeholders and engineering teams to turn complex operational needs into clear data solutions.
Enforce best practices around governance, compliance, and access management within a defense manufacturing context.

Requirements

To thrive in this position, you should bring a solid blend of technical depth and leadership capability.

Extensive background building and scaling enterprise data platforms using Azure Data services and Microsoft Fabric.
Demonstrated success planning and executing complex migrations from Azure Synapse into modern Fabric architectures.
Deep knowledge of data governance, identity controls, and compliance frameworks suited for government or defense sectors.
A natural talent for communicating complex technical choices clearly to both engineers and client leaders.
Demonstrated capability to work autonomously in a fully distributed remote setup.

What You Will Gain

Working on this initiative opens up several distinct benefits for your career trajectory.

The chance to lead an early wave, high visibility migration to Microsoft Fabric for a prominent industrial client.
Real influence over strategic decisions without getting bogged down in unnecessary bureaucracy.
A truly flexible schedule within a fully remote, worldwide opportunity.
Contract extension potential that rewards strong technical execution and leadership.