Data Warehouse Manager/Architect - In Office, Hybrid or Remote

Company Description

At Longbridge, we love seniors and we’re passionate about helping them unlock the power of one of their greatest assets—their home equity.

As a leading provider of home equity solutions for seniors, we’re committed to helping older homeowners make the most of what they’ve worked hard to build, so they can live the retirement they imagined.

And we don’t just do it well, we do it really well. With an “Excellent” rating on Trustpilot and over a thousand customer testimonials, we’ve earned a reputation for making it easy and stress-free to access home equity—with guidance every step of the way.

But it’s not just our customers who love us—our team does, too! We’ve been named a Great Place to Work® three years in a row because we believe that when people enjoy what they do and where they do it, everyone wins.

Why Longbridge?

At Longbridge, we don’t just offer jobs, we offer careers that grow with you. Here’s why you’ll love being part of our team:

• Grow With Us – We’re big believers in investing in our people. From top-notch training to clear career paths, we support your professional growth every step of the way. Plus, we love promoting from within—because when you succeed, we all do.
• A Culture That Clicks – We work hard, but we have fun doing it! Whether it’s team-building events, friendly competitions, or just an atmosphere of open communication and collaboration, we make sure work feels less like “just work.”
• Benefits That Have Your Back – We’ve got you covered with best-in-class health plans (medical, dental, vision, HSA, and FSA), generous PTO, paid holidays, company-paid life insurance, and a competitive 401(k) match. Because taking care of our team is just as important as taking care of our customers.

If you’re looking for a place where your work truly makes a difference, we’d love to have you on board. Apply today and let’s do great things together!

Job Description

General Responsibilities:

We are seeking a Data Warehouse Architect / Manager with deep expertise in Microsoft Fabric, Synapse Analytics, and modern data architecture. This role will lead the transformation of our data warehouse and reporting environment, aligning it with strategic business goals and the Microsoft Azure ecosystem. You will oversee architecture, governance, performance, and a small team of data engineers, focusing on enabling self-service analytics, operational visibility, and compliance.

Primary Job Duties:

• Architect, implement, and manage the enterprise data warehouse using Microsoft Fabric and Synapse Analytics.
• Lead the modernization and migration of existing SQL-based data warehouses to a cloud-native platform.
• Work closely with business stakeholders to translate analytical requirements into scalable data models and semantic layers.
• Design and maintain a unified data lakehouse architecture that supports both structured and semi-structured data.
• Implement and govern enterprise-wide data models, standard definitions, and metadata layers.
• Drive adoption of Microsoft Fabric capabilities including Lakehouse, Data Activator, and Direct Lake connections with Power BI.
• Ensure performance optimization, scalability, and cost efficiency in all aspects of the data platform.
• Establish and enforce best practices for data governance, security, lineage, and access management.
• Mentor and manage a team of data engineers and developers focused on data modeling, reporting, and data platform engineering.
• Collaborate with IT and compliance teams to ensure adherence to regulatory standards (SOX, etc.).

Qualifications

Experience and Skills:

Required:

• 8+ years of experience in data architecture, with 3+ years leading data warehouse strategy and teams.
• Proven experience with Microsoft Fabric, Synapse Analytics, and Azure Data Lake architecture.
• Strong understanding of dimensional modeling, lakehouse design patterns, and enterprise semantic modeling.
• Experience with Power BI and integration with Direct Lake or Synapse datasets.
• Hands-on experience with data pipelines using Azure Data Factory and Dataflows.
• Proficiency in T-SQL for query optimization and model development.
• Ability to lead data governance and stewardship initiatives across departments.

Preferred / Nice to Have:

• Experience with Tableau
• Experience migrating legacy data warehouses to Fabric or Synapse-based platforms.
• Familiarity with OneLake, Notebooks, and KQL in the context of Microsoft Fabric.
• Mortgage or financial services industry experience.
• Experience implementing security frameworks for data access in r