Data Principal Technical Consultant

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. Serve as the senior technical leader across complex client engagements, providing architectural direction and technical oversight throughout the delivery lifecycle .

Posted 9/25/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLead💰 $230,000 - $275,000 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

AWSAzureCloudDistributed SystemsGoogle Cloud PlatformKubernetes

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as the senior technical leader across complex client engagements, providing architectural direction and technical oversight throughout the delivery lifecycle
Partner with the Principal Consultant and Project Manager to align technical execution with business objectives, delivery plans, and client expectations
Establish technical strategy, solution architecture, integration approaches, implementation standards, and engineering best practices
Review and approve technical designs, architectures, code quality, data models, integrations, and engineering deliverables
Guide engineering teams through complex technical challenges across multiple workstreams
Identify technical risks, architectural concerns, performance issues, and implementation challenges and develop mitigation strategies
Act as the primary technical escalation point for delivery teams and critical client situations
Ensure solutions are scalable, secure, maintainable, operationally supportable, and aligned with enterprise architecture standards
Lead technical workshops, architecture reviews, design sessions, proof-of-concept efforts, and executive technical presentations
Partner with Client Directors, Principal Consultants, and Solution Architects during discovery, assessments, and solution development
Develop solution architectures, technical approaches, estimates, implementation strategies, and technical proposals
Identify opportunities to expand client engagements through additional capabilities, modern architectures, and emerging technologies
Drive technical standards, reference architectures, engineering frameworks, reusable accelerators, and delivery best practices
Serve as a recognized technical leader across modern data platforms, cloud technologies, AI, governance, and analytics
Mentor and coach Technical Consultants, Senior Technical Consultants, and Solution Architects
Support recruiting, interviewing, onboarding, certification planning, technical enablement, and capability development
Lead innovation initiatives and contribute to technical thought leadership across the Data Practice
Promote engineering excellence, collaboration, knowledge sharing, and continuous improvement

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related technical discipline
Typically 12–15+ years of experience designing and delivering enterprise data, analytics, AI, cloud, or digital transformation solutions
Minimum seven years of consulting or professional services experience leading technical delivery for complex enterprise engagements
Demonstrated success as a Technical Lead, Solution Architect, Principal Architect, or senior engineering leader on large-scale transformation initiatives
Deep expertise in modern data platforms, cloud ecosystems, data engineering, enterprise architecture, AI, analytics, governance, integration, and distributed systems
Experience leading architecture reviews, technical governance, engineering standards, and enterprise solution design
Strong communication, facilitation, consulting, mentoring, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence executive and technical audiences
Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field preferred
Professional certifications in Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, or other enterprise technologies preferred
Experience leading enterprise modernization, AI adoption, cloud migration, data platform transformation, or enterprise architecture initiatives preferred
Experience developing technical offerings, reference architectures, engineering frameworks, reusable IP, or practice enablement assets preferred

Benefits

Comp & perks

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
401(k)
Paid company holidays
Paid time off
Paid parental and caregiver leave
Cross-department training and development
Sponsored certifications and credentials for continued learning
Multi-million-dollar technology lab
Diversity and inclusion groups and initiatives