AHEAD
Data Principal Technical Consultant
$230K–$275K
United States · Remote · Principal · Full-time · Posted Sep 24, 2026
- Experience
- Typically 12–15+ years; minimum seven years of consulting or professional services experience leading technical delivery for complex enterprise engagements.
- Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, Data Science, or a related technical discipline.
About the job
Leads technical strategy, architecture, governance, and engineering quality for complex client data and technology engagements while mentoring teams and supporting practice growth.
What you'll do
- Set architectural direction and oversee technical delivery, reviews, standards, and risk mitigation across client engagements.
- Lead technical discovery, solution design, proposals, workshops, and communication with client stakeholders.
- Mentor technical staff and advance practice capabilities through standards, reusable assets, innovation, and business development.
What they ask for
- Bachelor’s degree in a related technical discipline.
- Typically 12–15+ years designing and delivering enterprise data, analytics, AI, cloud, or digital transformation solutions.
- At least seven years of consulting or professional services experience leading technical delivery for complex enterprise engagements.
- Demonstrated senior technical leadership, deep expertise in modern data and cloud ecosystems, and experience leading architecture reviews and technical governance.
Nice to have
- Master’s degree in a related technical field.
- Professional certifications in Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes, or other enterprise technologies.
Pay
USD 230,000–275,000 per-year-salary (OTE, includes base salary and any applicable target bonus)
Tools
Snowflake, Databricks, Microsoft Fabric, Azure, AWS, Google Cloud Platform, Kubernetes
AI focus
Provides technical leadership for client AI initiatives, including AI adoption and integrating AI into data and cloud solutions; the company may also use AI tools to assist recruiting, with human hiring decisions and an opt-out option.
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