Principal Data & AI Architect

Jobgether; United States; On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel up to 25%

Opportunity to build industry-level MS

Job summary

Jobgether, on behalf of a partner, seeks a Principal Consultant in Data & AI to lead the most complex Microsoft engagements in the United States. You will shape technical strategies, establish delivery standards, and guide opportunities from scoping to execution.

You will mentor Senior Consultants, maintain advanced Microsoft certifications, and influence practice strategy while collaborating with Sales, Solution Architects, and delivery teams. Up to 25% travel is required.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in technical consulting across Sales, Solution Architecture, and delivery teams.
• Active Microsoft Expert or Specialty-level certification in your primary area of specialization at entry.
• Extensive experience delivering enterprise-scale Microsoft technology engagements with deep expertise in a primary specialization.
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills, with the ability to represent an organization credibly in customer, partner, and public-facing environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical direction and delivery of the firm's most complex Microsoft technology engagements.
• Act as the ultimate technical escalation point, resolving highly ambiguous problems and managing the greatest delivery risks across the practice.
• Own technical authority during pre-sales activities for major strategic opportunities, including technical scoping and executive-level solution presentations.
• Define, improve, and promote technical standards, delivery methodologies, and best practices across consulting teams.
• Advise leadership on capability gaps, emerging technologies, practice strategy, and potential technology investments.
• Influence architecture decisions and methodology frameworks across the practice, with opportunities to shape broader industry approaches.
• Mentor Senior Consultants and help develop technical expertise within the team.
• Maintain advanced Microsoft certifications and contribute to the organization's technical reputation through speaking, publishing, or community leadership.
• Collaborate with Sales, Solution Architects, and Professional Services colleagues to deliver high-value customer solutions.
• Travel up to 25% as required by customer engagements.

Skills

Executive communication

Presentation skills

Collaborative mindset

Mentoring

Autonomy

Problem solving

Education

Microsoft Expert or Specialty certification

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Power BI

SQL

Python

PySpark

Databricks

Azure Data Services

Azure DevOps/GitHub CI/CD

Foundry and Copilot Studio

Job description

Jobgether, on behalf of a partner, seeks a Principal Consultant in Data & AI to lead the most complex Microsoft engagements in the United States. You will shape technical strategies, establish delivery standards, and guide opportunities from scoping to execution.

You will mentor Senior Consultants, maintain advanced Microsoft certifications, and influence practice strategy while collaborating with Sales, Solution Architects, and delivery teams. Up to 25% travel is required.