Remote Principal Architect, Data & AI Delivery

SHI; Charleston (WV); Remote; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Diversity commitment

Growth opportunities

Health & wellness benefits

World-class technology

Job summary

SHI International Corp. is seeking a Principal Architect to lead cross-practice delivery across data engineering, visualization, governance, and AI for multi-disciplinary engagements.

This role shapes delivery standards, accelerators, and advisory frameworks to scale the practice while remaining billable on engagements requiring cross-discipline leadership. The position emphasizes leadership across capability leads, risk management, and the maturation of delivery practices.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years delivering enterprise data or AI solutions in a consulting or services environment.
• Expert-level depth in one of data engineering, data visualization, or data governance, with working proficiency in at least two others.
• Experience taking a practice capability from assessment through to an adopted standard.
• Ability to travel to SHI, partner, and customer locations and events.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical delivery approach on large, multi-disciplinary engagements spanning data engineering, data visualization, data governance, and AI.
• Orchestrate a unified solution approach across capability leads with clear sequencing and standards.
• Own delivery approach, including staffing, sequencing, and risk management across workstreams.
• Coach architects and consultants across disciplines to elevate delivery and technical decision-making.

Skills

10+ years enterprise data/AI delivery

Microsoft data & AI ecosystem

Facilitation and stakeholder mgmt

Delivery leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related technical field

Tools

Microsoft Fabric

Azure data services

Power BI

Microsoft Purview

Job description

SHI International Corp. is seeking a Principal Architect to lead cross-practice delivery across data engineering, visualization, governance, and AI for multi-disciplinary engagements.

This role shapes delivery standards, accelerators, and advisory frameworks to scale the practice while remaining billable on engagements requiring cross-discipline leadership. The position emphasizes leadership across capability leads, risk management, and the maturation of delivery practices.