Senior Data Platform Architect & Technical Leader

AHEAD; United States; Remote; USD 230,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid company holidays

Paid time off

Parental and caregiver leave

Job summary

AHEAD is seeking a Principal Technical Consultant to provide architectural leadership and solution governance across complex client engagements. You will shape strategy, coach delivery teams, and ensure scalable, secure data platforms and modern architectures.

Beyond delivery, you will strengthen the Data Practice, advance reusable assets, and contribute to business development while mentoring engineers and guiding solution strategy.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics or related field.
• 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.
• Proven track record as Technical Lead, Solution Architect, or senior engineering leader on large-scale transformations.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills for executive audiences.

Responsibilities

• Provide architectural direction and technical oversight across complex client engagements.
• Lead architecture reviews, governance, and engineering best practices.
• Mentor technical leaders and contribute to talent development.
• Support recruiting, on-boarding, and capability development within the Data Practice.
• Drive delivery quality, reusable frameworks, and innovation across engagements.

Skills

Technical leadership

Architecture governance

Solution architecture

Consulting delivery

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Data Science

Master’s degree (preferred)

Tools

Snowflake

Databricks

Kubernetes

Azure

AWS

GCP

Job description

AHEAD is seeking a Principal Technical Consultant to provide architectural leadership and solution governance across complex client engagements. You will shape strategy, coach delivery teams, and ensure scalable, secure data platforms and modern architectures.

Beyond delivery, you will strengthen the Data Practice, advance reusable assets, and contribute to business development while mentoring engineers and guiding solution strategy.