Technical Principal Consultant — Public Sector Lead

AlignityX; Virginia (MN); On-site; USD 100,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

AlignityX in McLean, Virginia is seeking a Principal Consultant, Technical for the Public Sector to shape architecture, lead complex enterprise implementations, and steer delivery from strategy through execution.

You will stay hands-on with technology, mentor consultants and delivery teams, and partner with customer leadership to deliver value, manage risk, and drive outcomes across engagements, with up to 20% travel and a requirement for U.S. citizenship.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in technical consulting, enterprise software implementation, solution architecture, or a similar client-facing technical environment.
• A track record of leading complex enterprise technology implementations.
• Strong application architecture and solution design capabilities.
• Experience with APIs, system integrations, data modeling, relational databases, and enterprise applications.
• Strong understanding of modern application development concepts and practices.
• Experience working in Agile or iterative delivery environments.
• Ability to diagnose complex technical problems and develop thoughtful, scalable solutions.
• Strong executive and client-facing communication skills.
• Ability to translate between business requirements and technical architecture.
• Experience influencing technical decisions across customers and multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and elevate other technical professionals.
• Comfort operating independently in ambiguous or highly complex customer environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead the technical strategy and delivery of complex enterprise implementations.
• Serve as a trusted technical advisor to customers and internal stakeholders.
• Translate complex business requirements into scalable, maintainable technical solutions.
• Lead solution architecture and application design decisions.
• Remain hands-on with technology throughout the implementation lifecycle.
• Design and guide integrations, APIs, data models, application architecture, and enterprise system connectivity.
• Identify technical risks and develop practical solutions to complex implementation challenges.
• Lead technical discovery sessions and architecture discussions with customers.
• Guide projects through requirements, design, development, testing, deployment, and optimization.
• Partner closely with customer leadership, technical teams, and business stakeholders.
• Provide technical leadership and mentorship to consultants and delivery teams.
• Establish and reinforce technical best practices across engagements.
• Help customers develop the knowledge and capabilities needed to successfully own and expand their solutions.
• Influence broader delivery practices through lessons learned across complex customer environments.

Skills

Technical leadership

Solution architecture

Enterprise software

APIs

System integrations

Data modeling

Agile delivery

Client-facing

Tools

Low-code platforms

BPM

Workflow automation

Enterprise platforms

Job description

AlignityX in McLean, Virginia is seeking a Principal Consultant, Technical for the Public Sector to shape architecture, lead complex enterprise implementations, and steer delivery from strategy through execution.

You will stay hands-on with technology, mentor consultants and delivery teams, and partner with customer leadership to deliver value, manage risk, and drive outcomes across engagements, with up to 20% travel and a requirement for U.S. citizenship.