Principal Architect

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Act as a reliable technology advisor to CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, infrastructure leaders, and other senior stakeholders within client organizations.

• Drive high-level discussions regarding technology strategy, transformation priorities, risk management, modernization, and emerging technologies.

• Convert intricate technology trends into actionable business decisions.

• Organize executive workshops, strategy sessions, roadmap discussions, and innovation briefings.

• Foster long-term relationships with executive clients.

• Collaborate with Account Executives and CSAs to develop strategic accounts and create new opportunities.

• Identify technology priorities, executive initiatives, transformation programs, organizational challenges, competitive threats, technical debt, and whitespace opportunities.

• Provide thought leadership in areas such as Enterprise AI, AI infrastructure, RAG, agentic AI, data center modernization, networking, cybersecurity, hybrid cloud, automation, observability, platform engineering, Managed Services, Enterprise Service Management, and operating-model transformation.

• Represent Myriad360 in executive briefings, client events, industry panels, technology summits, webinars, and partner engagements.

• Connect strategic client initiatives with Myriad360's capabilities across advisory, infrastructure, security, cloud, AI, Professional Services, Managed Services, and Field Services.

• Coordinate with CSAs, Specialists, Practice leaders, Professional Services, Managed Services, and strategic partners for complex opportunities.

• Mentor Sales and CSA teams in executive communication, technology storytelling, strategic discovery, whiteboarding, and workshop facilitation.

• Cultivate relationships with technology executives across strategic OEM partners and incorporate OEM insights into client discussions.

• Relay market and client feedback to Myriad360 leadership to influence service development, practice strategy, technology investment, partner strategy, enablement priorities, and the Managed Services roadmap.

• Complete ongoing security awareness training and adhere to company policies.

• Identify and escalate security risks while contributing to remediation efforts.

• Measure success through executive relationships, strategic account engagement, workshops, proactively created opportunities, influenced pipeline, opportunity expansion, cross-practice opportunity creation, services attach, account penetration, executive sponsorship, client retention and expansion, OEM relationships, thought leadership, client feedback, and team enablement.

⛳️ Requirements

• Over 15 years of experience in enterprise technology, consulting, solution architecture, technology strategy, systems integration, or related fields.

• Extensive experience engaging with CIOs, CTOs, CISOs, and senior technology executives.

• Comprehensive knowledge in enterprise infrastructure, networking, cloud, cybersecurity, data center, automation, AI, and services.

• Proven ability to translate emerging technologies into practical business strategies.

• Experience in shaping complex enterprise technology programs and transformation initiatives.

• Exceptional executive communication, facilitation, whiteboarding, and presentation skills.

• Demonstrated capability to influence strategic opportunities without managing the daily operations.

• Experience collaborating across Sales, Pre-Sales, Professional Services, Managed Services, and Delivery organizations.

• Strong understanding of technology partner and OEM ecosystems.

• Background at a national technology integrator, consulting firm, VAR, MSP, or major enterprise technology provider.

• Prior experience as a Field CTO, CTO, Distinguished Architect, Principal Architect, or in an executive advisory role.

• Experience in developing executive technology roadmaps and strategic account plans.

• Familiarity with Enterprise AI, AI infrastructure, RAG, agentic AI, automation, observability, hybrid cloud, and cybersecurity strategy.

• Experience presenting at client events, industry panels, executive briefings, or technology conferences.

• Proven ability to assist in creating new offerings, services, or go-to-market strategies based on field demand.

• Must reside in the United States.

🏝️ Benefits

• Unlimited Paid Time Off (PTO).

• Incentive compensation plans available for all employees.

• Company-funded 401k contributions.

• Employer-covered health insurance at no cost to employees.

• Annual BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) reimbursement of up to $500.

• Paid Parental Leave.

• A transparent and candid culture that includes 1:1 coaching, performance reviews, and a consistent feedback loop.

• A quirky, diverse, respectful, and high-performing team of coworkers.