Principal Consultant, Data & AI

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

📋 Description

• Act as a subject-matter expert, creating and promoting innovative delivery strategies and methodologies.

• Lead the firm's most technically sophisticated Microsoft technology projects.

• Serve as the primary technical escalation resource for the practice.

• Hold pre-sales technical authority for the firm's largest and most strategically important opportunities.

• Establish technical standards and mentor Senior Consultants.

• Advance the establishment of architectural decisions and methodological frameworks throughout the entire practice.

• Enhance Atmosera's technical reputation and delivery capabilities.

• Function as a trusted advisor to leadership, clients, and the industry.

• Assume ownership of technical authority on at least one of the firm's most challenging active projects within the first 90 days.

• Develop advisory relationships with the Director and Manager, providing insights on capability gaps or emerging technology prospects.

• Lead a pre-sales technical scoping initiative or deliver an executive-level solution presentation.

• Tackle the most intricate and ambiguous technical challenges across various engagements.

• Influence practice strategy, capability investments, and recommendations for offering development.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 10 years of experience in technical consulting, working alongside sales, solution architecture, and delivery teams.

• Microsoft Expert or Specialty-level certification is required in the primary specialization upon entry.

• Active participation in the Microsoft partner ecosystem.

• Extensive experience in delivering enterprise Microsoft technology engagements with deep knowledge in a primary specialization.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Fabric (Lakehouse/Warehouse, pipelines, notebooks, OneLake), Power BI (semantic modeling, DAX, governance, and capacity), SQL, Python/PySpark, Databricks, Azure DevOps/GitHub CI/CD for data, Azure data services, Microsoft Foundry, and Copilot Studio.

• Proven ability to establish and drive delivery standards at the team or practice level.

• Demonstrated success in creating new delivery methodologies that have been adopted at the practice level and eventually scaled to the industry.

• Strong executive communication skills suitable for customer, partner, and public-facing environments.

• Experience in influencing strategy and investment decisions at the leadership level without formal management authority.

• Capability to operate with minimal guidance as the ultimate technical escalation resource.

• Willingness to travel up to 25% as required by engagements.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexibility to work remotely within the US.

• Opportunity to collaborate with a Microsoft Partner, GitHub AI Partner of the Year, and a member of the Microsoft Intelligent Security Association.

• Professional growth through Microsoft Expert/Specialty-level certifications.

• Opportunities for speaking, publishing, advisory board participation, and community leadership activities at the highest level.