Principal Solution Architect

Client Delivery

Serve as the senior technical leader for large, complex, and strategic Data and Analytics engagements

Lead strategy, roadmap, architecture, design, and planning workshops for enterprise clients

Act as Engagement Lead and/or Technical Architecture Lead on customer-facing projects, when assigned

Own delivery success by managing scope, objectives, requirements, milestones, dependencies, risks, timelines, and stakeholder expectations

Guide cross-functional delivery teams through the successful execution of consulting engagements

Ensure deliverables are high quality, aligned to client business outcomes, and presented effectively to technical and executive stakeholders

Break down complex risks or issues into manageable parts, identify root causes, and drive practical resolution paths

Support enterprise stakeholder management across business, data, analytics, cloud, and technology teams

Apply knowledge of AHEAD’s project lifecycle management practices to support successful delivery from initiation through closure

Lead clients through modern data and analytics transformations, including data strategy and governance, data lifecycle management, platform modernization, data engineering, reporting, analytics, and AI enablement

Pre-Sales and Business Development

Serve as the Solutions Lead on sales pursuits for Data and Analytics opportunities

Own the pre-sales process, including discovery, qualification, solution alignment, scoping, estimation, and proposal development

Lead client discovery and visioning sessions to understand business drivers, current-state challenges, and desired outcomes

Translate client needs into differentiated solution strategies that align practice offerings, partner capabilities, and delivery execution

Represent AHEAD service offerings throughout the sales cycle, including presentations, workshops, and proposal reviews

Develop statements of work, proposal packages, and engagement scope for strategic opportunities

Partner with sales specialists, client directors, and other practice leaders to identify and shape cross-practice opportunities

Support complex pursuits involving cloud platforms, data engineering, business intelligence, AI, platform engineering, and adjacent AHEAD capabilities

Practice Development and Thought Leadership

Help define and mature the Data and Analytics practice strategy, service portfolio, and go-to-market offerings

Build practice pillars that improve scale, quality, differentiation, and delivery consistency

Create reusable intellectual property, accelerators, methodologies, frameworks, and delivery assets

Drive innovation in modern data architecture, analytics platforms, AI, and emerging technologies

Contribute to the development, enhancement, and standardization of in-practice offerings and capabilities

Identify opportunities to improve how AHEAD delivers data platform architecture, pipelines, governance, semantic models, analytics, and AI solutions for clients

Partner across AHEAD practices to develop integrated solutions that address broad client transformation goals

Maintain a strong point of view on industry trends, partner ecosystems, and modern technology standards

Contribute thought leadership internally and externally through mentorship, enablement, and practice visibility

Team Mentorship and Enablement

Mentor consultants, architects, and engineers across delivery, solutioning, and client engagement leadership

Coach teams on architecture quality, executive communication, consulting presence, and delivery excellence

Support team capability development through peer reviews, solution reviews, knowledge sharing, and reusable enablement content

Positively impact both individual growth and overall practice maturity through leadership and example