Principal Consultant, Data & AI (Remote US)

Atmosera

1d•Remote

About The Position

Atmosera is hiring a Principal Consultant, Data & AI to serve as a deep subject-matter expert on the Professional Services team. The role reports to the Director of Professional Services and works closely with Sales, Solution Architects, and delivery peers to deliver high-value customer solutions. The consultant leads the firm’s most technically complex Microsoft technology engagements and acts as the practice’s ultimate technical escalation point. The role also owns pre-sales technical authority for the firm’s largest and most strategically significant opportunities, defines technical standards, mentors Senior Consultants, and contributes to architecture decisions and methodology frameworks across the practice. The position operates with near-complete autonomy and serves as a trusted advisor to leadership, customers, and the industry. Success includes taking technical authority on complex engagements, building an advisory relationship with the Director and Manager, leading significant pre-sales scoping or executive presentations, resolving the practice’s most complex and high-risk technical problems, maintaining relevant Microsoft Expert or Specialty certifications, and influencing practice strategy, capability investment, or offering development.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in technical consulting, collaborating with Sales, solution architecture, and delivery.
At entry, a Microsoft Expert or Specialty-level certification in the primary specialization is required.
Active engagement with the Microsoft partner ecosystem.
Extensive delivery experience on enterprise Microsoft technology engagements and deep expertise in a primary specialization.
Experience defining and driving delivery standards at a team or practice level.
Demonstrated ability to create delivery methodologies adopted at practice scale, with the potential to influence industry-scale adoption.
Strong executive communication skills and the ability to represent the firm in customer, partner, and public-facing contexts.
Experience influencing leadership-level strategy and investment decisions without formal management authority.
Ability to operate with minimal direction and resolve highly ambiguous, high-risk problems.
Ability to travel up to 25% as engagements require.

Nice To Haves

Multiple Microsoft Expert or Specialty-level certifications across adjacent specializations.
Active engagement with the Microsoft partner ecosystem or broader industry community, such as speaking, publishing, or advisory-board participation.

Responsibilities

Lead the firm’s most technically complex Microsoft technology engagements.
Serve as the ultimate technical escalation point for the practice, resolving problems with high ambiguity and delivery risk.
Own pre-sales technical authority for the firm’s largest and most strategically significant opportunities.
Lead pre-sales technical scoping efforts and executive-level solution presentations.
Define technical standards and delivery methodologies at team and practice level, and develop approaches that may be adopted at industry scale.
Mentor Senior Consultants.
Contribute to architecture decisions and methodology frameworks across the practice.
Advise the Director and Manager on capability gaps and emerging technology opportunities.
Influence practice strategy, capability investment, and offering development recommendations.
Maintain Microsoft Expert or Specialty-level certifications and contribute to the firm’s technical reputation.