Principal Technical Consultant, Platform Engineering

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation. At AHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD. We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD. Principal Technical Consultant, Platform Engineering Serving as a technical thought leader and SME for our ecosystem of partners, customers, and service providers in the realm of Modern Apps & Platform Engineering, in addition to serving as a leader of other teammates. The Principal Technical Consultant works as part of the consulting team to lead the development, design, implementation, and engagement leader of client solutions. Principal Technical Consultants manage, mentor and delegate to engineers on [... source excerpt omitted ...] to internal initiatives and indirect project support. This role requires a strategic mindset, strong leadership abilities, and deep technical proficiency across various domains. Responsibilities Ensure projects are delivered on time, at the highest quality standards while exceeding client expectations. Design and implement complex, mission-critical transformational enterprise grade technical solutions for clients. Build and maintain strong client relationships, drive business growth, and identify opportunities for upselling and cross-selling Develop high quality deliverables and presentations for Client engineering teams and senior leaders, this can include both technical docume [... source excerpt omitted ...] ith clients to understand their technical challenges and develop tailored solutions to address their needs Create and present solution designs, options, ideas, and innovations to clients’ senior leadership teams. Develop and maintainTechnical Roadmaps and Innovation Plans. Develop and implement CI\CD solutions. Establish project estimates and plans, identify risks and mitigations, oversee development and delivery of technical solutions. Provide mentorship, coaching, and professional development opportunities to team members, empowering them to grow and excel in their roles. Actively lead collaboration within our technical communities Qualifications Experience and abilit