Hiring: Principal Consultant Company: Softchoice Location: St Louis, MO Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 13:24:38 Employment Type: Full-time / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : AWS, Ansible, Azure, Azure DevOps, CloudFormation, Digital Transformation, GCP, IaaS, PaaS, SAP, Terraform About the job Experience: •12+ years of progressive experience in enterprise IT, with clear progression through both technical delivery and leadership roles •5+ years leading multi-disciplinary teams of architects and/or consultants on complex, client-facing engagements •Demonstrated track record spanning both pre-sales solution design and full-lifecycle delivery ownership — not one or the other •Proven experience leading financial oversight for engagements, balancing P&L performance with forward-looking forecasting, clear reporting, and risk mitigation strategies. •Genuine fluency across all three major cloud providers — not deep in one and passable in others. You can architect, compare, and defend platform decisions across AWS, Azure, and GCP Required Skills: •Technical leadership •Serve as the highest-level technical authority for cloud engagements — the final escalation point for solution design, architecture decisions, and technical risk across AWS, Azure, and GCP •Lead the design and delivery of complex, multi-workstream cloud transformations: migrations, modernizations, cloud-native builds, multi-cloud governance, and cloud security frameworks •Guide customers through provider-selection decisions with objectivity — recommending the right cloud platform (or combination of platforms) based on workload fit, cost, compliance, and long-term strategy •Review and approve architecture documents, deployment plans, technical assessments, and statements of work to ensure quality, consistency, and alignment with Softchoice standards •Stay at the leading edge of cloud innovation — translate emerging trends (AI/ML services, cloud-native development, platform engineering) into practical service offerings •Maintain active certifications across all three major cloud providers; represent Softchoice as a thought leader at industry events, partner briefings, and customer advisory boards •Act as a trusted advisor to C-level and VP-level client stakeholders — conduct discovery, define business outcomes, and craft tailored transformation roadmaps that create measurable value Qualifications: •Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related field required •Master's degree in a technical or business discipline preferred; equivalent demonstrated experience will be considered Compensation: •$158,720 - $198,400 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •Competitive benefits and rewards package •Health and Wellbeing: Medical, Dental, and Vision Care, Flexible Spending Account, Employee Assistance Program Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!