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We are experts in the data, machine learning/artificial intelligence, and cloud-native technologies space. OpsGuru empowers customers with technology to solve their unique business challenges, navigating them towards success in their digital transformation.\nOpsGuru's value to our customers centers around our ability to provide deep technical guidance based on their business needs. Principal Data&AI Architects are expected to provide deep business and technical expertise with focus on Data Analytics, Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning including Data Governance and Compliance. Principal Data&AI Architects are expected to have strong general business acumen, enabling them to confidently discuss every stage of the technology adoption cycle with stakeholders ranging from the CEO down to individual contributors and should be able to bridge technical solutions to measurable business outcomes—such as revenue growth, operational efficiencies, or improved customer experiences.\nOpsGuru Principal Data&AI Architects are assigned to several strategic accounts and are expected to work with their clients to become trusted technical advisors. Our Principal Architects are thought leaders and are able to guide and challenge clients in a respectful manner to ensure they receive the highest level of value from their technology investments.\nPrincipal Architects are expected to have experience participating in the sales process, typically in a pre-sales or equivalent capacity. They will work alongside our Account Executives and Presales Architects to scope and provide SME support on creating statements of work for our clients and will be heavily involved in account management.\nPrincipal Architects may also be required to act as team leaders and people managers for architects and engineers, and could require ~10% of your time working to support and develop a team of direct reports.\nQualification & SkillsTechnical and Consulting:The ideal candidate applying for the Principal Data&AI Architect Role has the following:\n\n7+ years of experience delivering Professional Services on major cloud providers (Amazon Web Services - must, Google Cloud or Microsoft Azure - nice to have) focusing on the following programs (3 minimum):\nLarge Scale workload migrations (on prem to cloud, cloud to cloud)\n\nEnterprise Data Platform modernisation\n\nModern, large scale Lakehouse Implementations\n\nData Security, Governance and Compliance\n\nMachine Learning and/or Artificial Intelligence Implementations\n\nTechnological Exposure:\nPrevious hands on experience with AWS (Must) , Azure / Google Cloud (Nice to have)\n\nPython for Data Analytics\n\nRelational databases design, tuning and migration\n\nExperience with Enterprise Data Warehouses \n\nData Lakes, Data Pipelines and ETL’s\n\nStream & Batch Processing with frameworks like Spark\n\nData modeling for both transactional and analytics\n\nBI Dashboards & Data Visualizations\n\nData Quality gates, Data Lineage, Data Catalogue\n\nExperience with Machine Learning and MLOps Frameworks (ex: Sagemaker)\n\nExperience with Generative AI, Agentic AI and foundational models \n\n10+ years of experience in a relevant Information Technology environment\n\nA history of delivering presentations to a wide ranging audience including CxO,VP, Director level executives\n\nA history of managing multiple complex projects with a wide variety of stakeholders ,simultaneously\n\nTechnical Pre-Sales experience with the ability to provide strong SME guidance in customer-facing sales and presales conversations.\n\nAble to confidently model costs and explain the total cost of ownership model of a proposed solution.\n\nA history of holding a budget and is able to model project costs and provide resourcing plans\n\nA history of handling customer requests and escalations and is able to confidently resolve challenges on projects effectively and swiftly.\n\nExcellent verbal and written communication skills\n\nPeople Management:\nAbility to adapt your communication style to individual team members\n\nBe an ambassador for the company by being able to explain our business value to customers, mission, and values\n\nAble to provide candid and constructive feedback to team members\n\nHave a bias to take ownership of challenges facing your team and see them through to conclusion\n\nAn instinct to ask why to get deeper understanding of problems\n\nAbility to establish trust with your team and invest in building professional relationships\n\nAble to have gap analysis conversations and help team members define effective goals\n\nAbility to inspire and motivate others without needing to micromanage\n\nStrong emotional intelligence and listening skills\n\nA desire to operate in a mentorship capacity, enabling others’ success\n\nExperience leading technical teams and providing quality control at both the macro and micro level.\n\nParticipate in recruiting efforts, including crafting job descriptions, interviewing candidates, and evaluating new hires to build a high-performing team\n\nOversee the onboarding process, ensuring new team members have the resources, training, and support needed to succeed\n\nRoles and ResponsibilitiesPrincipal Data&AI Architects are expected to provide deep business and technical expertis across Data Analytics, Data Processing, Data Governance & AI & ML areas.\nAs part of the role you will:\nReport directly to OpsGuru Engineering Leadership.\n\nConfidently discuss every stage of the technology adoption cycle all the way from the CEO to the developer, across multiple technical domains.\n\nAssigned to a number of accounts and are expected to work with their clients to become a trusted technical advisor.\n\nThought leadership.\n\nContribute to internal and external evangelism by creating and sharing content such as blog posts, whitepapers, and case studies that highlight best practices and success stories\n\nRepresent OpsGuru at conferences and industry events as a speaker, panelist, or subject matter expert, as appropriate\n\nGuide and challenge clients in a respectful manner to ensure they receive the highest level of value from their technology investments.\n\nProvide oversight to project teams to ensure technical outcomes align to solving customer business problems within project budgets and timelines\n\nWork with Engagement Managers to help manage project scope, and work with project teams and customers to help manage project expectations and delivery quality\n\nComfortably discuss budget considerations and ROI with stakeholders, ensuring clients understand how recommended technologies align with financial and strategic goals\n\nParticipate in the sales process, typically in a pre-sales or equivalent capacity.\n\nWork alongside our Account Executives and Presales Architects to scope and provide support on creating statements of works for our clients, as well as being heavily involved in account management.\n\nWhile this role is largely focused around technical and consulting based delivery directly with customers, the Principal Data&AI Architect may also be required to act as a people manager for a team of several direct reports of Architects and Engineers. This would include tasks such as having regular one-to-one meetings, having professional development and goal setting conversations, and acting as part of a communication and feedback system with your direct team. Additionally you would help to escalate administrative or project related issues brought to your attention, and provide recommendations towards performance reviews and promotions for your team. \nWhat's in it for you:Compensation & PerksCompetitive compensation package (CAD 180K-220K / year)\nRetirement Savings Matching Program (RRSP)\nAccess to the latest tech\nPartnership with Perkopolis Discounts\nFlexibility & Time OffRemote first work environment\nFlexible work hours & location\n\nPaid parental leave options\n\nEquipment allowance\n\nHealth & WellnessEmployer paid health & dental premiums\nPartnership with GreenShield+ Counselling Mental Health provider\n$500 in Health Care Spending Account annually\nGrowth & DevelopmentTraining reimbursement (e.g courses on Udemy, Coursera,a-cloud-guru etc.)\nPeer recognition rewards\nAt OpsGuru, we encourage employees to bring their whole, authentic selves to work. By sharing and embracing unique backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, we learn from each other, innovate, and create a dynamic environment where we can be and achieve our best.\nWe're dedicated to ensuring each member feels a sense of belonging, safety, and respect. At OpsGuru, your unique voice is heard and embraced, and you meaningfully contribute to decision-making and the organization's growth.\nOpsGuru is committed to an equitable employee experience, opportunity, and support. If you require accommodations or support during the recruitment process, please email us \n\n thank all applicants for their interest in this exciting opportunity. 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