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The Technical Principal is a senior technical authority and trusted advisor responsible for defining technical strategy, assuring solution quality, and guiding complex client engagements from an architectural and engineering perspective. This role sits at the intersection of technology leadership, solution architecture, and delivery assurance. The Technical Principal is accountable for setting technical direction across multiple programmes, mentoring senior consultants and architects, and ensuring solutions are scalable, secure, and aligned to both client and organisational standards. This is not a hands-off role. While not a day-to-day developer, the Technical Principal remains technically credible, deeply involved in design decisions, and capable of intervening when complexity or risk arises.
Job Responsibility:
Act as technical authority across multiple client engagements and internal initiatives
Define and own technical architecture standards, design principles, and best practices
Lead technology strategy discussions with internal leadership and client stakeholders
Assess emerging technologies and platforms, making informed recommendations on adoption
Lead or assure the architecture of complex enterprise solutions, particularly Microsoft Dynamics 365, Power Platform, Azure (IaaS, PaaS, integration, security)
Own high-level and low-level solution design, ensuring scalability, performance, security, compliance, maintainability, and extensibility
Chair or contribute to architecture review boards and design authority forums
Identify and mitigate technical risk early in the delivery lifecycle
Provide technical oversight across delivery teams to ensure solutions meet agreed standards
Support programme recovery where delivery is at risk due to technical complexity
Review critical technical artefacts including architecture diagrams, integration designs, deployment strategies, data migration approaches
Ensure solutions are aligned with DevOps, CI/CD, and cloud best practices
Act as a trusted technical advisor to senior client stakeholders (IT Directors, CTOs, Programme Sponsors)
Translate complex technical concepts into clear, business-focused recommendations
Support pre-sales and bid activity, including technical vision and approach, solution proposals, effort and complexity estimates
Represent the organisation in client technology governance forums where required
Mentor and coach Senior Technical Consultants, Architects, and Lead Engineers
Support the development of technical career paths, capability frameworks, and communities of practice
Contribute to recruitment by defining technical role expectations and supporting technical interviews for senior hires
Champion a culture of engineering excellence, continuous learning, and accountability
Requirements:
15+ years experience in enterprise technology roles, with significant time in solution architecture or technical leadership positions
Proven experience leading the technical direction of large-scale, complex programmes
Strong background in Microsoft technologies, including: Dynamics 365 (CE and/or BC), Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse), Azure (architecture, integration, security)
Experience working in a consulting or professional services environment
Demonstrated success in client-facing roles at senior stakeholder level
Deep understanding of: Enterprise and solution architecture patterns, Integration strategies and middleware, Cloud security, identity, and governance
Strong knowledge of: Azure integration services (Logic Apps, Service Bus, Functions, APIs), DevOps and CI/CD pipelines, Application lifecycle management
Ability to balance technical excellence with commercial and delivery realities
Credible, calm, and authoritative communicator
Strong decision-making skills in ambiguous and high-pressure environments
Strategic thinker with the ability to zoom out while still engaging in technical detail
Collaborative leader who influences without hierarchy
Passionate about quality, standards, and long-term solution success