Principal Consultant, Apps & AI

Microsoft

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Work type
Remote
Location
Remote
Salary
$124,500–$214,600 / yr
Posted
9 days ago
Freshness
Confirmed live yesterday
Closes
Mar 1, 2027

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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $200k
This role $170k
$108k most similar roles pay here $277k

This role pays less than 69% of similar roles. Most pay $169,550–$231,000 — the shaded band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $170k versus about $200k for comparable roles.

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Microsoft Corporation is a global technology leader producing software, hardware, and cloud services including Windows, Office 365, Azure cloud platform, Xbox gaming, and Surface devices. Industry: Software & Cloud Computing

Microsoft currently has 598 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Principal Consultant, Apps & AI

As a Principal Consultant, Apps & AI within the Industry Solutions Delivery team, you will lead complex, AI-centric customer engagements from initial discovery through production. You will serve as a senior technical leader for multidisciplinary teams, translating business objectives into executable delivery strategies, technical roadmaps, and scalable solution architectures. Your daily work involves architecting enterprise-scale agentic AI and cloud-native solutions while establishing governance for security, quality, and operational readiness. You will build reusable frameworks and accelerators to accelerate customer value. The role requires expertise in Azure AI, Copilot, GitHub Copilot, RAG architectures, and orchestration patterns. You will manage risks, develop statements of work, and serve as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders to solve complex business problems through advanced generative AI integration and modern application development practices.

What you'll do

  • Lead complex AI engineering and application development projects from initial discovery through production.
  • Architect enterprise-scale agentic AI and cloud-native solutions using Azure AI and Copilot.
  • Translate business objectives into technical roadmaps, delivery strategies, and scalable solution architectures.
  • Establish technical governance for security, Responsible AI, quality, and operational readiness.
  • Develop technical proposals, estimates, and statements of work to grow consulting opportunities.
  • Implement AI-assisted engineering practices and agentic workflows to accelerate project delivery.
  • Create reusable frameworks, accelerators, and methodologies to build organizational capability.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders to drive strategic alignment and business outcomes.

What we're looking for

  • Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field.
  • 6+ years of leadership experience in business application architecture and enterprise solution delivery.
  • 8+ years of experience with modern application solutions and leading multidisciplinary teams from strategy through implementation.
  • Expertise in cloud-native architectures, distributed systems, microservices, DevOps, security, identity, and operational excellence.
  • Experience designing Generative AI and agentic AI solutions using Azure AI Foundry, RAG architectures, and orchestration patterns.
  • Proven success in customer-facing consulting, including architecture decisions and risk mitigation.
  • Exceptional stakeholder management and executive communication skills to influence C-level leaders.
  • Relevant technical or professional certification in the domain.

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