Principal Solutions Consultant - • Microsoft Technology Stack (.NET, C#, SQL Server, Azure) at First Technology

Role Purpose

• The Principal Solutions Leader is a senior technology professional who embodies the qualities we value most: technical excellence, accountability, teamwork, customer focus, and a willingness to go the extra mile.
• They build strong relationships, lead by example, support their teams, and consistently deliver practical solutions to real business challenges. They are trusted by customers, respected by colleagues, and recognised for their ability to turn ideas into outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

Client Leadership

• Build trusted relationships with customers at all levels.
• Lead solution discussions, workshops, and discovery sessions.
• Understand business challenges and translate them into practical solutions.
• Act as a trusted advisor throughout the engagement lifecycle.

Solution Delivery

• Provide leadership across software, cloud, integration, and digital transformation projects.
• Guide technical teams to deliver high-quality outcomes.
• Resolve complex delivery, technical, and stakeholder challenges.
• Ensure solutions are practical, maintainable, and aligned to customer needs.

Technical Excellence

• Provide hands-on technical guidance and oversight.
• Contribute to architecture and design decisions.
• Review solution quality and delivery standards.
• Stay current with technology trends and industry best practices.

Team Leadership

• Lead, mentor, and develop consultants and technical teams.
• Create a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Support project teams through challenging situations.
• Foster collaboration and knowledge sharing.

Business Development Support

• Participate in customer presentations and proposal development.
• Assist with solution shaping and estimations.
• Identify opportunities to expand customer value and engagement.

Technical skill and knowledge

The individual should possess strong practical knowledge in many of the following disciplines:

• Microsoft technology stack (.NET, C#, SQL Server, Azure).
• Web and mobile application development.
• Modern cloud platforms and cloud-native solutions.
• Microservices and distributed architectures.
• API development and integration technologies.
• Software development lifecycle (SDLC) practices.
• DevOps, CI/CD, source control, and release management.
• Solution and enterprise architecture principles.
• Reporting, analytics, and data integration concepts.
• Security, compliance, and governance best practices.

What Makes This Person Exceptional

• Technically strong and highly respected by peers.
• Builds credibility quickly with customers.
• Leads by example.
• Takes ownership and follows through.
• Thrives under pressure.
• Finds solutions when others find obstacles.
• Raises the performance of everyone around them.
• Has a reputation for getting things done.

Success Looks Like

• Successful project delivery.
• Strong client relationships.
• High-performing teams.
• Repeat business and customer trust.
• Consistent delivery of quality outcomes.

Essential Experience

• 10+ years of experience in software development, solution delivery, consulting, or technology leadership roles.
• Proven experience leading multi-disciplinary technical teams and delivering complex technology projects.
• Strong background in at least one of the following:
• Software development and application architecture
• Cloud and infrastructure solutions
• Enterprise integration
• Demonstrated success working directly with customers to gather requirements, shape solutions, resolve challenges, and ensure successful delivery.
• Experience mentoring technical professionals and developing team capability.
• Strong understanding of project delivery methodologies and software development lifecycles.
• Experience participating in client presentations, workshops, solution design sessions, and proposal development.
• Proven ability to balance technical quality, commercial realities, customer expectations, and delivery timelines.
• Experience in a consulting or professional services environment.
• Experience leading multiple concurrent projects and teams.
• Experience owning customer relationships and acting as a trusted advisor.
• Exposure to multiple industries and business environments.
• Experience leading solution architecture and technical design reviews.

Qualifications

Essential

• Bachelor's Degree, National Diploma, or equivalent qualification in:
• Information Technology
• Computer Science
• Software Engineering
• Information Systems
• Engineering
• Or a related technology discipline

OR

• Equivalent demonstrated industry experience and technical expertise.