Principal Strategy Architect

Think of TEKsystems Global Services (TGS) as the growth solution for enterprises today. We unleash growth through technology, strategy, design, execution and operations with a customer-first mindset for bold business leaders. We deliver cloud, data and customer experience solutions. Our partnerships with leading cloud, design and business intelligence platforms fuel our expertise. We value deep relationships, dedication to serving others and inclusion. We drive positive outcomes for our people and our business, and we stay true to our commitments and act in harmony with our words. We exist to create significant opportunity for people to achieve fulfillment through career success.

Ready to join us?

Here’s what the opportunity supported through our TGS Talent Acquisition Team requires:

We're looking for a bold, independent thinker who thrives at the intersection of enterprise strategy and architecture. This is not a role for someone who waits to be told what to do — it's for a leader who challenges conventional thinking, brings a distinct point of view, and drives outcomes without hesitation.

You connect strategy to execution. You build frameworks that resonate. You walk into a C-suite conversation without a safety net and say something worth hearing — then back it up. You listen first, then lead. You develop the people around you. And when the engagement ends, the client knows exactly what they got and wants more.

Responsibilities

Strategic Consulting, Problem Structuring & Executive Presence

You get beneath the surface. You don't take the stated problem at face value — you dig until you understand what's actually driving it, then you build a framework that makes it solvable. And you do all of it in the room, without a safety net.

• Problem Structuring: Rapidly decompose complex, ambiguous client problems into structured frameworks and actionable recommendations — without waiting for direction.

• Problem Structuring: Assess client landscapes with depth and rigor — identifying gaps, opportunities, and maturity levels — and translate findings into strategic direction tied to real business outcomes.

• Strategy to Execution: Connect enterprise strategy to execution through architecture, roadmaps, and sequenced plans that clients can actually follow.

• Outcomes: Translate every engagement into a concrete next step — a roadmap, an artifact, a scoped SOW. Never open-ended dialogue that goes nowhere.

• Executive Presence: Walk into C-suite and board-level conversations independently — credible, prepared, and without senior cover.

• Executive Presence: Command the room through credibility and preparation, not title. Make complex ideas land with any audience.

• Facilitation: Design and lead high-impact workshops — from executive alignment and strategy sessions to working sessions that produce decisions, artifacts, and prioritized next steps.

• Facilitation: Bring business and IT into the same room and make sure they leave speaking the same language.

• POV: Bring an independent, defensible point of view grounded in domain authority. Tell clients what they need to hear, not just what they want to hear.

Enterprise Architecture

You think in systems. You know how business capability and technology architecture connect, and you use that lens to help clients make better decisions — faster.

• Apply Enterprise Architecture frameworks pragmatically — not just theoretically. You know the frameworks and know when to flex them.

• Assess current-state architecture honestly and define target-state with clarity, charting a pragmatic path between the two.

• Develop architecture artifacts — capability models, value stream maps, integration diagrams, operating model designs — as strategic consulting tools, not documentation exercises.

• Design target-state architectures built for where the business is going, spanning application, data, integration, and AI layers.

• Connect architecture decisions to financial and operational impact — making the business case clear and defensible to both technical and executive audiences.

• Stay current on modern architecture patterns — cloud-native design, API-led integration, event-driven architecture, AI-ready infrastructure — and know when each is the right tool for the job.

AI Strategy & Solution Architecture

You know what's real and what's hype. You help clients cut through the noise, make smart AI investment decisions, and build the foundations to move beyond proof-of-concept into something that actually scales.

• Design and architect AI-enabled enterprise solutions — buildable, adoptable, and grounded in client context, not generic blueprints.

• Identify and prioritize high-value AI use cases based on feasibility, ROI, and strategic alignment — and pressure-test them before recommending pursuit.

• Help clients evaluate platform and tooling options across foundation model providers, enterprise AI platforms, and MLOps infrastructure — and make sound build vs. buy vs. partner decisions.

• Bring fluency in enterprise AI architecture: RAG, agentic workflows, model fine-tuning tradeoffs, and AI-ready data infrastructure — credible with tech teams and able to translate it into recommendations that land with executives.

• AI Governance: Develop governance models and responsible AI frameworks — risk, regulatory considerations, and ethical guardrails — built in from the start, not bolted on after.

• Change & Adoption: Recognize that technology delivery alone does not create value. Advise on the organizational and behavioral side of AI adoption — ensuring change and enablement are part of every AI engagement.

Commercial Acumen, Business Development & Team Leadership

You grow the practice — externally through client relationships and new work, internally by raising the bar on the people around you.

• Business Development: Actively grow accounts — identify revenue opportunities and initiate conversations about new work without prompting.

• Business Development: Write statements of work, scope and price engagements independently — you own the commercial side without needing a handler.

• Business Development: Navigate enterprise sales conversations without senior cover — qualify, shape, and advance opportunities to a close.

• Business Development: Contribute to proposals, pursuit efforts, and practice go-to-market positioning.

• Team Leadership: Develop junior consultants and architects — give direct feedback, share your thinking, and hold a high quality bar.

• Team Leadership: Run high-performing engagement teams — set clear direction, manage quality, and ensure client outcomes are met.

• Team Leadership: Model what Principal-level looks like — self-direction, intellectual curiosity, bias toward action, and accountability for outcomes.

• Practice Building: Contribute to offering development, internal knowledge sharing, and capability frameworks that make the practice stronger.

Qualifications

Experience & Background

• 10+ years in management consulting, strategic IT consulting, enterprise architecture, or equivalent senior roles with breadth — across strategy, architecture, technology, and client-facing consulting.

• Management consulting experience preferred — you know how to structure a problem, build a framework, and deliver work clients will act on.

• Deep, applied experience in enterprise and solution architecture — not just advisory familiarity. You have designed things that got built.

• Proven track record at Principal or equivalent level: you have owned client relationships, led engagements, and grown accounts without supervision.

• You are a self-starter — you lead and drive next steps without waiting for direction.

• You are an exceptional communicator — in writing and in person. You adapt your message to your audience without dumbing it down or losing the substance.

• You collaborate across groups — delivery, sales, practice leadership, and client stakeholders — without losing momentum.

• Advanced degree (MBA, Master's) strongly preferred; Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Business, or related field required.

Technical Depth

• You have command of Enterprise Architecture frameworks (TOGAF or equivalent) and apply them in practice, not just reference them in decks.

• Broad technology depth across one or more of: data platforms, cloud infrastructure, systems integration, process architecture, AI/ML platforms.

• You can go deep with architects and engineers, then walk into a boardroom and make the same ideas land with a CEO. That range is not optional — it is the job.

• Fluency in enterprise AI architecture: RAG, agentic workflows, model fine-tuning tradeoffs, and AI-ready data infrastructure.

• Solid understanding of cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, GCP) and cloud-native data, analytics, and AI services.

Desirable Certifications

• Enterprise Architecture: TOGAF or equivalent; Archimate (The Open Group); FEAF / DoDAF.

• AI & Data: AI practitioner credentials — platform-specific (Azure AI Engineer, Google Professional ML Engineer, AWS Certified ML) or vendor certifications such as Anthropic Claude, OpenAI, or equivalent emerging AI platforms.

• IT Service & Operations: ITIL 4 Strategic Leader or equivalent.

• Process & Quality: Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt, Black Belt, or equivalent).

• Change & Adoption: Prosci Change Management Certification or OCM equivalent.

• Business Analysis: CBAP (IIBA) or BIZBOK.

Travel

5–25% travel depending on client engagement model. In-person presence required for key workshops, assessments, and client solutioning sessions.

This is a Permanent position based out of Chicago, IL.

The pay range for this position is $190600.00 - $286000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

We reserve the right to pay above or below the posted wage based on factors unrelated to sex, race, or any other protected classification. Additional earnings may be available through incentive programs like annual bonuses, profit sharing, etc. Our full-time, internal employment benefits include the following: • Medical, Dental, and Vision • Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital • 401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available • Life Insurance (Voluntary Life and AD&D for employee and dependents) • Short and Long-Term Disability • Health Spending Account (HSA) • Transportation Benefits • Employee Assistance Program • Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

This is a fully remote position.

This position is anticipated to close on Aug 31, 2026.

About TEKsystems

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We’re a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We’re a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We’re strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We’re building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance: Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI): We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.