Principal IT Consultant

The Principal IT Consultant / IT Architect is a strategic leader responsible for designing, implementing, andoptimizingcomplex, enterprise-level IT infrastructures for a diverse range of clients. This role requires deep technicalexpertisein IT architecture, including cloud environments, systems and infrastructure, IT security, and automation. You will serve as a trusted advisor to executive stakeholders, lead multi-disciplinary teams, and drive innovation across projects. Equally important, you will own the commercial side of the work: sizing effort, recommending hours and resource mix, and aligning client budgets to the outcomes they are buying.

As a key technical authority, you will shape IT strategies, solve high-level challenges, and mentor senior engineers, ensuring the successful delivery ofcutting-edgeIT solutions.

Archetype SC is seeking an elite-level Principal IT Consultant / IT Architect to lead the design, strategy, and implementation of complex IT solutions across a diverse client base. This role requires visionary leadership, technical mastery, and strategic foresight to shape the future of IT architecture. As a Principal Consultant or Architect, you will drive the technical direction of IT projects,establish best practices, and mentor senior IT engineers.

This is a pivotal role, ideal for someone who thrives on innovation, solving high-level IT challenges, and collaborating with both clients and internal teams.

Location:

Myrtle Beach, SC preferred; open to qualified candidates throughout the Southeast.

Key Responsibilities

• Define the strategic vision for IT architecture and serve as the top technical authority in the design, implementation, and optimization of advanced IT solutions.

• Lead complex, multi-disciplinary IT projects from conception through completion, including cloud infrastructure, data centers, virtualization, and IT automation.

• Collaborate with executive leadership and clients to develop technology roadmaps, ensuring IT solutions align with business goals and future growth.

• Design andarchitectscalable, secure, and high-performance IT infrastructures that meet the needs of global enterprises.

• Oversee the integration of new IT technologies into existing environments, ensuring seamless transitions with minimal disruption to client operations.

• Lead pre-sales efforts, including developing and presenting technical solutions to clients,assisting with proposals, and contributing to business development.

• Provide expert consulting services in areas such as IT security, high-availability architectures, disaster recovery, and compliance.

• Develop level-of-effort estimates for proposed engagements, recommending hours, resource mix, and timelines that are realistic, defensible, and aligned to the complexity of the work.

• Align client budgets with business outcomes, advising on phasing, trade-offs, and prioritization so that every dollar invested maps to a measurable result.

• Author and review statements of work (SOWs), scoping documents, andchangeorders, clearly defining deliverables, assumptions, exclusions, and acceptance criteria.

• Partner with sales and delivery leadership on pricing strategy, margin targets, and risk assessment across fixed-fee, time-and-materials, retainer, and managed services engagements.

• Monitor burn rate,utilization, and budget-to-actual performance on active projects, surfacing variances early and recommending corrective action before they affect the client or the engagement margin.

• Advise clients on total cost of ownership (TCO), return on investment (ROI), and cloud and licensing cost optimization as a core part of technology roadmap planning.

• Serve as the escalation point for complex IT issues that require deep technicalexpertiseand innovative problem-solving.

• Drive continuous improvement and optimization of IT infrastructure through the development and implementation ofcutting-edge solutions.

• Mentor senior IT consultants and engineers, sharing knowledge and promoting technical growth within the team.
• Keep pace with the latest advancements in IT, evaluating and integrating new tools, platforms, and methodologies to maintain
  
  Archetype SC’s competitive edge.

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in IT engineering, architecture, or IT consulting with an emphasis on large-scale enterprise environments.

• Proven consulting ability, including discovery, requirements definition, and managing client expectations through difficult conversations.

• Provenexpertisein architecting and implementing IT…