Practice Head Solution Architect

As a Practice Head Solution Architect specializing in Snowflake, Data & AI, and Microsoft technologies, your role will involve driving practice growth, leading solution design, managing pre-sales, and delivering high-quality solutions for enterprise clients. You will need to exhibit strong technical leadership, client engagement, and team management skills. Key Responsibilities: - Lead and grow the Snowflake, Data & AI, and Microsoft practice, ensuring capability development and service excellence. - Partner with Sales & Pre-Sales teams to define solution offerings, respond to RFPs/RFIs, and design winning proposals. - Provide end-to-end solution architecture for large-scale cloud, data, and AI transformation projects. - Act as a trusted advisor to clients on Snowflake, Azure, Microsoft ecosystem, and modern data/AI platforms. - Build strategic partnerships with Microsoft and Snowflake for joint GTM initiatives. - Mentor and guide architects, engineers, and consultants to strengthen the practice. - Own P&L responsibility for the practice, ensuring revenue growth, profitability, and client satisfaction. - Stay ahead of emerging trends in cloud, AI, and data modernization to shape innovative solutions. Required Skills & Experience: - 15+ years of overall IT experience with 10+ years in solution architecture. - Strong expertise in Snowflake (data warehousing, performance optimization, security, integrations). - Hands-on knowledge of Microsoft ecosystem - Azure Data Services, Power BI, Synapse, Fabric, and related tools. - Proven experience in AI/ML solutioning and enterprise-scale data platforms. - Track record in pre-sales, solution design, and client advisory engagements. - Experience in building and leading practices/CoEs. - Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills. - Strong understanding of industry best practices for cloud, data, and AI transformation. Preferred Qualifications: - Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect / Azure Data Engineer. - SnowPro Advanced Architect Certification. - Exposure to Databricks, AWS, or Google Cloud data platforms. - MBA or equivalent leadership experience is a plus. As a Practice Head Solution Architect, you will have the opportunity to build and scale a cutting-edge Snowflake & Data/AI practice. This leadership role offers high visibility across clients and stakeholders, allowing you to work on large-scale, innovative projects with global enterprises in a collaborative and growth-oriented environment.,