Principal - Data Architecture & Engineering
Slalom
IT
Washington, DC, USA
USD 133k-206k / year
Posted on Sep 17, 2025
Who You’ll Work With
At Slalom we co-create custom software, data and cloud products with clients who are ready to accelerate their digital transformation. We're passionate about technology, compelled by its potential as we help create the digital products, experiences, and technology-driven organizations that drive true change. We’re thrilled by the opportunity to build the future we want to see, with anyone willing to join us.
Slalom's Data Architecture & Engineering Discipline Is Focused On Injecting Intelligence Into Products, Engineering Systems That Support Learning And Insight And Creating Innovative Data Products. Within Data Engineering We Help Customers Build World-class Products Through Effective Use Of
Slalom’s Data Architecture & Engineering discipline is comprised of passionate, flexible technologists who love to practice and hone their craft. As tools evolve and technologies emerge, we work to stay in front of innovations in data platform development and delivery working with some of the most forward-thinking organizations in data and analytics.
As a Principal for Slalom, you will design and deliver innovative solutions on Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform using core cloud data warehouse tools, distributed processing engines, event streaming platforms, and other modern data technologies. In addition to building the next generation of data platforms, you will be working with some of the most forward-thinking organizations in data and analytics. This includes working closely with Slalom’s market teams to meet with prospective clients, discuss their needs and shape projects into a team-based delivery model.
You will be responsible for leading the analysis, architecture, design, and development of cloud data warehouse and analytics solutions including defining the cloud data strategy and multi-phased implementation roadmap for your clients.
You will have the opportunity to assist business development teams with pre-sales activities, including helping estimate and plan projects and be expected to actively contribute to the cloud and big data community at Slalom, and drive new capabilities forward.
What You’ll Bring
As a Principal in the Data Architecture & Engineering discipline, you will bring a curious mindset to your client’s engagement, a thirst for knowledge and a hunger for fearless experimentation in new and interesting ways to meet our clients’ most pressing data challenges. You are a self-starter, effective in breaking down large problems into smaller ones, and eager to regularly share what you learn with others within your projects and in the broader Slalom Build community. You are skilled at leading and growing direct reports.
You Will Have An Insatiable Need To Become The Best At What You Do And Have Hands-on Experience With Data Platforms, Migrating Data To Cloud Platforms, And Programming Languages As You Explore The Range Of Technologies We Help Our Clients With, Including
Slalom is a business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and more than 500 public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.
Compensation And Benefits
Slalom invests in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, and vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short and long-term disability. We also offer a yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this position, the base salary pay range is $133,000 to $206,000. Individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.
EEO and Accommodations
Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.
At Slalom we co-create custom software, data and cloud products with clients who are ready to accelerate their digital transformation. We're passionate about technology, compelled by its potential as we help create the digital products, experiences, and technology-driven organizations that drive true change. We’re thrilled by the opportunity to build the future we want to see, with anyone willing to join us.
Slalom's Data Architecture & Engineering Discipline Is Focused On Injecting Intelligence Into Products, Engineering Systems That Support Learning And Insight And Creating Innovative Data Products. Within Data Engineering We Help Customers Build World-class Products Through Effective Use Of
- Data Engineering consisting of streaming / real-time data solutions, modern data platforms, and data systems within products (such as database systems, graph databases, key-value stores, document databases and transactional systems)
- Data visualization
- Machine learning and artificial intelligence
Slalom’s Data Architecture & Engineering discipline is comprised of passionate, flexible technologists who love to practice and hone their craft. As tools evolve and technologies emerge, we work to stay in front of innovations in data platform development and delivery working with some of the most forward-thinking organizations in data and analytics.
As a Principal for Slalom, you will design and deliver innovative solutions on Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure, and Google Cloud Platform using core cloud data warehouse tools, distributed processing engines, event streaming platforms, and other modern data technologies. In addition to building the next generation of data platforms, you will be working with some of the most forward-thinking organizations in data and analytics. This includes working closely with Slalom’s market teams to meet with prospective clients, discuss their needs and shape projects into a team-based delivery model.
You will be responsible for leading the analysis, architecture, design, and development of cloud data warehouse and analytics solutions including defining the cloud data strategy and multi-phased implementation roadmap for your clients.
You will have the opportunity to assist business development teams with pre-sales activities, including helping estimate and plan projects and be expected to actively contribute to the cloud and big data community at Slalom, and drive new capabilities forward.
What You’ll Bring
As a Principal in the Data Architecture & Engineering discipline, you will bring a curious mindset to your client’s engagement, a thirst for knowledge and a hunger for fearless experimentation in new and interesting ways to meet our clients’ most pressing data challenges. You are a self-starter, effective in breaking down large problems into smaller ones, and eager to regularly share what you learn with others within your projects and in the broader Slalom Build community. You are skilled at leading and growing direct reports.
You Will Have An Insatiable Need To Become The Best At What You Do And Have Hands-on Experience With Data Platforms, Migrating Data To Cloud Platforms, And Programming Languages As You Explore The Range Of Technologies We Help Our Clients With, Including
- Big Data Platforms (Apache Spark, Presto, Amazon EMR)
- Cloud Data Warehouses (Amazon Redshift, Snowflake, Google BigQuery)
- Object Oriented Coding (Java, Python)
- NoSQL Databases (DynamoDB, Cosmos DB, MongoDB)
- Container Management Systems (Kubernetes, Amazon ECS)
- Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning (Amazon Sagemaker, Azure ML Studio)
- Streaming Data Ingestion and Analytics (Amazon Kinesis, Apache Kafka)
- Visual Analytics (Tableau, PowerBI)
- Modern Data Workflows (Apache Airflow, dbt, Dagster)
Slalom is a business and technology consulting company that leads with outcomes to bring more value, in all ways, always. From strategy through delivery, our agile teams across 52 offices in 12 countries collaborate with clients to bring powerful customer experiences, innovative ways of working, and new products and services to life. We are trusted by leaders across the Global 1000, many successful enterprise and mid-market companies, and more than 500 public sector organizations to improve operations, drive growth, and create value. At Slalom, we believe that together, we can move faster, dream bigger, and build better tomorrows for all.
Compensation And Benefits
Slalom invests in benefits that include meaningful time off and paid holidays, parental leave, 401(k) with a match, a range of choices for highly subsidized health, dental, and vision coverage, adoption and fertility assistance, and short and long-term disability. We also offer a yearly $350 reimbursement account for any well-being-related expenses, as well as discounted home, auto, and pet insurance.
Slalom is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. For this position, the base salary pay range is $133,000 to $206,000. Individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation will depend upon an individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, location, and other relevant factors. The salary pay range is subject to change and may be modified at any time.
EEO and Accommodations
Slalom is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to attracting, developing and retaining highly qualified talent who empower our innovative teams through unique perspectives and experiences. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws. Slalom will also consider qualified applications with criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. Slalom welcomes and encourages applications from individuals with disabilities. Reasonable accommodations are available for candidates during all aspects of the selection process. Please advise the talent acquisition team if you require accommodations during the interview process.