SMX is currently seeking a Principal Digital Solutions Consultant with a passion for problem solving, envisioning solutions and systematic execution on large scale Federal efforts - with the ability to rapidly learn new technologies independently and communicate their impact to the enterprise.  Our consultants lead engagements with high profile customers and serve as thought partners for C-level executives on transformation engagements. Digital Solution Consultant professionals provide skills and experience related to cloud services and technologies, and they apply a business and technology-focused model for delivering IT services in a utility-like fashion. Ideal candidates have hands-on functional experience in a technical or managerial capacity, and relevant consulting experience including conducting structured quantitative and qualitative analyses, developing cloud strategies and business cases, governance frameworks, organizational change management, project management, and collaborative problem solving.  This is a remote position supporting a Herndon, VA based team.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Support delivery of enterprise-wide transformation programs
• Work effectively as an individual contributor within a delivery-centric professional services team
• Apply a solid understanding of data services, infrastructure, and technologies to help clients develop innovative solutions
• Lead consulting and planning efforts through the initial phases of large-scale migrations; specifically: business case, strategy, organization change management, governance, roadmap development, and application portfolio rationalization
• Support the development of account plans to build long-term relationships with customers and identify new opportunities
• Develop detailed design documentation and plans
• Demonstrate services functionality and support proof-of-concept implementations
• Review and collaborate on recommendations and designs with other SMX SMEs
• Maintain skills as a consulting practitioner to ensure continued market and client relevance
• Produce high-quality, well-written technical documentation
• Take ownership of solutions, assignments, actions items and issues, and remain accountable for their completion
• Work effectively with other team members, customers and key stakeholders and foster team success
• Provide transparent and regular status updates in requested format
• Be willing to learn, collaborate, contribute, and improve
• Support pre-sales functions

Required Skills:

• Ability to obtain and maintain a clearance
• Bachelor’s degree or additional 5+ years of related work experience in lieu of degree
• 10 years’ experience as a Digital Solutions consultant or equivalent
• Proven experience supporting public sector growth initiatives that include successfully capture and proposal efforts of $250m in contract value
• Strong cloud ecosystem knowledge and a technical background
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytic, organization, presentation, customer service and facilitation skills
• Proven ability to articulate and clearly communicate complex problems and solutions in a simple, logical, and impactful manner
• Proven ability to build, manage and foster a team-oriented environment

Desired Skills:

• Experience managing delivery of IT solutions as a Team Lead or higher.
• Experience with software development life cycle across different roles (development, QA, infrastructure).
• Experience presenting analyses, recommendations, issues, and new information to senior executives in a large organization.

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