[Job-27452] Principal Architect, Brazil

We are tech transformation specialists, uniting human expertise with AI to create scalable tech solutions.
With over 8,000 CI&Ters around the world, we’ve built partnerships with more than 1,000 clients during our 30 years of history. Artificial Intelligence is our reality.

We are looking for a Principal Architect to join our team. In this this pivotal role, you will act as a strategic technical leader across high-profile engagements. You will be responsible for defining the architecture for complex transformation programs.

Main Responsibilities
- serve as our most senior technical leader on client delivery engagements across EMEA, supporting the CI&T account team and facing off to client technology leaders and executives
- as principal technical advisor, identify, develop, and support commercial growth opportunities within your client account
- in alignment with customer needs, build and extend technical delivery capability through shaping, recruiting and line managing technical delivery staff
- mentor and develop upcoming technical leaders
- learn and contribute to development of our repeatable AI solution and service offerings
- join our regional regional CTO team to share knowledge and co-ordinate across our EMEA client accounts
- develop your eminence at external conferences and speaking engagements

Mandatory Skills
- Excellent client acumen, consultancy skills, written and spoken English
- At least 3 years experience in senior architecture or technical director roles spanning multiple concurrent projects
- At least 6 months experience as a primary technical lead and advisor at client account level, or business unit level as a permanent member of staff
- Proven ability to shape and direct client workshops on tech strategy topics, leadership and governance forums
- Experience shaping IT software delivery projects
- Proven track record hiring and mentoring upcoming technical leaders
- Willingness to travel occasionally to client and CI&T locations across the UK and EMEA
- Familiarity with typical Agile delivery roles, processes and practices across the full SDLC
- Working knowledge of modern AI-enabled and agentic software delivery tools and techniques

Nice to Have Skills
- AWS certifications, especially AWS Certified Solution Architect, AWS Certified AI Practitioner
- Databricks certifications or consultancy experience
- Experience designing and building AI systems
- Experience shaping IT strategy based on business vision and inputs

If you like it, just apply and good luck!
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Our benefits:

-Health and dental insurance
-Meal and food allowance
-Childcare assistance
-Extended paternity leave
-Partnership with gyms and health and wellness professionals via Wellhub (Gympass) TotalPass;
-Profit Sharing and Results Participation (PLR);
-Life insurance
-Continuous learning platform (CI&T University);
-Discount club
-Free online platform dedicated to physical, mental, and overall well-being
-Pregnancy and responsible parenting course
-Partnerships with online learning platforms
-Language learning platform
And many more!

More details about our benefits here: https://ciandt.com/br/pt-br/carreiras

At CI&T, inclusion starts at the first contact. If you are a person with a disability, it is important to present your assessment during the selection process. See which data needs to be included in the report by clicking here.This way, we can ensure the support and accommodations that you deserve. If you do not yet have the assessment, don't worry: we can support you in obtaining it.

We have a dedicated Health and Well-being team, inclusion specialists, and affinity groups who will be with you at every stage. Count on us to make this journey side by side.