Principal Consultant

Coeo are trusted data management and analytics experts, delivering technology strategy and support for business. The team have deep technical and commercial experience working with Microsoft Data Services to help our clients optimise their costs and maximise the benefits from their investments in these technologies. Coeo have a strong emphasis on consulting skills, and we expect our team members to be client facing and have a growth mind-set. This role sits within our consulting team and we have clear expectations that our team members understand the importance of personal utilisation and have the ability to spot opportunities within our clients that can be passed back to our business development team.

Coeo has been established for over 14 years and has exclusively focused on Microsoft technologies. Our mission is to help our clients predict their future through the better use of data, technology, people and processes. To do this our business has always focused on:

• Managed Services
• Data Platform Consultancy
• Analytics Consultancy
• Adoption and Change Management

There has never been a more exciting time to join us, we’re a fast-growing professional services and managed services business. Due to consistent growth, it is enabling us to expand out our Consulting teams. As a Principal Consultant, you will be responsible for building and leading projects from a technical point of view, ensuring we retain the highest level of quality consistently across the delivery. There will be at times, a requirement to travel, visiting client sites across the UK and occasionally abroad, with nights away from home.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and technical governance for consultants working on different client projects.
• Be proactive on driving quality deliverables for our clients using technology and recommended practices.
• Drive engagement delivery and work with the Business Development team to support sales opportunities.
• Understanding and shaping a project’s scope to deliver on time and within budget.
• Capable of raising risks and issues with the Coeo team where required.
• Help further develop internal processes, standards and service offerings to improve efficiencies and services.
• Maintain existing and support future certifications and accreditations, aligned to Coeo’s strategy.
• Be a technical escalation point for the delivery team members and ensure that delivery quality and client satisfaction are achieved.
• Work with Coeo’s strategic clients by providing strategic guidance, support and satisfying the expectations and requirements of our clients.
• Working with our internal delivery team to provide mentoring, support and quality assurance.

Technical Skills

You’ll need to have experience with some of the following and be able to learn new technologies or concepts quickly:

• Experience with Microsoft Azure data services such as Azure Data Factory, Azure Synapse Analytics, Azure Databricks and/or Microsoft Fabric.
• Experience in modelling, building and managing data warehouses to store and organize large volumes of data, as well as the implementation of Lakehouse architectures.
• Proficiency in designing and implementing ETL / ELT processes to integrate data from different sources.
• Proficiency in Python for data loading, analysis and machine learning.
• Familiarity with Hadoop and Spark for large-scale data processing.
• Advanced knowledge of tools like Power BI for data visualisation and presentation.
• Strong understanding of statistical methods and their application in data analysis and predictive modelling.

Project Delivery Experience

You’ll likely have experience delivering projects to external users:

• At least 5 years of experience in working with Microsoft data technologies.
• At least 8+ years Professional Services experience in a client facing environment.
• Strong understanding of BI and data warehousing concepts.
• Experience with data modelling, data structures, databases, and ETL/ELT processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, including prioritising, problem solving and relationship building.
• Ability to understand and articulate requirements to technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience delivering in an agile project delivery environment.

What Experience/Skills Do I Need?

• Experience in leading and working with clients and team members to deliver exceptional outcomes.
• Commercial experience, supporting pre-sales activities, such as work estimations and scoping for generation of SoWs.
• Building and maintaining strong client relationships and uphold exceptional level of client satisfaction.
• Proven written and spoken English, with strong written skills.
• Strategic and operational decision-making skills.
• Outstanding interpersonal and presentation skills.
• Ability to guide, direct or influence people.
• Able to identify opportunities and issues.

Benefits and Perks

• Hybrid working available, we have a lovely office in Thames Valley Park just outside Reading and expect our staff to attend at least once per month.
• Comprehensive benefits package including a healthcare scheme, Pension, Life Assurance and Income Protection.
• We care about your well-being so have invested resources such as GP and other health services and training help to ensure you can be at your best with us.
• Very friendly, inclusive culture, with strong team spirit.
• Company growth and new projects means ongoing career progression options.
• Up to date technology, so collaboration has never been easier.
• Cutting edge technology projects – exciting goals ahead!
• You must have a UK passport or be able to live and work in the UK without employer sponsorship.

Diversity and Inclusion

Coeo is an equal opportunity employer which celebrates Diversity and has a commitment to inclusion. All applicants will be considered for employment with us without attention to age, race, colour, religion, sex or sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin and disability.