About Altum
Altum LLC is a Chicago-based AI-first consulting firm delivering cloud-native, enterprise modernization, and AI-enabled solutions for clients across financial services, insurance, healthcare, and manufacturing.
We don’t just build systems — we architect and implement solutions that deliver measurable business value, operational efficiency, and long-term scalability.
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Senior Consultant – Software Engineering to lead end-to-end enterprise implementations for clients in the Chicago market.
This hybrid role requires on-site collaboration at client locations when needed. You will serve as both a technical leader and strategic advisor, partnering with client product teams, technology leaders, and executives while coordinating closely with Altum’s engineering and leadership teams.
This is a high-impact role for someone who thrives in ownership, accountability, and delivering measurable outcomes.
Compensation & Benefits
- Performance-based bonus opportunities
- Comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, vision)
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Paid time off and holidays
- Professional development support and certifications
- Hybrid flexibility with meaningful client engagement
Key Responsibilities
1. Enterprise Architecture & Engineering Leadership
- Architect and implement scalable applications using the Microsoft stack (.NET Core, C#, ASP.NET, Web APIs, SQL Server)
- Design and deploy cloud-native solutions on Microsoft Azure (App Services, Azure Functions, Service Bus, Event Grid, Azure SQL, AKS, etc.)
- Lead modernization initiatives including microservices, API-first design, and event-driven architectures
- Ensure solutions meet enterprise-grade security, compliance, and performance standards
2. Client Advisory & Stakeholder Engagement
- Serve as a trusted advisor to client product, engineering, and executive stakeholders
- Translate business objectives into technical execution roadmaps
- Present architecture and delivery strategy to leadership audiences
- Align engineering decisions with strategic business outcomes
3. AI-Driven Engineering Excellence
- Proactively leverage AI-enabled development tools to improve engineering efficiency and quality
- Identify automation opportunities within client systems
- Drive modern development practices that increase velocity without sacrificing rigor
4. Project Leadership & Delivery Accountability
- Lead structured execution using agile methodologies
- Own delivery timelines, risk mitigation, and scope management
- Remove blockers proactively and maintain continuous progress
- Mentor engineers and foster high-performance collaboration
5. Business & Financial Acumen
- Apply strong understanding of accounting principles and financial operations when designing enterprise systems
- Evaluate architectural decisions through a cost-benefit and ROI lens
- Apply FinOps principles to cloud architecture decisions
- Ensure technology investments align with measurable business impact
Required Qualifications
- 8+ years of enterprise software engineering experience
- Advanced expertise in the .NET ecosystem and Azure Cloud
- Experience delivering complex implementations end-to-end
- Strong client-facing communication and executive presence
- Demonstrated project leadership and delivery ownership
- Working knowledge of accounting/finance systems or enterprise financial operations
- Experience operating in hybrid/on-site client environments
Preferred
- Azure certifications (AZ-305, AZ-104, etc.)
- Experience in financial services, insurance, or regulated industries
- Strong DevOps experience (CI/CD, GitHub or Azure DevOps)
- Experience integrating AI capabilities into enterprise solutions
What We Value
- Ownership mindset
- Structured thinking and disciplined execution
- Technical depth paired with business judgment
- Ability to operate confidently in front of executives
- Focus on measurable outcomes — not just deliverables