Director, Data & AI Technical Consulting & Architecture Lead

EPAM SystemsAmsterdamHybridFull-time3 Sept 2026

EPAM is seeking a Director, Data & AI Technical Consulting & Architecture Lead in Amsterdam, Netherlands, working in a hybrid mode. The role involves executive advisory, architecture leadership, and driving complex pre-sales for Data, Analytics, and AI offerings. Requires proven experience in enterprise-scale Data & AI transformations, strong business development skills, and hands-on expertise with Databricks, lakehouse patterns, and AI/GenAI technologies.

What you'll do

Serve as a trusted C-suite level advisor, defining enterprise data, analytics, and AI strategies, roadmaps, and investment cases tied to measurable business outcomes
Build and maintain deep relationships with data, architecture, engineering, and AI leaders within the account, creating credibility through strong technical judgment
Rapidly understand the client’s technology landscape (platforms, governance, security, operating model) and translate constraints into pragmatic transformation sequencing
Identify, shape, and own a portfolio of Data & AI opportunities — turning early ideas into qualified pursuits with clear value, scope, risks, and next steps
Architect end-to-end solutions across cloud-scale data platforms, integration, security, governance, MLOps/LLMOps, and application ecosystems, balancing time-to-value with sustainability
Lead hands-on PoVs/PoCs, demos, and technical prototypes (e.g., lakehouse patterns, RAG/agentic workflows, evaluation/observability) to validate feasibility and accelerate decisions
Drive complex pre-sales: lead discovery, respond to RFPs/RFIs, produce high-impact architecture narratives, and deliver executive pitches for large-scale engagements
Shape, scope, and price consulting engagements; define delivery models and team structures (onshore/nearshore/offshore) and ensure strong technical governance
Mobilize specialist teams and ensure continuity from initial concept through PoC to implementation and adoption, aligning expectations and delivery outcomes
Champion Responsible AI and security-by-design, advising on ethical deployment, bias mitigation, auditability, and regulatory readiness (including EU AI Act considerations), while contributing to broader go-to-market offerings and thought leadership

What you need

Must-have

DatabricksApache SparkSQLDelta LakeUnity CatalogRAGAgentic workflowsMLflow

Nice-to-have

Retail domainConsumer goods domainSupply chain domaineCommerce domainLoyalty domainAzure data platformMicrosoft data platformDatabricks certifications

Soft skills

Stakeholder managementExecutive communicationInfluenceRelationship buildingTechnical judgmentCommercial mindsetStrategic mindsetLeadership

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