Director of Solution Architecture & Technology Consulting in London

Are you a technology leader who enjoys solving complex architectural challenges and driving large scale digital solutions for clients? Would you like to work in one of the world's most prominent and entrepreneurial technology and engineering businesses whilst helping transform the direction of our Architecture Practice in the UK? EPAM is looking for a technically hands-on Director of Solution Architecture & Technology Consulting in London reporting to the UK Head of Architecture Practice. You will partner closely with senior technical leaders, Architects and Engineers to help drive strategic growth with existing and future clients, push forward our architectural initiatives, ensuring alignment with business goals and enhancing technological capabilities. The role requires a strong background in solution architecture, software development, client engagement, technology consulting and stakeholder management. Our Solution Architects must have the ability to engage in opening discussions, identify technology needs, recommend the right technology choices and deliver cutting edge solutions. We operate a flexible work environment made up of home working, office-based team collaboration and client site interaction mainly in the London area.

Responsibilities

• Lead the implementation of Architecture solutions from establishing project requirements and goals, to solution "go-live", across different industry sectors depending on where the core client demand is coming from.
• Take an active role in aligning closely with EPAM's wider leadership teams to help shape the business/technology/strategic direction and footprint across client projects with varying degrees of maturity.
• Use your experience as a hands-on technologist to demonstrate strong credibility working with engineering teams up to CxO level both in EPAM and within our clients.
• Direct our technology consultancy efforts in both sales/pre-sales pursuits, create and present architecture proposals and proof-of-concepts as required.
• Provide consulting services covering areas such as architectural review, audit, architectural road-mapping and technical governance across multiple projects.
• Formulate and present technology business cases across architecture, technology, strategy, IT organisational change management.
• Lead teams of Solution Architects and Technology Consultants, providing them with guidance and direction to grow and thrive.
• Act as a liaison between delivery managers, product managers and development teams.
• Represent EPAM at internal and external conferences, enhancing our visibility and thought leadership in the industry.

Requirements

• Bachelors/Masters degree in Computer Science or similar or strong relevant work experience.
• Industry visionary, avid technologist at heart and a senior proven leader who can drive a Solution Architecture and Technology Consulting capability in a large consulting organisation.
• Proven experience acting as a hands-on Senior/Lead/Chief Architect, Director of Architecture/Technology Consulting or CTO with a strong foundation in software development (Java, .Net etc), platform delivery, architecture design, digital transformation and comfortable partnering with teams up to CxO level.
• Good industry experience, ideally in one or two core industry sectors such as Banking/Financial Services, Insurance, Energy, Retail, Telecoms, Life Sciences, Government, Manufacturing, Logistics etc with excellent understanding of major functional capabilities and common platform solutions across those sectors.
• Experience with Microservice based architecture, designing enterprise services or integration capabilities using REST APIs and event-driven technology as well as leveraging native Cloud services (Azure, AWS or GCP), decentralized systems, and AI particularly in the practical application of large language models.
• Strong experience in leading multi-disciplinary project teams and delivering technology streams for large scale complex transformation projects whilst being able to help clients make the right technology choices for the ultimate success of their business.
• Excellent client-facing onsite experience with the ability to influence and guide senior management on technical solutions combined with a consultative, problem-solving approach.
• Able to think outside the box, drive end-to-end initiatives and engagements, understand the complexity and relative timeframes of creating a roadmap for replacing a core capability in a global multinational organisation.
• Pre-sales experience with the ability to act in an advisory capacity to senior level client management whilst executing and leading on rapid conceptual designs, proof-of-concepts and client presentations.
• Well-versed in development of Enterprise and Solution Architecture, including governance, business drivers, technology and change management as well as deep understanding of architecture qualities such as: security, scalability, resiliency and availability in high performance low latency systems.

Our Benefits Include

• A competitive group pension plan and protection benefits including life assurance, income protection and critical illness cover.
• Private medical insurance and dental care.
• Cyclescheme, Techscheme and season ticket loans.
• Employee assistance program.
• Great learning and development opportunities, including in-house professional training, career advisory and coaching, sponsored professional certifications, well-being programs, LinkedIn Learning Solutions and much more.
• EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP).
• Various perks such as gym discounts, free Wednesday lunch in-office, on-site massages and regular social events.
• Certain benefits and perks may be subject to eligibility requirements and may be available only after you have passed your probationary period.

About EPAM

EPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our customers, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow. No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.