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AI Solution Architect

Role overview

Summary

This role focuses on guiding teams in building and validating AI-driven systems, bridging the gap between AI capabilities and real-world applications. You will collaborate with technical and business stakeholders to ensure effective implementation and documentation of AI solutions.

Qualifications

  • A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience.
  • At least 2 years in Senior, Lead, Manager, or Owner-level roles.
  • Proven track record managing engagements for teams of 5 or more full-time employees.
  • Hands-on experience in AI agent development, including design, deployment, and iteration.
  • Strong proficiency in Python for building and testing AI-driven workflows.

Responsibilities

  • Provide practical guidance on agent development, including model and tool selection, deployment approaches, evaluation methods, and ongoing monitoring.
  • Evaluate RAG/GraphRAG approaches, chunking strategies, retrieval methods, re-ranking techniques, and vector-store options alongside the architect.
  • Define golden datasets, quality thresholds, and regression tests using approved, controlled test data that excludes personal information.
  • Build the agreed nonproduction agent workflow in Python when readiness and capacity allow, including its associated tools and a single API/system integration.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Communication
  • Teamwork
  • Problem Solving

About the company

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EPAM Systems

  • IT Services & Consulting
  • XLarge
  • 10,001+
Since 1993, EPAM Systems, Inc. (NYSE: EPAM) has used its software engineering expertise to become a leading global provider of digital engineering, cloud and AI-enabled transformation services, and a leading business and experience consulting partner for global enterprises and ambitious startups. We address our clients’ transformation challenges by fusing EPAM Continuum’s integrated strategy, experience and technology consulting with our 30+ years of engineering execution to speed our clients’ time to market and drive greater value from their innovations and digital investments. We make GenAI real with our AI LLM orchestration, testing and engineering solutions, EPAM DIAL, EPAM EliteA™ and EPAM AI/RUN™, respectively. We deliver globally, but engage locally with our expert teams of consultants, architects, designers and engineers, making the future real for our clients, our partners and our people around the world. We believe the right solutions are the ones that improve people’s lives and fuel competitive advantage for our clients across diverse industries. Our thinking comes to life in the experiences, products and platforms we design and bring to market. Added to the S&P 500 and the Forbes Global 2000 in 2021 and recognized by Glassdoor and Newsweek as a Top 100 Best Workplace, our multidisciplinary teams serve customers across six continents. We are proud to be among the top 15 companies in Information Technology Services in the Fortune 1000 and to be recognized as a leader in the IDC MarketScapes for Worldwide Experience Build Services, Worldwide Experience Design Services and Worldwide Software Engineering Services. Learn more at www.epam.com.

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Job description

We are looking for an AI Solution Architect to join our team. This role is a great fit for someone who enjoys guiding teams through the practical realities of building and validating AI-driven systems. You'll work closely with both technical and business stakeholders, helping bridge the gap between emerging AI capabilities and real-world application. If you're motivated by hands-on experimentation paired with clear, structured advisory work, this position offers a strong opportunity to contribute meaningfully Responsibilities Provide practical guidance on agent development, including model and tool selection, deployment approaches, evaluation methods, and ongoing monitoring Evaluate RAG/GraphRAG approaches, chunking strategies, retrieval methods, re-ranking techniques, and vector-store options alongside the architect, implementing only the approach confirmed in the agreed validation plan Define golden datasets, quality thresholds, and regression tests using approved, controlled test data that excludes personal information Build the agreed nonproduction agent workflow in Python when readiness and capacity allow, including its associated tools and a single API/system integration Test success paths, error handling, and permission scenarios, documenting quality outcomes, usage costs, limitations, and any remaining gaps Draft a workflow deployment and reuse blueprint along with engineering playbooks, covering semantic/context handling, identity management, permissions, and autonomy controls Explain AI-assisted development approaches and agent tooling decisions clearly to business users, engineering teams, and the AI team Document practical examples and lead walkthroughs, with advisory work covering production-grade lifecycle guidance, while actual production deployment and ongoing operations fall outside this scope Requirements A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience At least 2 years in Senior, Lead, Manager, or Owner-level roles Proven track record managing engagements for teams of 5 or more full-time employees Hands-on experience in AI agent development, including design, deployment, and iteration Working knowledge of Amazon Web Services for supporting cloud-based AI solutions Experience in GenAI agent evaluation and testing to ensure quality, reliability, and performance Strong proficiency in Python for building and testing AI-driven workflows Solid understanding of REST APIs for enabling system and tool integrations Practical experience with Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) for grounding AI outputs in relevant data Professional proficiency in English (C1) Nice to have Experience with AWS Bedrock for building and deploying generative AI solutions Familiarity with Amazon Bedrock AgentCore for supporting agent orchestration and management Background working with MuleSoft for enabling system integrations Relevant certification, which would be considered a valuable addition to your qualifications

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