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Senior Data Technology Consultant, Databricks Data & AI Practice

Role overview

Summary

This role is for a Senior Data Technology Consultant in the Databricks Data & AI Consulting Practice, focusing on leading Databricks initiatives from pre-sales to production. You will engage with clients to design solutions and drive commercial success while leveraging your expertise in Databricks and cloud technologies.

Qualifications

  • Deep, hands-on experience across the Databricks platform.
  • Strong working knowledge of at least one major cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP).
  • Substantial experience in presales, solution architecture, or consulting centered on Databricks.
  • Outstanding ability to translate complex Lakehouse and AI concepts into clear narratives.
  • Databricks certifications (e.g., Data Engineer Professional, Machine Learning Professional, or Generative AI Engineer).

Responsibilities

  • Architect Databricks Solutions: Design Lakehouse architectures and AI solutions on Databricks.
  • Lead the Presales Lifecycle: Own opportunity solution design, technical scoping, and effort estimation for Databricks engagements.
  • Facilitate Discovery: Run client workshops to capture business objectives and define the target-state architecture.
  • Drive Commercial Success: Craft proposals, pricing and engagement models, and value propositions.

Key facts

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Consulting
  • Communication

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 seasoned Senior Data Technology Consultants to join our Databricks Data & AI Consulting Practice. You will own end-to-end Databricks initiatives. In pre-sales, you will design the Lakehouse and AI solution. After the win, you will lead strategic client engagements from advisory through production. This is a hands-on leadership role for technologists who combine deep Databricks expertise with commercial ownership and client impact. Req.#1128476334 Responsibilities Architect Databricks Solutions: Design Lakehouse architectures and AI solutions on Databricks. This covers Delta Lake, Unity Catalog governance, Lakeflow/Delta Live Tables pipelines, Databricks SQL, and Mosaic AI (ML, GenAI, agents, Model Serving). Where needed, integrate with cloud services and partner technologies Lead the Presales Lifecycle: Own opportunity solution design, technical scoping, and effort estimation for Databricks engagements, including migrations to Databricks, platform builds, and AI/ML use cases Facilitate Discovery: Run client workshops to capture business objectives, assess current-state data platforms, and define the target-state architecture and Databricks adoption path Drive Commercial Success: Craft proposals, pricing and engagement models, and value propositions. Work with Databricks account teams to win and expand engagements Lead Delivery: Guide teams from advisory through production, applying Databricks best practices for performance, cost optimization (FinOps), security, CI/CD, and MLOps/LLMOps Requirements Databricks Expertise: Deep, hands-on experience across the Databricks platform. This includes Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, Workflows, Lakeflow/DLT, Databricks SQL, and Mosaic AI/MLflow. You should have a track record of leading complex, enterprise-scale Databricks implementations, such as platform builds, data migrations, and ML/GenAI production deployments Cloud & Ecosystem: Strong working knowledge of at least one major cloud (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and of the partner technologies commonly used with Databricks, such as dbt, Fivetran, Power BI/Tableau, and Terraform Consulting & Presales Background: Substantial experience in presales, solution architecture, or consulting centered on Databricks and data/AI use cases Communication & Storytelling: Outstanding ability to translate complex Lakehouse and AI concepts into clear, client-friendly narratives for senior stakeholders Commercial & Proposal Acumen: Proven ability to produce detailed proposals, RFP responses, and pricing and engagement models for Databricks-based services Strategic Advisory Skills: Strong grasp of consulting principles, with the ability to define future-state recommendations, roadmaps, and project scopes in fast-paced settings Must have: Databricks certifications (e.g., Data Engineer Professional, Machine Learning Professional, or Generative AI Engineer) and experience with Databricks partner programs

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