Principal - AI & HPC Data Centre Compute

EPAM Systems; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Life Insurance

Private Medical Insurance

Dental Care

Employee Assistance Program

Pension Plan

Cycle Schemes

Job summary

EPAM Systems in London is seeking a Director to lead the AI and HPC data centre compute strategy. You will guide engagements across accelerators, networking, schedulers, containers and AI platforms, driving scalable solutions in a hybrid work model.

You will partner with clients to optimise compute, address cost and power constraints, and shape EPAM’s platform offerings through software engineering, system integration and partnerships.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of experience in HPC, AI infrastructure, accelerated computing or distributed systems architecture.
• Deep knowledge of GPU architectures, AI workloads, networking and large-scale cluster operations.
• Hands-on expertise with Slurm, Kubernetes and performance optimisation across multi-node environments.
• Proven ability to advise senior stakeholders and influence technical strategy at C-level.
• Demonstrated experience in pre-sales solutioning and shaping complex technology engagements.

Responsibilities

• Advise hyperscalers, neoclouds and enterprises on compute strategies for AI and HPC, including power, cooling and network design.
• Optimise AI training and inference workloads (LLMs, multimodal and scientific AI) across distributed clusters for cost, throughput and latency targets.
• Lead HPC cluster design and orchestration using Slurm, Kubernetes and parallel processing models (MPI).
• Enhance GPU utilisation by addressing bottlenecks across compute, memory and data pipelines; collaborate with energy teams on power-aware scheduling.
• Architect scalable AI platforms integrating MLOps frameworks, automation tools and reusable assets.
• Develop repeatable AI/HPC offerings, contribute to solution roadmaps and establish strategic partnerships with major ecosystem players.
• Track industry trends in AI factories, GPU economics and liquid cooling technologies, representing EPAM at industry events and thought leadership forums.

Tools

Slurm

Kubernetes

MPI

Job description

We’re looking for a Director – AI & HPC Data Centre Compute to join our team in London, United Kingdom in a hybrid working mode.

In this senior leadership role, you will drive EPAM’s AI and HPC data centre strategy, leading engagements that optimise compute infrastructure across full-stack environments—from accelerators and networking to schedulers, containers and AI platforms. You will address cost, scalability and power constraints through software engineering, platform optimisation and systems integration rather than hardware procurement, helping clients deliver performance and efficiency at scale.

Responsibilities

• Advise hyperscalers, neoclouds and enterprises on compute strategies for AI and HPC, including power, cooling and network design
• Optimise AI training and inference workloads (LLMs, multimodal and scientific AI) across distributed clusters for cost, throughput and latency targets
• Lead HPC cluster design and orchestration using Slurm, Kubernetes and parallel processing models (MPI)
• Enhance GPU utilisation by addressing bottlenecks across compute, memory and data pipelines; collaborate with energy teams on power-aware scheduling
• Architect scalable AI platforms integrating MLOps frameworks, automation tools and reusable assets
• Develop repeatable AI/HPC offerings, contribute to solution roadmaps and establish strategic partnerships with major ecosystem players
• Track industry trends in AI factories, GPU economics and liquid cooling technologies, representing EPAM at industry events and thought leadership forums

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience in HPC, AI infrastructure, accelerated computing or distributed systems architecture
• Deep knowledge of GPU architectures, AI workloads, networking and large-scale cluster operations
• Hands-on expertise with Slurm, Kubernetes and performance optimisation across multi-node environments
• Proven ability to advise senior stakeholders and influence technical strategy at C-level
• Demonstrated experience in pre-sales solutioning and shaping complex technology engagements

Nice to have

• Exposure to NVIDIA ecosystems (DGX, HGX, SuperPOD) or alternative accelerators (AMD or similar)
• Familiarity with InfiniBand/RoCE networking, PyTorch, high-density rack design, liquid cooling or GPU-as-a-Service deployments

We offer

• EPAM Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Protection benefits including life assurance, income protection and critical illness cover
• Private medical insurance and dental care
• Employee Assistance Program
• Competitive group pension plan
• Cyclescheme, Techscheme and season ticket loans
• Various perks such as free Wednesday lunch in-office, on-site massages and regular social events
• Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, and courses
• If otherwise eligible, participation in the discretionary annual bonus program
• If otherwise eligible and hired into a qualifying level, participation in the discretionary Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Program