Senior Databricks Lakehouse Architect & Pre-Sales Leader

EPAM Systems Inc; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

EPAM Systems Inc. seeks a seasoned Senior Data Technology Consultant to own end-to-end Databricks initiatives in the United States.

You will design Lakehouse architectures, lead pre-sales engagements, and drive production deployments with a hands-on leadership approach. Responsibilities include architecting solutions, guiding discovery sessions, and delivering compelling proposals with strong commercial acumen.

Qualifications

• Databricks platform expertise across Spark, Delta Lake, Unity Catalog, and ML tooling.
• Experience leading complex, enterprise Databricks implementations and migrations.
• Strong ability to translate Lakehouse/AI concepts for senior stakeholders.
• Proven ability to create proposals, RFP responses, and pricing models for Databricks services.

Responsibilities

• Architect Databricks solutions: design Lakehouse architectures and AI solutions; integrate with cloud and partner tech.
• Lead the presales lifecycle: solution design, scoping, and effort estimation for Databricks engagements.
• Facilitate discovery: run client workshops to capture objectives and define target-state architecture.
• Drive commercial success: craft proposals, pricing, and engagement models with account teams.
• Lead delivery: guide teams from advisory through production, applying best practices in security, FinOps, CI/CD, and MLOps/LLMOps.

Skills

Databricks Expertise

Cloud & Ecosystem

Presales Background

Communication & Storytelling

Commercial & Proposal Acumen

Strategic Advisory Skills

Databricks Certifications

Tools

dbt

Fivetran

Power BI

Tableau

Terraform

Job description

EPAM Systems Inc. seeks a seasoned Senior Data Technology Consultant to own end-to-end Databricks initiatives in the United States.

You will design Lakehouse architectures, lead pre-sales engagements, and drive production deployments with a hands-on leadership approach. Responsibilities include architecting solutions, guiding discovery sessions, and delivering compelling proposals with strong commercial acumen.