DESCRIPTION

We are currently looking for Data Architect to join Data Practice team and work with EPAM strategic clients.

As a Data Architect you will be working with different Clients, designing data systems and applications in cloud (AWS, Azure or GCP) to support decision making, designing data migration from on-premise to public clouds. This role is expected to be heavily client facing

This position will require advanced technical depth and experience, technical leadership, and multi-faceted communication skills.

LOCATION

Krakow, Wroclaw, Gdansk, Katowice, Warsaw or any location in Poland

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead strategic planning, development and implementation of medium-to-large data platform solutions or a component of a larger solution, including full lifecycle of data starting from data acquisition and all way to the data visualization
• Lead on all stages of presales activities for such projects, owning the whole presale process from the Competency Center perspective when required. Manage the delivery of architectural POCs, where required
• Work directly and collaboratively with clients, external data providers, and other key stakeholders to ensure that the solution’s concept/vision is understood and agreed upon
• Actively participate in project review and planning sessions. As needed, lead the solution development, drive and supervise end-to-end development cycle (SDLC) or participate in the projects start-up
• Be accountable for applications-related quality, performance, availability, scalability, security, and integrity, ensuring application usability, for instance, through a high-quality functional interface to applications. Identify and mitigate risks associated with specific solution in known contexts
• Be accountable for ensuring architectural consistency of recommended technology and its integration with the client’s applications and infrastructure. Identify and mitigate risks associated the implemented solution in all relevant contexts of the project and wider program
• Manage the architectural knowledge transfer from the project development team to the post-go-live support team. Oversea or effect the creation of architectural case study for EPAM’s repository of reusable assets
• Drive strategic visioning activities for the practice and competency center. Develop reusable assets, development methods, processes, best practices to accelerate delivery
• Drive the program of evaluating the hardware and software platforms, benchmarking of alternative solution architectures, supervise a defined process for provision of structured, reusable results. Coordinate the direction of R&D activities by SA pool
• Keep pace with the innovative technologies and consider possibilities of creating relevant solution offerings. Coordinate architects in developmental direction choice
• Write broad topic and strategic white papers in the course of industry and technology research. Maintain high competency visibility by regular posting in internal newsletters, blogs as well as speaking at internal and external conferences and other events; create blueprints on customer request. Create technology road

REQUIREMENTS

• Experience with public cloud (AWS, Azure or GCP) as well as with on prem data technologies
• Capable of leadership (influence management) and pragmatism
• Fluency in a range of scripting languages, operating systems, and software platforms including but not limited to Linux, Redis, Java, MySQL, Python, Pandas, AWS
• Experience in data architecture, data modeling, and database design
• Experience working with relational and non-relational databases to retrieve structured, unstructured, and semi-structured data sets
• Knowledge of business domains (travel and hospitality, finance, retail, etc.)
• Track record of working directly with the customer (i.e. regularly facing customer directly) both remotely and on-site
• Presale activities with exposure to customers on billable accounts
• Demonstrated experience in solution cost estimation (including tools, tasks, complexity, labor and time) at coarse grain and fine grain levels, with supporting material evidence

WE OFFER

• Vast opportunities for self-development: online courses and library, experience exchange with colleagues around the world, partial grant of certification
• English language classes
• Polish language classes for Foreigners
• Career development center
• Unlimited access to LinkedIn learning solutions
• Possibility to relocate for short and long-term projects (ex. to USA or Switzerland)
• Benefit package (private insurance, health care, multisport, lunch tickets, and shopping vouchers, etc.)
• Possibility to be involved in an international project
• Remote work options
• Relocation package for foreign applicants relocating to Poland

Please note that only selected candidates will be contacted