Are you a technology leader who enjoys solving complex architectural challenges and driving large scale digital solutions for clients? Would you like to work in one of the world’s most prominent and entrepreneurial technology and engineering businesses whilst helping transform the direction of our Architecture Practice in the UAE?

EPAM is looking for a technically hands-on Director of Solution Architecture & Technology Consulting in Dubai, UAE with Oil and Gas experience to help drive critical client projects.

This is a great opportunity to work with EPAM’s local Middle East and European Tech Leaders, Global Architects/Engineers, Delivery Teams and those from our client accounts supporting them navigate in a rapid developing technology landscape. The role requires a background in solution architecture, technology consulting, software development, client engagement and stakeholder management.

Our Architects must have the ability to engage in opening discussions, identify technology needs, recommend the right technology choices and deliver cutting edge solutions.

We operate a flexible work environment made up of home working, office-based team collaboration and client site interaction.

Responsibilities

• Lead critical client projects of varying maturity from establishing project requirements and goals, designing high level solutions up to, and including, solution "go-live” across different industry sectors depending on where the core client demand is coming from
• Take an active role in aligning closely with EPAM’s wider leadership teams to help shape the business/technology/strategic direction and footprint across client projects with varying degrees of maturity
• Provide guidance through the complexity of solution architecture, find the right balance between innovation, technical feasibility and long term sustainability
• Partner with multi-disciplinary teams including delivery managers, product managers and development teams across different geographies up to CxO level
• Align with EPAM’s leadership teams to identify new business opportunities by formulating and presenting the technology cases to drive overall business strategy
• Direct our technology consultancy efforts by creating and presenting POCs, driving architecture proposals as well as providing pre-sales and RFP support
• Represent EPAM at internal and external conferences, enhancing our visibility and thought leadership in the industry

Requirements

• Fluent English and Arabic speaker
• A Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Computer Science or similar or relevant work experience
• Oil and Gas industry experience
• Industry visionary, avid technologist at heart and a senior proven leader who can drive a Solution Architecture and Technology Consulting capability in a large consulting organisation
• Proven experience acting as a hands-on Senior/Lead/Chief Architect, Director of Architecture/Technology Consulting or CTO with a strong foundation in software
• development, AI Architecture, SAP Architecture, platform delivery, architecture design and digital transformation
• Experience with Microservice based architecture, designing enterprise services or integration capabilities using REST APIs and event-driven technology whilst leveraging native Cloud services (Azure)
• Strong experience in leading multi-disciplinary project teams and delivering technology streams for large scale complex transformation projects whilst being able to help clients make the right technology choices for the ultimate success of their business
• Excellent client-facing experience with the ability to function as a SME to influence and guide senior management up to CTO level on the right technical solutions combined with a consultative, problem-solving approach suitable to their short and long term goals
• Able to think outside the box, drive end-to-end initiatives and engagements, understand the complexity and relative timeframes of creating a roadmap for replacing a core capability in a global multinational organisation
• Pre-sales experience with the ability to act in an advisory capacity to senior level client management whilst executing and leading on rapid conceptual designs, proof-of-concepts and client presentations
• Well-versed in development of Enterprise and Solution Architecture, including governance, business drivers, technology and change management as well as deep understanding of architecture qualities such as: security, scalability, resiliency and availability in high performance low latency systems

We offer

• Private healthcare and life insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Wellness program
• End of service gratuity
• Annual air travel tickets for expatriates
• Corporate Programs including Employee Referral Program with rewards
• Learning and development opportunities including in-house training and coaching, professional certifications, over 22,000 courses on LinkedIn Learning Solutions and much more
• *All benefits and perks are subject to certain eligibility requirements