CTO / Principal Solution Architect

About the Position

We are seeking an exceptional CTO-level Solution Architect who operates at the intersection of technology strategy, business outcomes, AI Architecture, and AI-native engineering. This is a senior, client-facing role for a "caterpillar-shaped" technologist - someone with deep expertise across multiple business domains and technology stacks, spanning Enterprise & Business strategy, Technology Organization & Strategy, Solution Architecture, and Implementation. You will be both a strategic advisor to C-level clients and a hands-on technologist willing to roll up your sleeves to prove ideas through POCs.

Responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to client CTOs, CIOs, CDOs, and other C-suite stakeholders on technology strategy, target operating models, and large-scale digital and AI transformation.
• Own client relationships and shape future opportunities - extend your network deep into ED, MD, and C-level decision-makers; sell vision at the highest level and pitch capabilities directly to executives.
• Lead complex consulting engagements of large scale and international scope; oversee multiple client accounts; drive strategy and transformation programs from discovery through roadmap to execution.
• Run executive workshops, technology assessments, and architecture reviews; translate complex IT concepts for non-technical executives and guide them through technical intricacies.
• Operate as a fluent AI-native technologist, aligned with EPAM's AI/Run™ Transform strategy - AI-Native Delivery (AI-powered SDLC with agentic workflows), AI-Driven Modernization, and Agentic Solutions across the Product Development Lifecycle.
• Define target-state AI reference architectures at enterprise scale; design AI Centers of Excellence, governance bodies, and operating models that combine platform, product, and federated team patterns.
• Operate fluently in AI-native development environments daily; able to teach delivery teams how to do the same.
• Maintain working fluency with GenAI / LLM stacks, agentic frameworks, and AI-native engineering tools (e.g., Cursor and similar).
• Represent EPAM as a speaker at major external industry conferences and analyst events (Gartner, Forrester, IDC summits, hyperscaler/partner conferences, industry-vertical events).
• Present at EPAM internal C-level and senior leadership forums.
• Author technology points of view, whitepapers, blueprints, and reference architectures published through EPAM's Presales Portal, Technology platform, and external channels.
• Personally build AI POCs and proofs of value during pursuits and early-stage engagements - end-to-end, in code, deployed, and demonstrable. Not just slideware.
• Produce architectural artifacts: reference architectures, blueprints, target operating models, governance frameworks, transition roadmaps.
• Lead pre-sales response on strategic, complex pursuits; partner with sales, account, and consulting leadership on multi-million-dollar opportunities.
• Evolve service offerings, accelerators, and reusable IP; contribute to EPAM's offering portfolio.
• Recommend top talent and senior staff for engagements; recruit, upsell, and expand within accounts.
• Mentor and coach Senior SAs, Lead Engineers, and emerging architects; act as a mentor/coach to others advancing into senior leadership positions.

Requirements

• Deep, multi-stage career across software engineering, architecture, and technology consulting, with significant time in client-facing senior advisory roles.
• Demonstrable track record of leadership on large, international, transformational engagements end-to-end - from C-level discovery through architecture and delivery.
• Proven success on multi-million-dollar technology programs.
• Existing personal brand and senior network in the technology community.
• "Caterpillar-shaped" expertise: deep in multiple technology stacks AND multiple business domains across enterprise, solution, and implementation layers.
• Strong command of cloud (AWS, Azure, GCP), microservices, event-driven architectures, integration, and security-by-design.
• AI-native fluency: GenAI / LLMs, RAG, agentic systems, MLOps, AI governance and ethics, AI-augmented SDLC; able to lead an AI POC personally.
• Comfortable with industry-endorsed frameworks (TOGAF, ArchiMate, Zachman, BIAN, etc.).
• Outstanding executive communication and negotiation skills - proven track record of influence on C-level decisions.
• Thought leadership in industry - recognized speaker and contributor in domain or technology communities.
• Open-minded, curious, and intellectually honest - actively seeks dissenting views, comfortable being challenged, and changes course on evidence.
• Ability to simplify the complex for non-technical audiences without loss of fidelity level; leads pre-sales response on EPAM's most strategic pursuits.

Nice to Have

• Prior production experience with operation and construction of AI systems, beyond POCs, is a huge plus.

We Offer

• Hybrid work location in Poland.
• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Opportunity to work with cutting-edge technologies and methodologies.
• Professional growth and development opportunities.

About the Company

EPAM is a global software engineering and product development company that partners with the world’s leading brands to deliver innovative digital solutions. We are committed to fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence.