Lead​/Principal AI Consultant - Energy & Oil & Gas

EPAM is seeking a Houston-based AI leader to shape and deliver enterprise AI solutions for Energy and Oil & Gas clients. This role combines client advisory, AI/ML technical depth and end-to-end product delivery leadership. You will lead workshops, define AI strategy and work with engineering teams to bring high-value solutions from concept to production.

Req.#Responsibilities Partner with Energy clients and EPAM teams to define AI/ML, GenAI and agentic AI strategies, roadmaps and business cases

Lead client workshops, discovery sessions and solution-design engagements with business and technical stakeholders

Own end-to-end delivery of AI products, from ideation and requirements through production deployment, adoption and growth

Lead multidisciplinary teams across data science, engineering, cloud, product and Energy domain SMEsDevelop proposals, solution architectures and go-to-market offerings for EPAM’s Energy AI practice

Build team capability through mentoring, hiring and advancing AI delivery standards, reusable assets and best practices

Requirements7+ years of Data Science, ML Engineering or AI delivery experience, including 5+ years in leadership or client-facing delivery roles

Strong Oil & Gas or Energy domain expertise in at least one area:
Upstream, Midstream or Downstream Experience leading enterprise AI/ML programs and working directly with client executives, operational leaders and technical teams

Hands-on expertise in areas such as time-series analytics, predictive maintenance, computer vision, NLP/LLMs, recommender systems or agentic AI Experience delivering production AI solutions using MLOps/LLMOps and cloud platforms such as AWS, Azure or GCPWorking knowledge of Python, modern AI product SDLC practices and technologies such as Databricks, Snowflake, Lang Chain or Semantic Kernel Nice to have Experience in renewables, Data Center Energy Management or energy-transition initiatives

Background in Oilfield Services, Energy Tech or Houston-based Energy consulting practices

Experience with Energy regulatory, safety and environmental compliance requirements

Cloud certifications, AI/ML publications, conference presentations or open-source contributions

We offer

Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance (Subsidized)
Health Savings Account Flexible Spending Accounts (Healthcare, Dependent Care, Commuter)
Short-Term and Long-Term Disability (Company Provided)
Life and AD&D Insurance (Company Provided)
Employee Assistance Program Unlimited access to Linked In learning solutions

Matched 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan Paid Time Off Legal Plan and Identity Theft Protection Accident Insurance Employee Discounts Pet Insurance Employee Stock Purchase ProgramEPAM is a leading global provider of digital platform engineering and development services. We are committed to having a positive impact on our clients, our employees, and our communities. We embrace a dynamic and inclusive culture. Here you will collaborate with multi-national teams, contribute to a myriad of innovative projects that deliver the most creative and cutting-edge solutions, and have an opportunity to continuously learn and grow.

No matter where you are located, you will join a dedicated, creative, and diverse community that will help you discover your fullest potential.

Engineer the Future with a Career at EPAMApplications will be accepted on a rolling basis.

EPAM will not provide new H-1B visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates with existing transferable H-1B status may be considered.