Lead / Principal AI Consultant - Energy & Oil & Gas

Lead / Principal AI Consultant - Energy & Oil & Gas

Hybrid in United States of America: Houston

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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.

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 SMEs
• Develop 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

Requirements

• 7+ 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 GCP

• Working knowledge of Python, modern AI product SDLC practices and technologies such as Databricks, Snowflake, LangChain 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/Benefits

• 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 LinkedIn 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 Program

• EPAM 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 EPAM

• Applications 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.

• Why Choose Us

• 2023Most Loved Workplace2024Best Place to Work 20242024Sitecore’s Partner

Experience

• Awards

• Affirmative Action Obligations as a U.S. Government Federal Contractor

• As a U.S. federal government contractor, EPAM is committed to meet its affirmative action obligations to make good faith efforts to expand the recruiting pool of individuals with disabilities and protected veterans through outreach, targeted recruitment, training opportunities and other activities. We affirm this commitment annually in EPAM’s Affirmative Action Plans. The full text of our Affirmative Action Plan for Persons with a Disability and Protected Veterans is available for inspection in the People Operations Department during normal business hours. Email the People Operations Department to schedule an appointment.

• Equal Employment Opportunity

• EPAM Systems, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to recruiting, hiring, developing and promoting employees without discrimination. As a global employer, this commitment includes complying with all laws in the countries in which we operate. Equal opportunity and inclusion are essential to motivate, empower and recognize the best in everyone.

• At EPAM, employment actions are based on individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, pregnancy status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or familial status, national origin, ancestry, genetics, age, disability status, veteran status, citizenship status when otherwise legally able to work, or any other characteristic protected by law.

• Accessibility for Applicants with Disabilities

• EPAM is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. If you require an accommodation at any stage of the employment application process, please send an email to the People Operations Department including your name, a detailed description of your requested accommodation, and the best method to contact you. If you have already reviewed a job posting or submitted an application for a job, please include the requisition number. We will assist you and make a determination on your accommodation request on a case-by-case basis.

• EPAM Systems, Inc. participates in eVerify.

• Pay Transparency Non-Discrimination Provision

• EPAM will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)