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EPAM's Applied AI group helps our business units and their clients turn AI opportunities into solutions that are technically credible and ready to deliver. As a Principal, Technology Consulting, you will be the senior technical voice in the room and a leader of integrated solution shaping. You will work with Growth Leads and client partners to discover and qualify complex opportunities, connect business needs with technical capabilities, and bring together specialists from across EPAM practices to shape cohesive, end-to-end solutions. You will advise business and technology leaders and show how agentic AI and GenAI can transform business processes, including through quick, clickable prototypes.
You will partner with Applied AI colleagues, Forward Deployed AI Architects, product management, Engineering and delivery teams to make technical trade-offs, risks and costs explicit before a client commits. This role focuses on technical strategy, pre-sales and integrated solution shaping, and complements our Forward Deployed AI Architects, who concentrate on client-embedded architecture and technical implementation. Principals may stay involved selectively during early delivery to ensure a smooth transition, but long-term implementation is not the primary focus, and the role does not carry account ownership. You will work across a portfolio of clients at once, from short pre-sales pursuits to consulting engagements lasting a couple of months.
Req#1116587264
Responsibilities
- Lead technical qualification and AI pre-sales for complex opportunities, partnering with Growth Leads and client partners to define business outcomes, connect them to technical capabilities and shape technically credible solution propositions
- Lead integrated solution shaping across multiple EPAM practices, coordinating specialist teams to deliver cohesive, delivery-ready solutions and guiding complex technical pursuits from first conversation through commitment
- Engage and advise senior client stakeholders, including business and technology executives, building trust through clear solution narratives and credible technical judgment
- Advise on agentic AI, RAG, automation, model and platform choices, and build-versus-buy options, making trade-offs explicit through vendor evaluation and selection across a vendor-neutral landscape (OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS, Microsoft, Google)
- Turn ideas into evidence quickly by building or directing clickable prototypes with clients to demonstrate value
- Lead AI readiness assessments across business processes, data, platforms, integration and security, using maturity models where they help
- Define enterprise AI foundation requirements for identity, models, agents, knowledge, AI governance, evaluation and AI observability as solutions scale
- Contribute architecture options and pre-sales proposal content, working with Growth Leads and Applied AI Leads to turn shaped solutions into compelling client propositions
- Review design and proof evidence from architects and engineers, and issue documented technical readiness recommendations
- Collaborate and negotiate across EPAM practices (Data, Intelligent Automation, hyperscaler and AI partner teams) to build win-win propositions for clients
- Align scope, risks and estimates with the delivery organization before commitment, ensure solutions are delivery-ready, and support a clear, accepted technical handoff, with selective involvement in early delivery as needed
- Create reusable technical playbooks and solution packs, coach client-facing teams and senior consultants, and measure technical conversion
Requirements
- Software engineering or solution architecture foundation with real hands-on experience, so you can speak credibly with architects and engineers and, where needed, build as well as advise
- Proven track record in client-facing technology consulting or AI pre-sales: partnering with clients to define outcomes, qualify complex opportunities and shape AI solutions that span multiple technical domains
- Hands-on experience building with GenAI and agentic AI, including LLM selection, capabilities and limitations, enterprise adoption, and evaluation of quality and safety
- Working knowledge of common GenAI solution patterns such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and agentic workflows, including orchestration, autonomy boundaries and human-in-the-loop design. Deep production experience with any specific pattern or framework is not required
- Depth in one or two primary technology stacks (for example, Anthropic, OpenAI, AWS or Azure), with the breadth of a strong technical generalist and a technology-agnostic approach
- Ability to quickly turn around a clickable prototype with a client. Production-grade delivery is not expected
- Strong written and verbal communication in ambiguous client settings: solution narratives, technical proposals, architecture recommendations and executive presentations
- Experience leading complex technical pursuits, coordinating specialist teams, mentoring senior consultants and engaging senior client stakeholders
- Collaboration and negotiation skills to partner effectively across practices and with technology partners
Nice to have
- Deeper expertise in a specific industry domain. Generalists are welcome
- Exposure to AI governance, responsible AI, compliance assurance, risk management, privacy and model oversight
- Experience conducting AI maturity assessments and applying enterprise maturity models
- Experience leading vendor evaluation and technology selection, including platform assessments and proof-of-concept reviews
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture topics such as Identity and Access Management, security, APIs, event-driven architectures and integration patterns
- Knowledge of AI observability, AI data governance (quality, lineage, stewardship) and AI platform lifecycle management
- Understanding of agentic operating model transformation: the organizational, process and governance changes needed to scale AI-enabled ways of working
- Experience with solution estimation, cost modeling and Cloud FinOps principles
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 LinkedIn learning solutions
- Matched 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off – the employee will be eligible to accrue 15-25 paid days, depending on specific level and tenure with EPAM (accrual eligibility may change over time)
- Paid Holidays - nine (9) total per year
- Legal Plan and Identity Theft Protection
- Accident Insurance
- Employee Discounts
- Pet Insurance
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- If otherwise eligible, participation in the discretionary annual bonus program
- If otherwise eligible and hired into a qualifying level, participation in the discretionary Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Program
This Remote Position Cannot be Performed in New York City.
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
This posting includes a good faith range of the salary EPAM would reasonably expect to pay the selected candidate. The range provided reflects base salary only. Individual compensation offers within the range are based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to: geographic location, experience, credentials, education, training, the demand for the role; and overall business and labor market considerations. Most candidates are hired at a salary within the range disclosed. Salary range: $190,000-$260,000 USD. This position is also eligible for variable compensation incentives. In addition, the details highlighted in this job posting above are a general description of all other expected benefits and compensation for the position.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
In accordance with the LA County Fair Chance Ordinance, you may find a copy of the Notice containing a summary of the Ordinance’s key provisions here: Concept FCO Posting 8 27 24 (lacounty.gov)
EPAM will not provide new H-1B visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates with existing transferable H-1B status may be considered.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
EPAM's Applied AI group helps our business units and their clients turn AI opportunities into solutions that are technically credible and ready to deliver. As a Principal, Technology Consulting, you will be the senior technical voice in the room and a leader of integrated solution shaping. You will work with Growth Leads and client partners to discover and qualify complex opportunities, connect business needs with technical capabilities, and bring together specialists from across EPAM practices to shape cohesive, end-to-end solutions. You will advise business and technology leaders and show how agentic AI and GenAI can transform business processes, including through quick, clickable prototypes.
You will partner with Applied AI colleagues, Forward Deployed AI Architects, product management, Engineering and delivery teams to make technical trade-offs, risks and costs explicit before a client commits. This role focuses on technical strategy, pre-sales and integrated solution shaping, and complements our Forward Deployed AI Architects, who concentrate on client-embedded architecture and technical implementation. Principals may stay involved selectively during early delivery to ensure a smooth transition, but long-term implementation is not the primary focus, and the role does not carry account ownership. You will work across a portfolio of clients at once, from short pre-sales pursuits to consulting engagements lasting a couple of months.
Req#1116587264
Responsibilities
- Lead technical qualification and AI pre-sales for complex opportunities, partnering with Growth Leads and client partners to define business outcomes, connect them to technical capabilities and shape technically credible solution propositions
- Lead integrated solution shaping across multiple EPAM practices, coordinating specialist teams to deliver cohesive, delivery-ready solutions and guiding complex technical pursuits from first conversation through commitment
- Engage and advise senior client stakeholders, including business and technology executives, building trust through clear solution narratives and credible technical judgment
- Advise on agentic AI, RAG, automation, model and platform choices, and build-versus-buy options, making trade-offs explicit through vendor evaluation and selection across a vendor-neutral landscape (OpenAI, Anthropic, AWS, Microsoft, Google)
- Turn ideas into evidence quickly by building or directing clickable prototypes with clients to demonstrate value
- Lead AI readiness assessments across business processes, data, platforms, integration and security, using maturity models where they help
- Define enterprise AI foundation requirements for identity, models, agents, knowledge, AI governance, evaluation and AI observability as solutions scale
- Contribute architecture options and pre-sales proposal content, working with Growth Leads and Applied AI Leads to turn shaped solutions into compelling client propositions
- Review design and proof evidence from architects and engineers, and issue documented technical readiness recommendations
- Collaborate and negotiate across EPAM practices (Data, Intelligent Automation, hyperscaler and AI partner teams) to build win-win propositions for clients
- Align scope, risks and estimates with the delivery organization before commitment, ensure solutions are delivery-ready, and support a clear, accepted technical handoff, with selective involvement in early delivery as needed
- Create reusable technical playbooks and solution packs, coach client-facing teams and senior consultants, and measure technical conversion
Requirements
- Software engineering or solution architecture foundation with real hands-on experience, so you can speak credibly with architects and engineers and, where needed, build as well as advise
- Proven track record in client-facing technology consulting or AI pre-sales: partnering with clients to define outcomes, qualify complex opportunities and shape AI solutions that span multiple technical domains
- Hands-on experience building with GenAI and agentic AI, including LLM selection, capabilities and limitations, enterprise adoption, and evaluation of quality and safety
- Working knowledge of common GenAI solution patterns such as retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) and agentic workflows, including orchestration, autonomy boundaries and human-in-the-loop design. Deep production experience with any specific pattern or framework is not required
- Depth in one or two primary technology stacks (for example, Anthropic, OpenAI, AWS or Azure), with the breadth of a strong technical generalist and a technology-agnostic approach
- Ability to quickly turn around a clickable prototype with a client. Production-grade delivery is not expected
- Strong written and verbal communication in ambiguous client settings: solution narratives, technical proposals, architecture recommendations and executive presentations
- Experience leading complex technical pursuits, coordinating specialist teams, mentoring senior consultants and engaging senior client stakeholders
- Collaboration and negotiation skills to partner effectively across practices and with technology partners
Nice to have
- Deeper expertise in a specific industry domain. Generalists are welcome
- Exposure to AI governance, responsible AI, compliance assurance, risk management, privacy and model oversight
- Experience conducting AI maturity assessments and applying enterprise maturity models
- Experience leading vendor evaluation and technology selection, including platform assessments and proof-of-concept reviews
- Familiarity with enterprise architecture topics such as Identity and Access Management, security, APIs, event-driven architectures and integration patterns
- Knowledge of AI observability, AI data governance (quality, lineage, stewardship) and AI platform lifecycle management
- Understanding of agentic operating model transformation: the organizational, process and governance changes needed to scale AI-enabled ways of working
- Experience with solution estimation, cost modeling and Cloud FinOps principles
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 LinkedIn learning solutions
- Matched 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan
- Paid Time Off – the employee will be eligible to accrue 15-25 paid days, depending on specific level and tenure with EPAM (accrual eligibility may change over time)
- Paid Holidays - nine (9) total per year
- Legal Plan and Identity Theft Protection
- Accident Insurance
- Employee Discounts
- Pet Insurance
- Employee Stock Purchase Program
- If otherwise eligible, participation in the discretionary annual bonus program
- If otherwise eligible and hired into a qualifying level, participation in the discretionary Long-Term Incentive (LTI) Program
This Remote Position Cannot be Performed in New York City.
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
This posting includes a good faith range of the salary EPAM would reasonably expect to pay the selected candidate. The range provided reflects base salary only. Individual compensation offers within the range are based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to: geographic location, experience, credentials, education, training, the demand for the role; and overall business and labor market considerations. Most candidates are hired at a salary within the range disclosed. Salary range: $190,000-$260,000 USD. This position is also eligible for variable compensation incentives. In addition, the details highlighted in this job posting above are a general description of all other expected benefits and compensation for the position.
Applications will be accepted on a rolling basis.
In accordance with the LA County Fair Chance Ordinance, you may find a copy of the Notice containing a summary of the Ordinance’s key provisions here: Concept FCO Posting 8 27 24 (lacounty.gov)
EPAM will not provide new H-1B visa sponsorship for this position. Candidates with existing transferable H-1B status may be considered.
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.
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Who's Hiring
- Rimkus10
- Ahead9
- Cognizant4
- VALIANTYS3
- EPAM Systems3
Top Industries Hiring
- Technology & Software
- Consulting & Professional Services
- Renewable Energy
- Investment & Asset Management
What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote principal consultant jobs.
- 7 or more years of consulting or advisory experience with demonstrated client leadership
- Bachelor's degree required, MBA or relevant master's degree strongly preferred
- Experience managing full project lifecycles from discovery through implementation and handoff
- Proven ability to manage and grow client relationships at the director or C-suite level
- Strong proficiency in building executive-level presentations and written deliverables
- Relevant industry certifications such as PMP, Six Sigma, or domain-specific credentials preferred
Tips for Your Remote Principal Consultant Job Search
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote principal consultant openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your background and apply directly without sorting through non-remote postings.
Show your async communication skills upfront
Remote principal consultant employers screen for written clarity before anything else. Use your resume summary and cover letter to demonstrate how you lead client deliverables, executive updates, and cross-functional alignment in writing, without relying on live meetings.
Build a portfolio around measurable client outcomes
Remote employers can't observe your day-to-day work, so your portfolio does the proving. Document specific engagements with quantified results, the problem you were brought in to solve, your approach, and the outcome your client achieved.
Target remote-first firms over hybrid converters
Remote-first consulting firms have built their workflows, tools, and culture around distributed teams from the start. They move faster on remote hires, offer clearer async processes, and are less likely to pull principal consultants back on-site after hiring.
Remote Principal Consultant Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote principal consultant job?
Target remote-first consulting firms, distributed technology companies, and professional services organizations that have built permanent remote teams. Remote employers screen principal consultants for self-direction, strong written communication, and the ability to lead client engagements asynchronously. A portfolio of measurable outcomes, familiarity with async collaboration tools like Slack and Confluence, and demonstrated client management experience give candidates the clearest edge.
Which companies hire remote principal consultants?
Remote principal consultant roles are posted by Rimkus, Ahead, and Cognizant and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These tend to be remote-first consulting firms, distributed technology companies, and large professional services organizations that staff senior advisory roles across geographies.
Can you get a remote principal consultant job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level principal consultant roles are harder to land because employers expect you to operate independently from day one without in-office oversight. Remote-first boutique firms and early-stage technology consultancies are the most likely to consider candidates who can show strong project case studies, relevant certifications, and a demonstrated ability to manage stakeholder communication entirely in writing.
Do you need a degree for remote principal consultant jobs?
Not always. Many remote employers weigh a candidate's client outcomes, domain expertise, and ability to lead complex engagements above formal credentials. A strong portfolio, relevant certifications in your specialty, and proven results on distributed teams can carry as much weight as a degree, particularly at remote-first firms and technology-focused consultancies.
Which industries hire the most remote principal consultants?
The sectors hiring the most remote principal consultants are Technology & Software, Consulting & Professional Services, and Renewable Energy, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. These industries rely on distributed advisory teams to deliver strategic engagements across multiple client sites without requiring consultants to be physically on location.
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