Avanade

Forward Deployed Engineer (Applied AI Engineer)

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1 month ago
Sydney, Australia +3 moreSenior

Responsibilities

  • Partner with clients and internal Industry, Domain, Value, and Trust leads to understand priorities and frame solutions.
  • Build and deploy agentic AI systems end-to-end, from prototypes to production-grade systems and configured client products.
  • Design solutions using the Avanade Agentic Platform and Microsoft AI stack.
  • Apply agent-assisted development, automated evaluation, observability, and production operations.
  • Ensure evaluation, accuracy, and guardrails are incorporated before release.
  • Contribute reusable components, patterns, and assets from each engagement.
  • Maintain accountability for delivery from the initial brief through production and measurable client outcomes.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of software or AI engineering experience with production systems to demonstrate.
  • Strong practical command of Azure AI Foundry, Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI, and agent orchestration; equivalent experience on another stack may be considered if transferable.
  • Full-stack capability across frontend, APIs, data, and agent orchestration sufficient to ship complete solutions.
  • Experience building and evaluating agentic systems, including retrieval, tool use, and failure handling.
  • Ability to work autonomously in client environments and engage directly with business and technical stakeholders.
  • Track record of taking prototypes into production quickly and responsibly.
  • Australian citizenship is preferred; permanent residents will also be considered.

Benefits

  • Flexible location across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, and Perth.
  • Direct client engagement and ownership from initial brief through production deployment.
  • Opportunity to work in small expert teams using AI-native engineering practices and contribute reusable assets.

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About Avanade

10,000+ employees

Avanade is the world’s leading expert on Microsoft. Trusted by over 7,000 clients worldwide, we deliver AI-driven solutions that unlock the full potential of people and technology, optimize operations, foster innovation and drive growth. As Microsoft’s Global SI Partner we combine global scale with local expertise in AI, cloud, data analytics, cybersecurity, and ERP to design solutions that prioritize people and drive meaningful impact. We champion diversity, inclusion, and sustainability, ensuring our work benefits society and business.

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