2 days ago
Base Salary
$139k - $196k/yr
Responsibilities
- Understand client objectives and translate them into practical technology solutions with measurable business outcomes.
- Design, develop, deploy, operationalize, and scale AI-enabled solutions from prototype to production.
- Use software engineering, Azure services, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Foundry, Copilot and agent frameworks, GitHub, automation tooling, platform engineering, data technologies, and integration patterns.
- Develop reusable assets and implementation patterns for teams and client engagements.
- Support solution adoption through knowledge sharing and collaborative delivery.
- Partner with client stakeholders, engineers, architects, operators, and business leaders to align solutions with organizational goals and operational realities.
- Evaluate, monitor, and govern AI solutions in production.
- Apply modern engineering practices, including AI-assisted development, to improve delivery quality and productivity.
Requirements
- 6-10 years of experience as an Architect Cloud Consultant.
- Strong systems thinking, engineering judgment, ownership, and client engagement skills.
- Experience designing secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions and making architecture tradeoffs.
- Hands-on proficiency in a modern programming language such as C#, Java, Python, or TypeScript.
- Experience developing AI-enabled intelligent or agentic applications integrating with enterprise data and systems.
- Experience with retrieval-augmented generation, prompt and context engineering, tool or function calling, and multi-agent orchestration.
- Experience with Model Context Protocol, agent-to-agent interoperability, and production AI evaluation, monitoring, and governance.
- Ability to understand business processes, technical environments, and organizational challenges quickly.
- Experience building and deploying production systems on Azure, including APIs, GitHub Actions or Azure DevOps pipelines, and infrastructure as code with Bicep or Terraform.
- Preferred experience with Azure OpenAI Service, Microsoft Foundry, Microsoft Agent Framework, Copilot Studio, Microsoft Fabric, or Azure data services.
- Relevant certifications may include the Microsoft Frontier Transformation Engineer badge or GH-300, AI-103, and AB-100.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage.
- 401(k) plan.
- Bonus opportunities.
- Paid holidays and paid time off.
- The posting is anticipated to open on November 30, 2026, for at least 10 days.
Tech Stack
Categories
AI ApplicationsSolutions Engineering
About Avanade
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.