2 days ago
Chicago, IL, USA or Seattle, WA, USAMid Level / Senior
H1B sponsor
Base Salary
$104k - $166k/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 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 use across teams and 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.
Requirements
- 3–6 years of experience as an Azure Cloud Consultant.
- Hands-on proficiency in a modern programming language such as C#, Java, Python, or TypeScript.
- Experience designing secure, scalable, and maintainable solutions and making architecture tradeoffs.
- Experience developing AI-enabled or agentic applications integrated 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 patterns, and production AI evaluation, monitoring, and governance.
- Experience applying modern engineering practices, including AI-assisted development with GitHub Copilot.
- Strong systems thinking, engineering judgment, ownership, client engagement, and communication skills.
- Ability to understand business processes, technical environments, and organizational challenges quickly.
- Preferred 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 include the Microsoft Frontier Transformation Engineer badge or component exams GH-300, AI-103, and AB-100.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage.
- 401(k) plan and bonus opportunities.
- Paid holidays and paid time off.
- Compensation varies by location, role, skills, and experience; listed base salary ranges vary by location from $103,550 to $166,200 annually.
- The posting is anticipated to open on 11/30/26 for at least 10 days.
Tech Stack
Categories
Solutions 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.