Avanade

Lead Agentic AI Engineer

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2 months ago
London, United KingdomStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Own technical solution design and architecture decisions for ambiguous client requirements.
  • Lead the design, development, deployment, and handover of enterprise Agentic AI and GenAI solutions.
  • Implement agentic workflows involving tool use, orchestration, routing, memory, and multi-agent patterns.
  • Develop evaluation frameworks covering quality, grounding, task success, safety, latency, and cost.
  • Ensure solutions meet scalability, reliability, security, maintainability, observability, governance, and cost-optimization objectives.
  • Lead implementation delivery against agreed architecture and quality standards.
  • Mentor junior team members and guide engineering standards and best practices.
  • Manage technical stakeholders and client conversations, translating business needs into AI solution designs.
  • Support or lead pre-sales through solution shaping, technical estimations, demos, proposals, and client discussions.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams in agile delivery environments.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Data Science, or a related field.
  • Microsoft certification such as Azure AI Apps and Agents Developer Associate or Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect.
  • Hands-on experience building AI solutions with LLMs such as OpenAI GPT, Claude, Gemini, or Mistral.
  • Experience designing and building agentic AI solutions, including orchestration, routing, memory, tool use, and multi-agent patterns.
  • Expertise in prompt engineering, structured outputs, and model reliability patterns.
  • Experience deploying AI solutions to production with attention to scalability, security, observability, governance, and cost.
  • Experience with Microsoft 365, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, and Microsoft Agent Framework.
  • Proficiency in Python and production-quality software engineering practices.
  • Experience developing APIs with FastAPI, Flask, or Django.
  • Knowledge of Docker, containerized deployments, CI/CD, and cloud-native delivery patterns.
  • Experience with multi-agent solutions, agent orchestration, RAG architectures, enterprise integrations, and evaluation.
  • Knowledge of MCP, A2A, and other agent communication or interoperability protocols.
  • Ability to balance innovation with delivery risk, cost, security, and production readiness.
  • Confidence contributing to pre-sales while leading implementation delivery.

Benefits

  • At least 80 hours of annual training and paid certifications.
  • Access to technical and skilled resources globally.
  • Opportunities to collaborate with Microsoft-focused technical teams and develop expertise through challenging client work.
  • Inclusive and diverse culture with mentoring, learning, and career growth opportunities.

Tech Stack

DjangoDockerFastAPIFlaskPython

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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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