Avanade

AI Application Architect

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4 months ago
Madrid, SpainStaff+

Responsibilities

  • Architect AI-powered, autonomous, and semi-autonomous applications using agentic frameworks.
  • Apply AI agents across analysis, design, build, testing, deployment, documentation, and operations.
  • Modernize legacy applications through AI-enabled discovery, transformation, and refactoring.
  • Define architectures integrating traditional software, LLMs, vector stores, and orchestration.
  • Support solution planning, design, and delivery across multidisciplinary and multi-cloud environments.
  • Develop accelerators, reference architectures, and reusable agentic AI assets.
  • Drive AI adoption and solution roadmaps across Avanade Regions.
  • Guide engineering, data, and DevOps teams on AI automation and pipeline integration.
  • Mentor teams and communicate complex AI concepts to technical and executive audiences.
  • Travel occasionally for high-value client engagements.

Requirements

  • 12+ years of experience designing and developing enterprise-scale applications.
  • Strong software engineering foundation spanning frontend, backend, APIs, data, and cloud architecture.
  • Expertise in Java or C# and hands-on experience with Python, Rust, and TypeScript/JavaScript.
  • Proven delivery experience applying agentic AI to modernize legacy systems or build new solutions.
  • Hands-on experience with agentic AI frameworks such as AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, LangChain, or equivalents.
  • Experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, retrieval-augmented generation, vector databases, and orchestration patterns.
  • Strong Azure expertise preferred, with hands-on exposure to AWS and GCP.
  • Experience integrating AI into distributed systems, APIs, and event-driven architectures.
  • DevOps and MLOps experience, including automated testing, observability, infrastructure as code, and deployment automation.
  • Familiarity with data engineering, machine learning models, Responsible AI, and enterprise governance.
  • Cloud, AI engineering, or architecture certifications are a plus.

Benefits

  • Minimum 80 hours of training annually.
  • Paid certifications.
  • Access to global technical communities.
  • Dedicated career advisor and supportive colleagues.
  • Occasional travel is required for high-value client engagements.
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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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