Associate Manager - Agentic AI Engineer

The Agentic AI Engineer designs, develops, integrates, and operationalizes enterprise AI agents using Microsoft Foundry and Microsoft Copilot Studio. This role combines software engineering, generative AI, workflow automation, data integration, and technical architecture skills to build AI solutions capable of reasoning over enterprise information, interacting with business systems, orchestrating multi-step processes, and taking actions on behalf of users.

Come Join Us

The engineer will work across both pro-code and low-code agent development patterns, selecting the appropriate approach based on solution complexity, integration requirements, extensibility, security, governance, and user experience. The role is expected to develop sophisticated agent capabilities in Microsoft Foundry while also leveraging Copilot Studio for Microsoft 365-centric experiences, workflow-oriented agents, and rapid enterprise solutions.

What you'll do

• Design and develop enterprise-grade agentic AI solutions using Microsoft Foundry and Microsoft Copilot Studio.
• Build AI agents that combine large language models, enterprise knowledge, business rules, APIs, tools, and workflow automation.
• Develop pro-code AI solutions using Python, C#, and/or TypeScript, Microsoft Foundry SDKs, REST APIs, and related Azure services.
• Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions using enterprise data and search/indexing technologies such as Azure AI Search.
• Design grounding strategies that enable agents to securely retrieve and reason over structured and unstructured enterprise information.
• Build integrations between AI agents and enterprise applications, APIs, MCP servers, data platforms, Microsoft 365 services, and business processes.
• Implement agent tools and actions that allow agents to perform controlled operations against external systems.
• Develop multi-agent and agent-to-agent orchestration patterns for complex business scenarios.
• Build Copilot Studio agents incorporating knowledge sources, instructions, actions, workflows, connectors, and enterprise integrations.
• Integrate Copilot Studio experiences with more advanced AI capabilities implemented in Microsoft Foundry where appropriate.
• Design prompts, system instructions, tool definitions, grounding strategies, and orchestration logic that produce reliable agent behavior.
• Implement evaluation approaches for measuring agent accuracy, groundedness, relevance, task completion, and overall solution quality.
• Diagnose issues involving prompts, retrieval, context, model responses, API integrations, agent orchestration, and workflow execution.
• Implement appropriate security, identity, access control, data protection, responsible AI, and governance patterns for enterprise agent solutions.
• Establish development practices supporting source control, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, monitoring, and lifecycle management of AI solutions.
• Collaborate with solution architects, data engineers, application developers, business stakeholders, and security teams to translate business processes into deployable AI solutions.
• Develop prototypes and proofs of concept and mature successful concepts into supportable production solutions.

• Avanade promotes a client-centric, flexible work environment. This role may periodically require work during evenings and/or weekends to support project deliverables, client needs, or operational priorities.
• Travel may be required based on client demand.

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Skills & Experience

• Minimum of 3+ years of experience in AI, Data, or consulting roles,
• Minimum of 2+ years Hands-on experience developing solutions using Microsoft Foundry/Azure AI Foundry and/or Microsoft Copilot Studio.
• Minimum of 3+ years Strong software development skills in Python, C#, TypeScript, or a comparable language.
• Minimum of 3+ years Practical experience developing solutions using large language models and generative AI.
• Minimum of 2+ years Understanding of agentic AI concepts including:
  • Agent orchestration
  • Tool and function calling
  • Retrieval-Augmented Generation
  • Context management
  • Prompt and instruction design
  • Agent memory and state
  • Multi-step reasoning and workflows
  • Multi-agent architectures
  • Model Context Protocol (MCP)
• Minimum of 1 year Experience integrating applications through REST APIs, SDKs, MCP servers, connectors, or similar integration technologies.
• Minimum of 3+ years Experience working with structured and unstructured enterprise data.
• Minimum of 3+ years Understanding of authentication, authorization, identity, secrets management, and secure application development.
• Minimum of 3+ years Experience troubleshooting AI applications across the model, retrieval, orchestration, integration, and application layers.
• Minimum of 3+ years Familiarity with DevOps and software engineering practices including Git, automated testing, CI/CD, and application monitoring.

Job Requirements

• Avanade promotes a client-centric, flexible work environment. This role may periodically require work during evenings and/or weekends to support project deliverables, client needs, or operational priorities.
• Travel may be required based on client demand.

Compensation, Benefits, and Required Disclosures

Compensation at Avanade varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Avanade provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below. 

We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 12/31/2026.

Avanade offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.  

See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Avanade

Information on benefits is here.

California - $96,000 - $156,730

Cleveland - $96,000 - $136,287

Colorado - $96,000 - $147,190

District of Columbia - $110,200 - $156,730

Illinois - $103,612 - $147,190

Maine - $96,000 - $136,287

Maryland - $96,000- $156,730

Massachusetts - $110,200 - $156,730

Minnesota - $96,000 - $136,287

New York / New Jersey - $118,000 - $167,000

Virginia - $96,000 - $136,287

Washington - $96,000 - $156,730

Additional Information

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About Avanade

As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!  

Create a future for our people that focuses on  

• Expanding your thinking • Experimenting courageously • Learning and pivoting  

Inspire greatness in our people by  

• Empowering every voice • Encouraging boldness • Celebrating progress  

Accelerate the impact of our people by  

• Amazing the client • Prioritizing what matters • Acting as one

We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our Inclusion & Diversity page. Avanade believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities, and we do not discriminate against our employees, applicants, or job seekers because of their race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or any other protect group status as defined by law.

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