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Avanade

Digital transformation, cloud, and IT consulting.

Data & AI Solution Architect

Technology & Systems ConsultingUpdated on Nov 12
Full-timeParis, FranceNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Expertise in solution architecture across the Microsoft ecosystem, including Azure, Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI Foundry, and Databricks.
  • Knowledge of AI agent and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) architectures.
  • Knowledge of data transformation.
  • Proficiency with automation, integration, and development frameworks and tools, including continuous integration/continuous delivery (CI/CD) and infrastructure as code (IaC).
  • Strong project management, delivery, and technical governance skills.
  • Ability to establish an architecture vision and defend strategic recommendations to business and technical decision-makers.
  • Ability to work autonomously, advise at a senior level, and make trade-offs in complex environments.
  • Ability to lead, align, and develop team capabilities.
  • Ability to communicate effectively in French and English and explain complex topics clearly.
  • Client orientation and focus on service and value.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze clients’ business and technical needs, facilitate requirements-gathering and requirements-definition workshops, and create business cases.
  • Design tailored, innovative, and robust solutions using Microsoft and Databricks technologies, aligned with clients’ business and technology objectives.
  • Lead complex presales activities independently, including understanding client needs, defining response strategy and architecture vision, estimating effort, balancing value, risk, and scope, and presenting and defending proposals.
  • Support sales teams in qualifying requests, delivering demonstrations and proof-of-concepts, and preparing and presenting proposals.
  • Prepare and write technical proposals, coordinate responses to requests for proposals, estimate effort, and verify compliance with internal standards.
  • Serve as lead architect for clients, define architecture vision, and guide implementation by onshore and offshore delivery teams; travel occasionally as client engagements require.
  • Act as the Data & AI reference point for clients and defend complex architecture decisions with business and technical stakeholders.
  • Provide technical mentorship and career-development support to junior architects and Data & AI technical leads, sharing good practices without hierarchical management responsibility.
  • Take responsibility for complex, cross-functional strategic topics requiring technical, organizational, and business decisions.
  • Monitor technology developments and propose innovations in AI agents, RAG architecture, advanced automation, security, and compliance.
  • Develop internal architecture, data, and AI communities and organize technical events.
  • Represent Avanade with Microsoft and Databricks partners and within their ecosystems.

Desired Qualifications

  • Practical mastery of LLMOps practices is a plus but is not required.

About the Company

Avanade

Digital transformation, cloud, and IT consulting.

Avanade helps large organizations move to digital operations using Microsoft-based solutions. It combines consulting, implementation, and managed services to deliver digital transformation, cloud migration, and optimized business processes. Its offerings are built around the Microsoft ecosystem, with partnerships with Microsoft and Accenture enabling tailored, enterprise-grade deployments. Avanade differentiates itself by aligning technology delivery with business outcomes for enterprise and public sector clients, focusing on long-term service contracts and customized design-led experiences. The company's goal is to drive efficiency, improve customer experiences, and support sustainable growth for clients through technology-enabled transformation.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
Not listed
Total funding
Not listed
Headquarters
Seattle, WA
Founded
2000

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