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Avanade

Digital transformation, cloud, and IT consulting.

AI Architect

AI Application EngineeringUpdated on Nov 12
Full-timeNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Significant hands-on experience delivering solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio.
  • Deep technical expertise in designing and implementing agentic AI architectures.
  • Proven experience architecting and delivering large, complex AI solutions.
  • Strong experience working directly with clients to shape requirements and manage senior stakeholders.
  • Ability to operate across strategy, architecture, and hands-on delivery.
  • Experience working in consulting or professional services environments.

Responsibilities

  • Act as a technical leader within the AI & Data practice, mentoring architects and senior engineers.
  • Stay ahead of Microsoft’s AI roadmap and emerging agentic patterns, translating these into practical guidance.
  • Help shape and grow Avanade’s Agentic AI community by establishing best practices, architectural patterns, standards, and reusable assets.
  • Contribute to thought leadership, internal enablement, and the evolution of Avanade’s agentic AI offerings.
  • Lead solution-shaping activities with clients to understand requirements and define solution direction.
  • Shape and own end-to-end architecture for complex agentic AI solutions from concept to production.
  • Design and deliver solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry.
  • Provide hands-on technical leadership across design, build, integration, and deployment.
  • Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for security, governance, scalability, and operational readiness.
  • Lead delivery of large, complex AI programmes involving multiple workstreams and senior stakeholders.
  • Engage with senior client audiences and act as a trusted technical advisor.
  • Support pre-sales activities, including shaping propositions, contributing to proposals, and leading technical bids.

Desired Qualifications

  • Experience working with Azure AI Foundry or equivalent Azure-based AI platforms.
  • Experience with Azure services such as Azure OpenAI, Functions, Logic Apps, and API Management.
  • Familiarity with Microsoft Power Platform integration patterns.
  • Knowledge of enterprise governance, security, and responsible AI frameworks.
  • Experience developing architects and senior engineers.
  • Microsoft certifications in AI, Azure, or Power Platform.

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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