AI Solutions Architect Summary

Our talented Data & AI Practice is made up of globally recognized experts—and there's room for more analytical and ambitious data professionals. If you're passionate about helping clients make better data-driven decisions to tackle their most complex business issues, let's talk. Take your skills to a new level and launch a career where you can truly do what matters.

As an AI Solutions Architect within our Data & AI Practice, you'll leverage a client-centric approach to translate our clients' business strategy into solutions and services that lead to successful, impactful outcomes. You'll engage in solutioning and support on the most strategic opportunities, intervene in high-risk complex deliveries, and contribute to shaping the strategic direction around Data and AI architecture. Together we do what matters.

Key Responsibilities

• As an AI Solutions Architect assigned to a client project, you will work closely with delivery teams and client stakeholders to provide technical leadership, shape deals and propositions, drive architectural decisions, create plans and roadmaps, and produce design artifacts.
• Assist clients in their journey to Microsoft Azure or leverage their existing investment in it. You can expect a significant focus on applying cloud architectural patterns and migration strategies.
• Play a key role in Avanade's sales process with responsibility for shaping high-level solution designs, estimates, and contractual details for client proposals in collaboration with other subject matter experts.
• Engage in early conversations with clients and sales teams, support origination and deal qualification activities, and become a trusted advisor.
• Prepare and represent solutions in Deal Reviews and play an active role in Orals, Client Presentations, and negotiation discussions with key client stakeholders.
• Complete pricing activities using standard solution architecture processes, estimating methods, and modelling tools to drive quality and consistency.
• Ensure solutions are both deliverable and commercially viable while identifying and mitigating technical and delivery risks.
• Translate complex technical solutions into business outcomes for executives, customers, sales teams, and wider technical audiences.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to technical teams and support the growth of Avanade's AI and Data community.

Skills and Experiences

• Excellent working knowledge of Microsoft technologies.
• Proficiency in Azure AI Services including Azure Machine Learning, Azure Cognitive Services, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, and Azure Bot Services. Knowledge of equivalent capabilities within AWS and GCP is highly regarded.
• Strong understanding of Machine Learning concepts, including Large Language Models (LLMs), Generative AI, foundation models, prompt engineering techniques, and model fine-tuning approaches. Hands-on experience with Azure AI Foundry, including AI application development, model evaluation, prompt orchestration, AI governance, and deployment of enterprise AI solutions. Strong experience designing and implementing Generative AI and Agentic AI solutions

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law. Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process. Avanade is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.

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!