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Advisory & Strategy AV
United States
Avanade’s Small, Medium Enterprises & Channels (SME&C) business is at the forefront of unlocking growth in a rapidly expanding segment, aligned to Microsoft’s strategic focus on the SME&C market and its significant untapped opportunity. This dedicated business unit enables Avanade to bring enterprise-grade capabilities to a broader customer base through a fundamentally different delivery model. We combine pre-packaged, outcome-driven offerings (“Catalyst Solutions”) with agile, high-performing delivery teams (“Squads”) to deliver work faster, more consistently, and at greater value. This approach allows us to scale with Microsoft, serve more clients efficiently, and accelerate impact without the constraints of traditional delivery models. Joining SME&C means being part of a global growth engine where we are reshaping how technology services are sold and delivered, and creating new opportunities to drive repeatable success, innovation, and market leadership in a high-growth segment.
The Content Strategy Lead is accountable for defining and evolving Avanade’s content strategy for the new SME&C business unit to ensure we tell a clear, consistent, and compelling story to our priority audiences. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, storytelling, marketing, and sales enablement—translating enterprise priorities and growth strategies into content that drives understanding, engagement, and action.
The role ensures content is audience‑led, outcome‑focused, and scalable, supporting Avanade’s growth ambitions across markets, industries, and solutions.
Content strategy & direction
Define and maintain a clear content strategy aligned to Avanade SME&C’s strategy, growth priorities, and broader brand narrative.
Translate complex strategies, offerings, and data into simple, compelling content frameworks and storylines.
Establish content principles, standards, and guidance to ensure consistency of voice, tone, and message across the business.
Agree our key metrics and create an environment for regular progress updates with both data & stories
Audience‑led storytelling
Identify priority audiences (clients, sellers, partners, employees) and shape content approaches tailored to their needs and decision points.
Curate and develop core narratives that connect strategy, value propositions, client outcomes, and proof points.
Ensure content supports the full lifecycle—from awareness and engagement through to sales enablement and advocacy.
Execution enablement
Partner closely across SME&C as well as with Marketing, Sales, Growth Office, and Portfolio leaders to turn strategy into high‑impact content assets.
Guide creative and production teams with clear briefs, story arcs, and success measures.
Oversee the evolution of reusable, modular content systems that scale globally and can be adapted locally.
Governance & quality
Establish governance for content creation, review, reuse, and retirement to avoid duplication and inconsistency.
Act as a quality bar for strategic content—ensuring it is on‑brand, audience‑relevant, and commercially effective.
Support prioritisation decisions on where content investment will have the greatest impact.
Measurement & continuous improvement
Define success measures for strategic content and use insights to continuously improve effectiveness.
Gather feedback from sellers, leaders, and stakeholders to refine narratives and formats.
Explore how AI and modern tools can improve content quality, speed, and scale.
Stakeholders
Work closely with senior leaders across the SME&C business unit, Growth Office, Marketing, Sales, HR, and Practices.
Operate comfortably in a matrixed, global environment—aligning multiple stakeholders across our regions & Areas without direct authority.
Influence through clarity of thinking, strong storytelling, data, and pragmatic execution.
Ability to coach and guide more just content writer(s) as a direct report and across the organization.
Security AV
United States
This position is open to candidates located in the locations listed on the job requisition. Candidates are welcome to work remotely or out of one of our regional offices. Travel is required.
About the role
As a Data Protection Manager, you’ll lead the delivery of data protection and data governance solutions for Avanade clients. You’ll bring hands-on technical expertise, own project outcomes, and guide clients and junior team members through complex security and compliance initiatives.
What you’ll do
Lead or co-lead client engagements focused on data protection and data governance.
Design and implement Microsoft Purview solutions (e.g., sensitivity labeling strategies, advanced DLP policies/integrations, Purview DSPM, data lifecycle/retention controls).
Perform threat mapping and gap analysis across structured, unstructured, cloud, and on-premises data.
Facilitate client workshops and stakeholder discussions to translate requirements into scalable, secure Microsoft-based solutions.
Own solution design decisions, configuration, and technical documentation.
Provide technical mentorship to Analysts and Senior Analysts; lead workstreams or small teams.
Contribute to estimations, delivery planning, and risk management.
Support solutioning efforts, proposals, and internal capability development.
Build awareness and controls for emerging AI and agentic AI security considerations (e.g., Security Copilot).
Software Engineering AV
United States
Associate Manager, Back-End Developer
Avanade is seeking an Associate Manager, Back-End Developer to design, develop, and automate enterprise business functionality using technologies such as .NET, Java, or JavaScript. This role leverages cloud platforms and DevOps practices to build scalable solutions. The ideal candidate will also contribute to conceptual architecture and solution design, while leading end-to-end development to deliver solutions aligned with client requirements.
Come join us
There is one in every group - the person who dreams big and has the motivation to bring their ideas to life, even as others might roll their eyes and prefer to play it safe. Are you that person?
Are you the one who isn’t afraid to break the mold and who gets passionate about the power of digital to transform organizations and ways of working? Because we are building teams of people like that to help our clients unlock the power they need now and own what is next. Together we do what matters.
What you’ll do
• Build and automate features and services that model complex business problems and support enterprise-scale systems
• Design and implement APIs and microservices, integrating with external systems and managing end-to-end development—from database design and data access to ORM frameworks
• Develop scalable, secure, and high-performing cloud-based solutions using Microsoft Azure
• Apply modern engineering and DevOps practices, including CI/CD pipelines, containerization, and automated testing
• Collaborate with global and offshore teams to deliver high-quality solutions aligned with client requirements
• Act as a key point of contact for clients, translating business needs into technical solutions
• Contribute to solution architecture and design, ensuring alignment with best practices and business goals
• Maintain accountability for the timeliness, accuracy, and quality of deliverables, while meeting chargeability and training targets
Skills and experiences
• 3+ years of relevant experience, preferably in a technology or consulting environment
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, MIS, or a related field (or equivalent experience)
Technical Expertise (Intermediate to Advanced):
• Programming: C#/.NET or Java
• Service Development: RESTful APIs, Microservices, ASP.NET Core, Azure API Management, Azure API Apps
• Cloud (Azure): Compute, Storage, and PaaS services (App Services, Web Apps, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Service Bus, Cognitive Services)
• Data & ORM: SQL Server, Azure SQL, Entity Framework or Hibernate
• Containers: Docker, Kubernetes, AKS
• DevOps: Git, Azure DevOps, Maven, Jenkins
• RPA (nice to have): Blue Prism, UiPath, Automation Anywhere
Core Capabilities:
• Strong understanding of software development lifecycle (SDLC), quality assurance, and project management principles
• Proven ability to design and deliver scalable, secure, and high-performance solutions
• Strong problem-solving skills with a proactive and solution-oriented mindset
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
• Ability to quickly understand client processes and translate business needs into technical solutions
• Experience working with distributed, global, and offshore teams
• Ability to work effectively both independently and collaboratively
• Demonstrated leadership skills, including the ability to set direction and guide team members
• Up-to-date knowledge of Microsoft technologies and ecosystem
Security AV
United States
As a Data Protection Senior Analyst, you’ll support the delivery of data protection, data governance, and privacy solutions for Avanade clients. You’ll work under the guidance of senior team members to help design, implement, and operate data protection capabilities while building strong foundational skills in security, compliance, and client delivery.
What you’ll do
Support client engagements focused on data protection, data governance, and compliance initiatives.
Assist with configuration and administration of Microsoft Purview capabilities (e.g., sensitivity labels/encryption, DLP policies, data classification/discovery, Insider Risk Management).
Participate in requirements gathering, workshops, and documentation efforts.
Execute assigned tasks within project plans and contribute to on-time, high-quality delivery.
Develop technical documentation, configuration guides, and client-ready deliverables.
Actively pursue learning, certifications, and hands-on experience in data protection technologies.
Contribute to emerging areas such as AI and agentic AI security, under guidance.