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Advisory & Strategy AV
United States
About Avanade’s Advisory & Experiences Practice
Want to drive customer value with AI and turn your ideas into human impact? So do we.
At Avanade, we are breaking apart the traditional process of setting strategies and goals first, then finding technologies to achieve them. In the age of AI and rapid digital transformation, there’s no time for that linear process. We partner with clients to accelerate value by being ambitious, imaginative – and fast. We believe “big” and deliver personally. We relentlessly challenge, encourage, support our client partners and each other.
About Avanade Advisory and Experiences
As the strategic and experience consulting arm of Avanade, our Advisory & Experiences practice ensures enterprise technology investments deliver real business results. We combine deep Microsoft expertise with strategic vision and human understanding to transform how organizations apply technology to accomplish their goals. Our approach is comprehensive yet practical: we develop strategies rooted in business objectives, design systems that humans actually want to use, and enable our clients to implement real solutions that drive measurable outcomes—from operational efficiency to productivity gains, sustainable growth, and breakthrough innovation.
Within Organizational Change Management (OCM), we guide clients through the journey from awareness to adoption for critical Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, and Microsoft 365 transformations. Our consultants help our clients realize the full value of their Microsoft technology investments, aligning stakeholders around shared visions, developing and implementing tailored change strategies, leading communications and engagement efforts, assessing change impacts, and designing training programs that upskill workforces and drive sustained adoption. We measure what matters—tracking progress, surfacing insights, and adjusting strategies to ensure lasting impact. Microsoft is our medium, and we are masters of our craft—bringing unmatched product knowledge, strategic insight, and human-centered delivery to every engagement.
Advisory & Strategy AV
United States
Job Description:
[MULTIPLE POSITIONS] Avanade Inc. seeks Senior Consultants, Technical Advisory in Houston, TX to play an integral part in defining how Avanade views and perceives the marketplace in categories for which we offer Advisory services to our clients. In this role, you will: operate within teams to assess the client Infrastructure environment (current issues, standards, technology, tooling, processes, capabilities, operating model and ongoing transformation); support teams to create the future state IT infrastructure strategy that addresses all stakeholder agreed issues and change requirements, taking into account business strategy, guiding principles and ongoing transformation projects; design customer flows/customer journey analysis; apply knowledge of business models, business and consumer technologies for implementation plans/IT improvement approaches and research methods; support vendor selection and procurement engagements by providing a mix of technical and analytical expertise to build requirements; coordinate with work efforts on a variety of projects, which includes information gathering used to evaluate client business environments and economic factors; and provide pre-sales support which consists of understanding client requirements, building proposals, building statements of work, and creating effort and resourcing plans. Periodic travel to client sites (domestic) is expected up to 80% of the time. Must live w/in reasonable commuting distance of Houston, TX.
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. The offered salary range for this specific position in TX is $129,000-$130,000 per year. Any multi-state or general compensation ranges displayed below do not apply to this position.
We anticipate this job posting will be posted on 5/12/2026 and open for at least 30 days.
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: www.avanade.com/en-us/career/benefits
Advisory & Strategy AV
United States
Come Join Us
Want to drive customer value with AI and turn your ideas into human impact? So do we.
At Avanade, we are breaking apart the traditional process of setting strategies and goals first, then finding technologies to achieve them. In the age of AI and rapid digital transformation, there’s no time for that linear process. We partner with clients to accelerate value by being ambitious, imaginative – and fast. We believe “big” and deliver personally. We relentlessly challenge, encourage, support our client partners and each other.
Whst you'll do
As the strategic and experience consulting arm of Avanade, our Advisory & Experiences practice ensures enterprise technology investments deliver real business results. We combine deep Microsoft expertise with strategic vision and human understanding to transform how organizations apply technology to accomplish their goals. Our approach is comprehensive yet practical: we develop strategies rooted in business objectives, design systems that humans actually want to use, and enable our clients to implement real solutions that drive measurable outcomes—from operational efficiency to productivity gains, sustainable growth, and breakthrough innovation.
Within Organizational Change Management (OCM), we guide clients through the journey from awareness to adoption for critical Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, and Microsoft 365 transformations. Our consultants help our clients realize the full value of their Microsoft technology investments, aligning stakeholders around shared visions, developing and implementing tailored change strategies, leading communications and engagement efforts, assessing change impacts, and designing training programs that upskill workforces and drive sustained adoption. We measure what matters—tracking progress, surfacing insights, and adjusting strategies to ensure lasting impact. Microsoft is our medium, and we are masters of our craft—bringing unmatched product knowledge, strategic insight, and human-centered delivery to every engagement.
Enterprise Technology Architecture AV
United States
This is a hybrid role open to candidates located in most major U.S. markets. Travel is required based on client needs.
At Avanade, we help organizations modernize security operations to stay ahead of evolving threats—leveraging deep Microsoft expertise, industry-leading delivery, and human-centered design. We are seeking an experienced SOC Transformation and Modernization Solution Architect to help grow our Security practice and lead complex security operations opportunities from initial qualification through delivery execution.
This role is ideal for a pursuit-to-delivery architect—someone who thrives in shaping technically credible, commercially viable solutions and remains accountable through transition into delivery. You will serve as a trusted technical leader, guiding clients through SOC modernization initiatives with a strong focus on Microsoft Sentinel, Microsoft Defender XDR, and integrated security operations platforms.
Role Responsibilities
Lead SOC modernization and transformation opportunities from early pipeline qualification through contract closure and into implementation.
Own end-to-end technical solutioning, including architecture design, scope definition, integration strategy, assumptions, dependencies, and cost estimation.
Act as the primary technical authority during client engagements—facilitating workshops, solution evaluations, and executive discussions related to SIEM, XDR, SOAR, detection engineering, and SOC operating models.
Translate client security and operational requirements into scalable, delivery-ready SOC solutions aligned to Avanade and Microsoft best practices.
Produce high-quality client and internal deliverables, including:
Architecture diagrams and reference models
Implementation and migration plans
Staffing and operating model recommendations
Cost drivers, assumptions, and statements of work
Accelerate opportunity progression by providing clear technical direction, reducing ambiguity, and improving delivery readiness during pursuits.
Improve win rates by strengthening technical credibility, integration transparency, and execution confidence across the sales lifecycle.
Maintain consistent solution ownership from pursuit through delivery handoff to preserve architectural intent and minimize rework.
Serve as the lead solution architect for opportunities that progress to closure.
Collaborate closely with sales, Microsoft alliance teams, consulting leadership, and delivery teams to ensure alignment between proposed and delivered solutions.