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 Analytics Architect within our Data & AI Practice, you’ll leverage a client-centric approach to translate our client’s 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 shape the strategic direction around data architecture.  Together we do what matters. 
  
Key Responsibilities

• As an AI architect assigned to a client project, you will typically 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 the responsibility for shaping the high-level design, estimates, and contractual details for client proposals in collaboration with other subject matter experts in the business 

• As a senior member of the Avanade technical community, you will provide coaching and mentoring to motivate and inspire more junior colleagues from within your team and across the organization 

• Translate complex technical solutions and present them in different formats; to business decision makers into business outcomes, to Market in engaging video or blog format content, to internal Sales Teams in battle card format 

• Engage in early conversations with the client and/or sales team and support origination and deal qualification, become the trusted advisor.  Prepare and represent the solution in Deal Reviews and play an active role in Orals, Client Presentations, and negotiations discussions with key client buyers 

• Complete pricing, using standard solution architecture processes, methods, estimating, and modelling tools to drive quality and minimize time to solution through process and reuse.  Understand and leverage different Pricing Models and work with Sales Leads to articulate deal pricing.  Ensuring a deal is both winnable and deliverable, mitigating potential risks 

At Avanade, we see how the power of Dynamics 365 shapes the future of businesses every day. By combining our unmatched Microsoft knowledge with our creative approach to innovation and strong industry knowledge, we create a lot of opportunities for Microsoft, our clients, and for you. Avanade has countless paths for you to pursue. One of them is sure to lead to your unique version of success.

Come join us

This role is a SME role, and we look forward to have someone experienced D365 CRM / CE Technology (Modules features, Customizations and Configurations, Extending functionality (using CRM SDK), security concepts, troubleshooting, governance, integrations, module copilots etc.).

You will be responsible for working with Client Stakeholders to set the vision, technical direction, and solution shaping of their Microsoft CRM technology stack. This role provides the opportunity to work for Microsoft’s #1 partner, with an unrivaled focus on personal development and training in both technology and softer consulting skills. 

Together we do what matters.

What you’ll do

• Lead and mentor a technical team, providing guidance across development tasks and ensuring delivery milestones are met.
• Customize and configure Microsoft Dynamics 365 to align with business needs – includes creating/modifying entities, forms, views, workflows, and business rules.
• Oversee code version control using Bitbucket and ensure proper collaboration and code review practices.
• Develop and maintain CRM plugins and workflows to automate business processes.
• Use XRM Toolbox to support configuration and productivity enhancements.
• Apply Azure DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines.
• Package and deploy CRM solutions across environments with proper versioning.

Avanade is seeking ambitious and tech passionate graduates to join our Technology Consulting and VelocITy Graduate Programme, starting October 2026 in Newcastle. This programme is designed to develop future consultants through hands on project experience, structured training, and continuous professional growth.
You will join a diverse, collaborative community, gain exposure to market leading Microsoft technologies, and work directly with clients, senior leaders, and global teams.

Together we do what matters.

What you will do: 

•    Join live project teams to consult on innovative, critical technology solutions.
•    Participate in a 3-month intensive technical training programme, delivered with QA, focused on Data & AI, Cloud, Software Engineering and Cyber Security.
•    Build consultancy capabilities through communications and soft-skills training.
•    Shadow experienced consultants and contribute to projects.
•    Engage in group work, hackathons, and hand-on learning designed to accelerate your technical and professional development.
•    Work toward Microsoft certifications.
•    Benefit from ongoing support through an assigned Career Advisor and Buddy.
•    Collaborate within Avanade’s Early Talent Network for global connections and learning opportunities.