At Avanade, cybersecurity consultants are innovators, and challengers of the status quo. If you’re an experienced Digital Identity Specialist, who can help our clients solve complex challenges, this might be the perfect opportunity for you.   

In a client-facing consulting role, you will work on exciting projects that transform our client’s solutions with a focus on the Microsoft Digital Identity capabilities as well as other leading market vendors (e.g. Saviynt & One Identity). As a member of our security practice, you will work for both Avanade and Accenture clients, ranging from medium to large global enterprise clients. 

Join a curious and diverse team that’s passionate about next-gen tech and establish yourself as a Leader in the Digital Identity space. Together, let’s transform cybersecurity.   

Chargeable individuals who design and implement solutions to ensure people have the appropriate access. Including Authentication, Authorization, Administration & Auditing, Identity Lifecyle Management, RBAC, External Identities (B2B and CIAM), Privileged Access Management (PAM) and implement Zero Trust Principles.

Key Accountabilities:

• Develop and implement modern authentication solutions (OAuth, SAML, token-based authentication, claims transformations).
• Manage identities and authentication services using Microsoft Entra ID, including SSO, Conditional Access, MFA, PIM, and authentication methods.
• Enhance and secure Active Directory environments, including AD tiered models, GPOs, DNS, PKI/Certification Authority, and AD recovery.
• Manage IAM lifecycle processes (provisioning, deprovisioning, JML, IGA).
• Configure and maintain Entra ID Hybrid Sync and application provisioning (SCIM, custom attributes).
• Develop and implement External Identity solutions including Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM)
• Troubleshoot and resolve complex IAM issues across AD, Entra ID, and authentication flows.
• Lead or contribute to solution design and delivery for identity projects.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and stakeholders in an agile environment.
• Support privileged access management and secrets management initiatives.

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.

Location: Canada
Travel: Up to 40-50%, depending on engagement
 

About Avanade

Avanade is the world’s leading expert on Microsoft. Our professionals bring bold thinking, deep industry knowledge, and advanced technology expertise to help organizations realize the full potential of their people and data. Together, we do what matters for our clients, our communities, and one another.

The Opportunity

As a Senior Consultant – Power BI Architect, you will play a key role in designing and delivering enterprise‑scale analytics solutions for Avanade clients using Microsoft Power BI and Microsoft Fabric–based analytics architectures, along with Azure data platforms. You will work closely with client stakeholders and delivery teams to translate business needs into well‑architected, performant, and governable analytics solutions.

At this level, the role is hands‑on and client‑facing, balancing solution architecture responsibilities with delivery execution, technical leadership, and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

What You’ll Do

• Design and deliver end‑to‑end Power BI and Fabric-enabled analytics solutions, including semantic models, datasets, reports, and dashboards aligned to client business objectives.

• Define Power BI and Microsoft Fabric architectural patterns that support scalability, performance, security, and self‑service analytics.

• Serve as the Power BI technical lead within a project workstream, contributing to solution quality and delivery success.

• Design optimized data models using Power BI, Fabric semantic models, DAX, SQL, and dimensional modeling best practices.

• Integrate Power BI with Microsoft Fabric components (e.g., Lakehouse, Data Warehouse, Data Pipelines) and collaborate with data engineering teams on ingestion, transformation, and refresh strategies.

• Implement governance, security (including row‑level security), deployment, and lifecycle management practices aligned with enterprise and Fabric tenant standards.

• Communicate architecture decisions and trade‑offs clearly to technical and non‑technical stakeholders.

• Mentor and support Power BI developers and analysts through design guidance, reviews, and knowledge sharing.

Why Avanade

• Work for Microsoft’s Global Systems Integrator Partner of the Year, with direct access to Microsoft technologies, training, and certifications.

• Grow your career through meaningful client work, continuous learning, and clear progression opportunities.

• Join an inclusive, people‑first culture that values curiosity, collaboration, and innovation.

Senior Manager, GTM Product Management (Avanade Go)

Role Overview

To meet growing demand from high-potential Microsoft clients, Avanade must scale faster with dramatically lower cost of sale, requiring a shift to productized services and growth that is decoupled from headcount. We’re looking for a leader to accelerate the productization and commercialization of Avanade’s offerings.

We are hiring a Senior Manager, GTM Product Management, for [AI Business Solutions / Cloud & AI Platforms / Security] to lead one of Microsoft’s newly defined solution areas and play a critical role in scaling repeatable solutions into productized services. This position reports to the GTM Product Executive, who oversees the strategy, lifecycle, and execution of Avanade Go’s portfolio of productized offerings.

In this role, you will guide offerings through the productization engine; from design and packaging to launch and post-launch iteration. Success will require strong cross-functional collaboration to ensure each solution is market-ready, operationally scalable, and aligned with client, regional, and Microsoft priorities.

This opportunity is ideal for someone with deep Microsoft solution area expertise who’s ready to shape the future of our business at the intersection of product, delivery, and go-to-market execution.

Key Accountabilities

• Socialize and position offerings with clients: Support market validation, gather intelligence, and ensure offerings are positioned effectively with clients and aligned to buyer needs

• Drive solution execution: Lead offerings through the productization lifecycle, from ideation and launch to post-launch optimization and iteration.

• Ensure offer readiness: Manage all elements of GTM preparation including value proposition, pricing, enablement, and activation

• Lead cross-functional coordination: Partner across the organization including Practice Leads, Solution Delivery, Engineering, and Sales to overseeing product development offerings at scale

• Align with Microsoft Strategy: Stay closely connected to Microsoft’s roadmap, funding programs, and co-sell opportunities within the assigned solution area

• Tailor to the Market: Evolve and adapt messaging and assets to resonate with SME&C clients (typically $250M to $5B revenue, 500 to 5,000 employees)

• Optimize Through Data: Leverage insights and performance metrics to guide enhancements, improve impact, and inform future iterations of the offering.

• Shape Portfolio Strategy: Collaborate with the GTM Product Executive to influence roadmap priorities and evolve productization best practices across the portfolio

Key Performance and Leading Indicators

• Sales and revenue performance tied to assigned offerings

• Number of products successfully progressed through productization lifecycle

• Time-to-market and regional launch readiness

• Microsoft engagement and co-sell activity

• Offer optimization based on regional feedback and usage