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.

Why Avanade? Because there is no place like this

Avanade is a company that helps you transform your business with the power of Microsoft technology. Whether you want to improve your customer experience, optimize your operations, or enhance your security, Avanade can help you achieve your goals with innovative solutions and services. Avanade has a team of experts who can guide you through the entire process of designing, developing, deploying and managing your technology platform. They also provide you with insights and best practices on how to leverage the Microsoft ecosystem and stay ahead of the competition. Avanade is more than just a technology provider; it is a partner that helps you realize your full potential.

In support of our continued growth journey, we are looking for a Technical Architect with a strong technical background in Dynamics 365 CE and Power Platform and a passion for client contact. You understand the nuts and bolts of Dynamics 365 CE solutions, and you know how to connect with clients and lead a team to reach their goals. You are organized, energetic, and as comfortable in the client's board room as well as in front of a whiteboard with your teams.

Come join us

If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career in technology, consider this role. You will have the opportunity to help clients extract genuine, measurable value for their business by realizing the potential of the Microsoft platform and ecosystem. You will also drive technical thought leadership with a long-term view of how the client can successfully manage, operate and secure their technology platform.

This job will allow you to highlight your skills and expertise in Microsoft technologies, as well as learn from other professionals and experts in the field. You will be part of a dynamic and collaborative team that strives to deliver excellence and innovation to clients. This job is not only a wonderful way to advance your career but also to make a positive impact on the world with technology.

What you will do:

• You will collaborate with clients to actively position yourself as a thought leader and trusted adviser for technology transformation.
• Take an active role in developing new opportunities for our clients.
• Define technical, operational, and business requirements.
• Drive a Dynamics 365 CE evergreen agenda with our clients.
• Ensure the solution quality meets the client's standards and fulfils their business value realization goals.
• Work with cross-functional technology and design teams to ensure consistent client interaction and solution delivery.
• Ensure offshore and nearshore resources are utilized and leveraged appropriately.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts to proactively identify potential challenges to client success and business productivity.

Skills and Experiences

You will bring industry-specific- and industry-agnostic points of view to our clients and have a deep understanding of the consequences and opportunities that the fast-moving innovations in the market offer.

As a Technical Dynamics 365 CE Solution Architect, you will be a thought leader in solutions for customer engagement including Marketing & Sales, Customer Service and/or Contact Center and Field Service and you will be part of large-scale, complex D365 CE implementations.

You will be responsible for working with clients and leading Avanade solution teams in planning, designing, building, testing, and maintaining Dynamics365 CE implementations.

Other qualifications we are looking for:

• Client management skills and the ability to work with clients to develop and manage a roadmap with associated activities.
• Experience consulting with clients on complex projects, including technology leadership roles.
• Experience working with global teams, including off- and near-shore, on Dynamics 365 CE implementation and maintenance projects, is preferred but not required.
• Demonstrated excellence in communicating and presenting complex information to technical and non-technical stakeholders, both verbally and in written form.

About you

• Characteristics that can spell success for this role;
• Goal-oriented and has a sense of urgency to get things done;
• Growth mindset with a love of innovation;
• Respected leader who empowers and develops their team;
• Lifelong learner and the ability to share that with their team to be on top of the game;
• Excellent communication, presentation, and client consulting skills.

Data Architect (Manager)

Data & AI | Avanade Australia

Role Summary

As a Data Architect at Avanade, you will lead the design and implementation of modern data platforms that enable analytics, AI, and business transformation for some of Australia's leading organizations.

You will work closely with business stakeholders, enterprise architects, data engineers, AI specialists, and client executives to define data strategies, architect scalable cloud-native data solutions, and deliver trusted, secure, and AI-ready data foundations.

This role combines deep technical expertise in Microsoft data technologies with strong consulting, stakeholder engagement, and delivery leadership capabilities. You will be responsible for shaping client data roadmaps, leading architecture decisions, supporting sales pursuits, and mentoring engineering teams throughout the delivery lifecycle.

Key Responsibilities

Data Strategy & Advisory

• Lead data strategy and architecture engagements for enterprise clients.
• Define target-state data platforms, modernization roadmaps, and migration strategies.
• Advise clients on data governance, operating models, data organization design, and AI readiness.
• Translate business priorities into scalable data and analytics solutions.
• Provide executive-level guidance on data platform investments and transformation programs.

Architecture & Solution Design

• Design modern cloud-native data platforms leveraging:
  • Microsoft Fabric
  • Azure Databricks
  • Azure Data Lake
  • Azure Data Factory
  • Azure SQL
  • Power BI
  • Microsoft Purview
• Define architecture patterns for:
  • Lakehouse architectures
  • Data warehouse modernization
  • Data mesh and data products
  • Real-time analytics
  • Streaming and IoT platforms
  • Master Data Management (MDM)
  • Enterprise semantic models
• Design scalable, secure, high-performing data ecosystems supporting reporting, analytics, machine learning, and AI initiatives.

AI-Ready Data Foundations

• Design data architectures that support Generative AI, Copilots, Agentic AI, and advanced analytics.
• Establish enterprise knowledge and metadata strategies to improve discoverability and governance.
• Architect data products and semantic layers that enable trusted AI outcomes.
• Collaborate with AI Architects and Engineers to support RAG, enterprise search, and AI solution development.
• Ensure data quality, lineage, observability, and governance principles are embedded across platforms.

Delivery Leadership

• Lead architecture activities across complex client programs.
• Provide technical leadership to Data Engineers, Analytics Engineers, and Solution Architects.
• Conduct architecture reviews, design authority sessions, and technical governance checkpoints.
• Define engineering standards, reusable assets, accelerators, and reference architectures.
• Support successful project delivery through architecture oversight and risk management.

Client Engagement & Business Development

• Act as a trusted advisor to client technology and business leaders.
• Lead architecture workshops and requirements discovery sessions.
• Support proposal development, solution estimation, and technical responses for major pursuits.
• Develop compelling solution narratives and value propositions.