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As a Data Engineering Assistant Manager within Avanade's Data & AI practice, you'll combine technical leadership, consulting expertise, and delivery excellence to help clients modernize their data platforms and accelerate their analytics and AI journeys.\nYou'll work with leading Microsoft technologies including Fabric, Azure, Databricks, and emerging Data & AI capabilities while helping shape solutions that deliver measurable business value. Together we do what matters.\nCome join us\nAs a Data Engineering Assistant Manager, you'll play a key role in delivering modern data platform solutions while guiding teams and clients through architecture, design, and implementation decisions. You will partner closely with solution architects, business stakeholders, and engineering teams to ensure successful project outcomes and high-quality delivery.\nThis role is ideal for professionals who enjoy balancing hands-on technical leadership with client engagement, mentoring, and solution ownership.\nYou'll have access to Avanade's global network of experts, continuous learning opportunities, and early access to Microsoft's latest technologies while helping clients unlock the full value of their data.\nKey Responsibilities:\nLead the design and delivery of enterprise-grade Data Engineering, analytics, and AI platform solutions using Microsoft Azure, Fabric, and Databricks technologies.\nOwn technical solution design for project workstreams and ensure alignment with architecture, security, governance, and business requirements.\nCollaborate directly with client stakeholders to understand business objectives, facilitate requirements discussions, and guide technical decision-making.\nTranslate business requirements into scalable technical designs and implementation plans.\nLead development teams and coordinate activities across engineers, architects, analysts, and business stakeholders.\nDrive best practices for data engineering, platform modernization, data quality, governance, performance optimization, and operational support.\nContribute to solution estimation, delivery planning, risk identification, and project execution activities.\nSupport client workshops, architecture reviews, and solution presentations for technical and non-technical audiences.\nMentor consultants and junior team members while fostering technical excellence and knowledge sharing.\nStay current with emerging Microsoft technologies and help clients evaluate opportunities across analytics, AI, real-time intelligence, and modern data platform capabilities.\n.\nSkills and experience\nMinimum of 5 years of experience delivering end-to-end Data Engineering and analytics solutions within enterprise environments.\nStrong experience with Microsoft Fabric, Databricks, Azure Data Factory, Synapse Analytics, Azure Data Lake Storage, Event Hubs, Cosmos DB, and related Azure services.\nAdvanced SQL skills and strong experience with Python, PySpark, Scala, or similar data engineering technologies.\nExperience designing and implementing modern data architectures including Lakehouse, Data Warehousing, Data Mesh, streaming, and cloud-native analytics platforms.\nDemonstrated experience leading technical workstreams or delivery teams across multiple phases of a project lifecycle.\nStrong understanding of data governance, security, reliability, performance optimization, and operational support considerations.\nExperience facilitating client discussions and communicating complex technical concepts to both technical and business audiences.\nExperience supporting analytics, machine learning, AI, or advanced reporting solutions.\nAbility to balance business priorities, delivery timelines, and technical quality when making solution decisions.\nMicrosoft Azure, Fabric, and Data Engineering certifications are highly valued.\nBachelor’s degree or equivalent experience (Minimum 12 years of experience or 6 years with an Associate’s Degree).\nAbout you\nCharacteristics that can spell success for this role:\nStrong technical leader with a passion for Microsoft Data & AI technologies\nExcellent communicator who can bridge business and technical conversations\nCollaborative consultant who builds trusted client relationships\nComfortable leading teams and driving delivery outcomes\nStrategic thinker who balances business value with technical excellence\nCurious, adaptable, and committed to continuous learning\nMentor who enjoys helping others grow and succeed\nProblem solver who thrives in complex and fast-paced environments\nGrowth-oriented professional interested in advancing toward architecture and delivery leadership roles\nEnjoy your Career\nSome of the best things about working at Avanade\nOpportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year, with exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications) \nReal-time access to technical and skilled resources globally \nDedicated career advisor to encourage your growth \nEngaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you \nFind out more about some of our benefits Benefits and Total Rewards | Avanade Canada\nAvanade is the leading global provider of digital, cloud, AI and advisory services, industry solutions and design-led experiences across the Microsoft ecosystem. Founded in 2000 as a joint venture between Accenture LLP and Microsoft Corporation, Avanade has more certifications, Gold-level competencies and most valued professionals (MVPs) than any other Microsoft partner.\nTo learn more about being a part of Business Leadership team, check out these videos\nInterested in knowing what’s going on inside Avanade? Check out our blogs:\nAvanade Insights - exchange ideas that drive tomorrow’s innovation https://www.avanade.com/en/blogs/avanade-insights\nInside Avanade - explore what life is like working at Avanade https://www.avanade.com/en/blogs/inside-avanade\nCompensation 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, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below. 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