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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 using data platforms, reporting, self-service analytics, real time intelligence and AI engineering.\nUsing the power of modern data platforms, visualizations, advanced analytics, machine learning, IOT/Digital Twins and applied intelligence, we help clients gain business insights to optimize their operations, drive innovation, and make more empowered decisions.\nTogether we do what matters\nWhat you’ll do\nAs an 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 \nPlay a key role in Avanade's sales process by creating solutions that innovate, inspire and win new business. 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Prepare and represent the solution in Deal Reviews and play an active role in client presentations, and negotiations with key client buyers \nWork collaboratively with the wider Data & AI leadership to shape our current and future offerings, accelerators, and background IP to support GTM activities \nDrive the evolution of best practices and methodologies for AI development, including data management, model training, fine-tuning, and deployment\nLead the development of data and analytics platforms, real time intelligence and reporting solutions using Python, SQL, Microsoft Azure Data Services, Fabric and Databricks.\nStay abreast of the latest advancements in Data and AI technologies and incorporate relevant innovations into our solutions.\nContinue to identify the most relevant cross-industry solutions-at-scale for your region and execute on them including Data Migration, Automation Migration, Visualization/Reporting and Core Data Platform Modernization and Governance\nDrive measurable and sustained growth across the Data & AI Solution Area\nIntegrate Data & AI into the other Global Solution Areas (Modern Workplace, Apps & Infrastructure, and Business Applications), offerings and go-to-market initiatives\nDrive strong Managed Services and multi-year engagements for Data & AI\n.\nSkills and experiences\nExcellent working knowledge of Microsoft and Databricks\nExperience in Data, Applied Intelligence, Automation, IOT and related technologies\nAwareness of channels to market and how to work in a Microsoft and partner eco-system to ensure Customer Success. \nHigh energy intent to help clients understand the fast-moving Data & AI industry, product and service evolution. \nExperience working with stakeholders to create technical visions, high-level architectures, and delivery roadmaps for large programs of work that involve the latest AI concepts particularly focused on scaling Data & AI across enterprises.\nDemonstrate a deep understanding of responsible data platform and migration principles, practices and regulatory frameworks and articulate clearly how to address risks whilst quickly delivering impactful solutions.\nCapability in creating design artifacts and presenting them for approval at architectural forums attended by multi-disciplined stakeholders from engineering to senior (\"C level\") client executives \nIn-depth understanding of modern Data & AI capabilities such as structured and unstructured data analysis, streaming data, IoT, AI, GenAI and related topical analytics fields\nExperience in designing and delivering large-scale Data Platform solutions using relevant approaches (Lakehouse, Data Mesh, Fabric, Cloud Scale Analytics, etc.) . Identifying and designing for key architectural characteristics such as performance, security, and reliability\nComfortable actively engaging and leading sales and business development opportunities with clients\nAbout you\nCharacteristics that can spell success for this role\nYou are passionate about tech and engaging with and advising clients \nYou likely possess an advanced degree in a quantitative field such as computer science, applied mathematics, statistics, or machine learning. At Avanade we also support an equivalent combination of education and experience. \nProven success in consultative/complex technical sales and deployment projects, architecture, design, implementation, and/or support of highly distributed applications required Extensive experience working with large complex enterprise accounts architecting cloud solutions for data estate workloads and implementing large scale data projects within the cloud environment \nYou are acknowledged for driving decisions collaboratively, resolving conflicts and ensuring follow through with exceptional verbal and written communication skills. Ability to orchestrate, lead, and influence remote teams, ensuring successful implementation of customer projects \nConsultative, collaborative, relationship builder\nResilient, adaptable, flexible\nHumble leader, master negotiator, relationship builder\nPassionate about tech and engaging with and advising clients\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 \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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