Data & AI Architect – Avanade, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England
Our talented Data & AI team 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 transform their business with the latest AI and data technologies, we’d love to hear from you.
Roles and Responsibilities
* Deliver Agentic AI and data platform solutions that create transformative change and high‑value business outcomes.
* Engage in solutioning by gaining deep insight into customers’ challenges, taking ownership of technical design and large‑scale analytical solutions.
* Provide technical leadership and guidance to teams of data & AI engineers while building trusted client relationships.
* Shape deals, craft solution roadmaps, mentor delivery teams, and lead Agentic AI and data platform engagements.
Skills and Experiences
* Excellent working knowledge of GenAI / Agentic AI, Microsoft Fabric and/or Databricks.
* Awareness of market channels and experience working within Microsoft and partner ecosystems to ensure Customer Success.
* High energy and intent to help clients understand the fast‑moving Data & AI industry, products, and service evolution.
* Experience creating technical visions, high‑level architectures, and delivery roadmaps for large programmes involving the latest data platform concepts.
* Capability to produce design artifacts and present them for approval at architectural forums attended by senior client executives.
* In‑depth understanding of modern Data & AI capabilities – structured and unstructured data analysis, streaming data, IoT, AI, GenAI and related analytics fields.
* Experience designing and delivering large‑scale Data Platform solutions (Lakehouse, Data Mesh, Fabric, Cloud‑Scale Analytics, etc.).
* Comfortable leading sales and business development opportunities with clients.
About You
* Passionate about tech and engaging with and advising clients.
* Advanced degree in a quantitative field such as computer science, applied mathematics, science or engineering (or equivalent experience).
* Proven success in consultative/complex technical sales and deployment projects, architecture, design, implementation, and support of highly distributed applications.
* Extensive experience working with large complex enterprise accounts architecting cloud solutions for data estate workloads.
* Ability to drive decisions collaboratively, resolve conflicts and ensure follow‑through with exceptional communication skills.
* Consultative, collaborative, relationship builder, resilient, adaptable and humble leader.
What You’ll Do
* Provide technical leadership, shape deals, drive architectural decisions, create plans and roadmaps, and produce design artifacts.
* Play a key role in Avanade’s sales process by creating innovative solutions that win new business.
* Coaching and mentoring junior colleagues across the organization.
* Translate complex technical concepts and present them in an understandable, value‑based manner to senior stakeholders.
* Engage in early conversations with clients, partners and sales teams to support origination, deal qualification, and solutioning.
* Collaborate with the wider Data & AI leadership to shape offerings, accelerators and IP.
* Drive the evolution of best practices for AI development, data management, model training, fine‑tuning and deployment.
* Stay abreast of the latest advancements in AI and data technologies and incorporate relevant innovations into solutions.
Learn More
Explore our case studies and insights: Pagegroup partners with Avanade & Databricks for AI innovation, SSE Renewables – sustainable future innovation, Kyowa Kirin International – Client Story.
Benefits
* Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year with extensive development and training (minimum 80 hours per year).
* Real‑time access to technical and skilled resources globally.
* Dedicated career advisor to encourage growth.
* Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you.
Seniority Level
Mid‑Senior level
Employment Type
Full‑time
Job Function
Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology
Industry
IT Services and IT Consulting
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