Onsite Manager, ICOE Data & AI Solutions Architect – Data Governance

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About the role

  • Intelligent Data Platform Solution Architect leading analytics solutions for clients using Microsoft technologies. Focusing on enterprise-scale analytics platforms and data governance within a global team.

Responsibilities

  • Lead pre‑sales, solution planning, and solution design for Microsoft Fabric‑centric sales pursuits and strategic accounts.
  • Shape deals and propositions, including architecture, estimates, commercial inputs, and delivery approach, in collaboration with sales and delivery leadership.
  • Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, translating complex Fabric capabilities into clear business value and outcomes.
  • Provide technical and delivery assurance, addressing delivery risks, quality concerns, and architectural issues when required.
  • Drive Microsoft partnership engagement at an offering and capability level, influencing roadmap alignment and go‑to‑market activities.
  • Define and promote best practices for Microsoft Fabric architecture, governance, security, performance, and cost optimisation.
  • Establish reference architectures, accelerators, and reusable patterns across Fabric workloads (Lakehouse, Warehouse, Real‑Time, Semantic Models).
  • Contribute thought leadership, points of view, and IP to support global GTM activities.
  • Coach, mentor, and inspire technical leaders and architects across regions, building a strong Fabric community of practice.
  • Stay current with Fabric and Azure platform evolution, incorporating new capabilities into client solutions and internal offerings.
  • Support internal asset development and engineering initiatives to strengthen Avanade’s Fabric differentiation.

Requirements

  • Management Consulting or Systems Integrator experience strongly preferred.
  • Proven experience architecting and delivering enterprise analytics solutions using Microsoft Fabric, including OneLake, Data Factory, Spark, Warehousing, Real‑Time Analytics, and Power BI.
  • Strong understanding of data platform governance, including Microsoft Purview, security, lineage, and metadata management.
  • Hands‑on experience with data pipeline design, ELT/ETL, data modelling, and analytics architectures.
  • Experience leading performance tuning, capacity management, and cost optimisation within Fabric environments.
  • Strong stakeholder management and executive‑level communication skills.
  • Demonstrated ability to build reusable frameworks, reference architectures, and accelerators.
  • Experience leading and mentoring senior technical teams and communities.
  • Proven success building and maintaining strategic partnerships with Microsoft.

Benefits

  • Exceptional development and training (minimum 80 hours per year for training and paid certifications)
  • Real-time access to technical and skilled resources globally
  • Dedicated career advisor to encourage your growth
  • Engaged and helpful coworkers genuinely interested in you

Job title

Manager, ICOE Data & AI Solutions Architect – Data Governance

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Bachelor's Degree

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