Senior Azure GenAI Architect for Production-Ready Solutions

3004 Avanade UK Limited Company; City Of London; On-site; GBP 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training & certifications

Job summary

Avanade is seeking a senior, client-facing AI architect to take Generative AI solutions to production on Azure and open-source platforms. You will own technical choices, lead client discovery, and ensure governance, safety, and lifecycle thinking across delivery from RFI to SOW.

Strong Azure expertise and executive communication are essential. You'll collaborate with teams to design scalable architectures, leverage modern AI tooling, and promote responsible AI practices.

Qualifications

• Proven delivery of Generative and Agentic AI solutions into production.
• Deep hands-on experience with Azure AI Foundry / Azure OpenAI and related tools.
• Experience with governance, data safety, and enterprise AI patterns.
• Excellent communication with executives and engineering teams.

Responsibilities

• Architect end-to-end Generative and Agentic AI solutions on Azure and open-source tech, owning choices.
• Lead discovery with clients, turning unclear requirements into defined problems and plans.
• Advise on risks, governance, safety, and estimation for RFIs, RFPs, and SOWs.

Skills

Azure AI Foundry

Azure OpenAI

Azure AI Content Safety

Azure Agent Service

RAG architectures

LLMOps

Cloud architecture

Client-facing delivery

Tools

Functions

Container Apps/AKS

API Management

Cosmos DB

Entra ID

Application Insights

Job description

Avanade is seeking a senior, client-facing AI architect to take Generative AI solutions to production on Azure and open-source platforms. You will own technical choices, lead client discovery, and ensure governance, safety, and lifecycle thinking across delivery from RFI to SOW.

Strong Azure expertise and executive communication are essential. You'll collaborate with teams to design scalable architectures, leverage modern AI tooling, and promote responsible AI practices.