Lead Forward Deployed Engineer

Avanade

Avanade AI engineering lead defining production-grade agentic solutions for clients. Setting engineering standards and scaling the Forward Deployed Engineer capability across Australia.

Posted 9/4/2026full-timeSydney • 🇦🇺 AustraliaSeniorWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in AI Engineering and architecture, with a strong command of the Microsoft AI stack and experience in developing production-ready solutions. Proven ability to lead engineering standards, assess and hire talent, and collaborate effectively with clients and cross-functional teams.

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AI EngineeringMicrosoft AI StackEngineering StandardsClient-Facing ExperienceTalent Assessment and Hiring

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Hard Skills

Software EngineeringAgentic EngineeringOrchestrationTool UseEvaluationObservabilityFailure HandlingProduction ReadinessArchitecture DesignDelivery Planning

Soft Skills

Client CollaborationLeadershipCapability DevelopmentCommunication

Industry Keywords

Enterprise-Scale SolutionsTransformation RoadmapsEngineering PracticesReusable ComponentsOperational SupportHiring StandardsRe-Skilling Model

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Partner with clients and Avanade Next architects and leads to understand priorities and translate them into AI-enabled solutions
Identify meaningful AI value, challenge assumptions, and shape commercially viable, technically feasible, enterprise-scale solutions
Convert business cases and transformation roadmaps into production-ready architectures and delivery plans
Own engineering standards for the Forward Deployed Engineer track, including architecture, engineering practices, testing, evaluation, production readiness and operational support
Evolve AI-native engineering practices including agent-assisted development, automated evaluation, reusable components, observability and production operations
Define reference architectures, solution patterns and decision frameworks across Microsoft AI capabilities
Set hiring, assessment and capability-development standards for the FDE track
Lead the FDE career pathway and re-skilling model
Deploy personally on complex, strategic, at-risk or reference-critical mandates
Collaborate with platform, IP, products, delivery, quality, value and trust leaders
Contribute reusable patterns, architectures, engineering assets and delivery lessons to the Avanade Next platform and delivery model

Requirements

What you’ll need

8+ years in software or AI engineering, with senior or lead accountability for systems that ran in production and were maintained afterwards
Deep, current, hands-on agentic engineering: orchestration, retrieval, tool use, evaluation, observability and failure handling
Strong command of the Microsoft AI stack; equivalent depth on another stack considered where the transfer is credible
Experience setting and enforcing an engineering standard for a team
Experience assessing and hiring engineers at volume and at pace, with a defensible bar
Client-facing credibility and willingness to deploy directly with clients
Comfortable building a capability where many practitioners arrive through internal transfer and require re-skilling
Australian Citizens are preferred; Permanent Residents will also be considered

Benefits

Comp & perks

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Marketing Avanade is a provider of cloud-based link management and digital connection tools, offering URL shortening, QR code generation (including dynamic and GS1 Digital Link support), mobile-friendly landing pages, link analytics, and APIs and integrations to manage and track customer interactions at scale. The platform targets businesses of all sizes with features like branded links, UTM campaign tracking, digital business cards, and enterprise-grade security and compliance, enabling marketing, developer, and customer service teams to create, customize, and analyze connections across channels. Lead Forward Deployed Engineer 🔥 39 minutes ago 🏢🏡 Sydney – Hybrid ⏰ Full Time 🟠 Senior 👷🏻‍♀️ Engineer 👻 Ghost score 10% Apply Now Customize resume + cover letter Report problem ☆ Save ☑️ Mark as applied ❌ Hide 📋 Description
Partner with clients and Avanade Next architects and leads to understand priorities and translate them into AI-enabled solutions
Identify meaningful AI value, challenge assumptions, and shape commercially viable, technically feasible, enterprise-scale solutions
Convert business cases and transformation roadmaps into production-ready architectures and delivery plans
Own engineering standards for the Forward Deployed Engineer track, including architecture, engineering practices, testing, evaluation, production readiness and operational support
Evolve AI-native engineering practices including agent-assisted development, automated evaluation, reusable components, observability and production operations
Define reference architectures, solution patterns and decision frameworks across Microsoft AI capabilities
Set hiring, assessment and capability-development standards for the FDE track
Lead the FDE career pathway and re-skilling model
Deploy personally on complex, strategic, at-risk or reference-critical mandates
Collaborate with platform, IP, products, delivery, quality, value and trust leaders
Contribute reusable patterns, architectures, engineering assets and delivery lessons to the Avanade Next platform and delivery model 🎯 Requirements
8+ years in software or AI engineering, with senior or lead accountability for systems that ran in production and were maintained afterwards
Deep, current, hands-on agentic engineering: orchestration, retrieval, tool use, evaluation, observability and failure handling
Strong command of the Microsoft AI stack; equivalent depth on another stack considered where the transfer is credible
Experience setting and enforcing an engineering standard for a team
Experience assessing and hiring engineers at volume and at pace, with a defensible bar
Client-facing credibility and willingness to deploy directly with clients
Comfortable building a capability where many practitioners arrive through internal transfer and require re-skilling
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