
AI Application Architect
Avanade
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Vienna • Austria
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About the role
- Architect AI-powered applications using autonomous and semi-autonomous agentic frameworks
- Apply AI agents across all delivery phases: analysis, design, build, test, deploy, and operations
- Modernize legacy applications using agentic AI for discovery, transformation, and refactoring
- Define end-to-end architectures integrating traditional software, LLMs, vector stores, and orchestration
- Drive AI adoption within Avanade Regions enabling them to shape AI-driven solution roadmaps
- Contribute to solution planning and design across multi-disciplinary and multi-cloud environments
- Develop accelerators, reference architectures, and reusable assets for agentic AI patterns
- Guide engineering, data, and DevOps teams on integrating AI automation and pipelines
- Travel occasionally for high-value client engagements
Requirements
- 12+ years designing and developing enterprise applications with a strong software engineering foundation
- Proven track record applying agentic AI to real projects—either modernizing legacy systems or building new solutions
- Hands-on expertise with agentic AI frameworks (e.g., AutoGen, Semantic Kernel, LangChain, or equivalents)
- Ability to apply AI agents across all project phases: requirements, architecture, coding, testing, documentation, deploy
- Experience with LLMs, prompt engineering, RAG, vector databases, and AI orchestration patterns
- Strong understanding of Azure (preferred), plus hands-on exposure to AWS and GCP
- Experience integrating AI into distributed systems, microservices, APIs, and event-driven architectures
- DevOps and MLOps expertise including CI/CD, IaC, automated testing, observability, and deployment automation
- Familiarity with data engineering, ML models, Responsible AI, and enterprise governance
- Ability to simplify complex AI concepts and communicate effectively with engineers and executives
- Cloud, AI engineering, or architecture certifications are a plus
Benefits
- Opportunity to work for Microsoft’s Global Alliance Partner of the Year (14 years running)
- Exceptional training (minimum 80 hours annually)
- Paid certifications
- Access global technical communities
- A dedicated career advisor
- Supportive colleagues who care about your success
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
agentic AIAutoGenSemantic KernelLangChainLLMsprompt engineeringRAGvector databasesAI orchestrationDevOps
Soft Skills
communicationsimplifying complex conceptscollaborationleadership
Certifications
cloud certificationsAI engineering certificationsarchitecture certifications