Solution Area Lead-Infrastructure/Azure Platform

<p>The Solution Area Lead Apps &amp; Infrastructure drives growth, delivery excellence, and capability-building for Avanade’s Microsoft-powered application modernization and cloud infrastructure portfolio. You will shape strategy, build high-performing teams, lead complex client engagements, and partner closely with Microsoft to deliver measurable outcomes across cloud adoption, app modernization, DevOps, security, and operations.</p><p></p><p><u><b>Key Responsibilities</b></u></p><p></p><p><b>Practice &amp; Portfolio Leadership</b></p><ul><li><p>Define and execute the <b>Apps &amp; Infra practice strategy</b> aligned to Microsoft Cloud (Azure) and Avanade offerings.</p></li><li><p>Own the portfolio across <b>App Modernization</b>, <b>Cloud Infrastructure</b>, <b>Platform Engineering/DevOps</b>, <b>Cloud Operations</b>, and <b>Security-by-design</b>.</p></li><li><p>Build repeatable <b>offers, accelerators, reference architectures, and playbooks</b> for faster, consistent delivery.</p></li><li><p>Establish governance for <b>quality, risk, compliance, delivery assurance</b>, and reusable IP.</p></li></ul><p><b>Client Advisory &amp; Architecture Leadership</b></p><ul><li><p>Act as senior advisor to CIO/CTO/Heads of Engineering on:</p><ul><li><p>Application modernization (rehost/refactor/replatform/rebuild)</p></li><li><p>Cloud landing zones and enterprise-scale platform design</p></li><li><p>Resiliency, performance, security, and compliance frameworks</p></li></ul></li><li><p>Lead architecture and design reviews for large programs (multi-team, multi-region, regulated environments).</p></li><li><p>Drive best practices across <b>Azure Well-Architected</b>, SRE principles, and modern engineering standards.</p></li></ul><p><b>Growth, Sales &amp; Microsoft Partnership</b></p><ul><li><p>Own practice-level pipeline: identify opportunities, shape pursuits, and close deals.</p></li><li><p>Lead <b>pre-sales</b> activities: solutioning, estimates, SoWs, proposals, and executive presentations.</p></li><li><p>Build and maintain strong relationships with <b>Microsoft</b> stakeholders; co-sell and co-innovate.</p></li><li><p>Develop industry-specific value propositions and demonstrate ROI (cost optimization, time-to-market, resilience, security posture).</p></li></ul><p><b>Delivery &amp; Program Oversight</b></p><ul><li><p>Provide executive oversight for key accounts and programs; ensure delivery to scope, schedule, budget, and outcomes.</p></li><li><p>Establish delivery metrics (velocity, quality, stability, availability, cost) and continuously improve.</p></li><li><p>Sponsor complex migrations and transformations:</p><ul><li><p>Datacenter exit / cloud migration</p></li><li><p>Hybrid/multi-cloud connectivity</p></li><li><p>Enterprise DevSecOps rollouts</p></li></ul></li></ul><p><b>People Leadership &amp; Capability Building</b></p><ul><li><p>Build, mentor, and scale multi-disciplinary teams (architects, engineers, SRE, DevOps, cloud ops).</p></li><li><p>Create career paths, skills matrices, learning plans, and certification targets.</p></li><li><p>Drive hiring strategy and talent planning; build a strong bench and partner ecosystem.</p></li></ul><div></div><p><b>Microsoft-Centric Technical Scope (What you’re expected to be strong in)</b></p><p>You don’t need to hands-on code daily, but you must be able to <b>lead design decisions</b>, challenge teams, and speak credibly with senior client stakeholders.</p><p><b>Azure Cloud &amp; Infrastructure</b></p><ul><li><p>Azure Landing Zones / enterprise-scale design (identity, network, security, governance)</p></li><li><p>Hub-spoke, vWAN, Private Link, DNS, connectivity patterns</p></li><li><p>Azure compute (VMs, AKS), storage, Azure SQL, PaaS patterns</p></li><li><p>Resilience and DR patterns, multi-region architecture, observability</p></li></ul><p><b>Application Modernization</b></p><ul><li><p>Modernization strategies (6Rs), domain-driven modernization, microservices and event-driven design</p></li><li><p>.NET modernization, containerization, API management patterns</p></li><li><p>Integration with Microsoft ecosystem (Entra ID, Key Vault, Service Bus/Event Hubs, Functions, Logic Apps)</p></li></ul><p><b>DevSecOps &amp; Platform Engineering</b></p><ul><li><p>GitHub / Azure DevOps, CI/CD, IaC (Terraform/Bicep), policy-as-code</p></li><li><p>Secure SDLC, secrets management, supply-chain security</p></li></ul><p>Developer platform concepts (golden paths, reusable templates, inner-source</p>

<ul><li><p>Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering (or equivalent experience).</p></li><li><p>15–20&#43; years in technology consulting, delivery, or engineering leadership with significant Microsoft/Azure depth.</p></li><li><p>Proven leadership of <b>large transformation programs</b> and <b>multi-million-dollar pursuits</b>.</p></li><li><p>Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills.</p></li></ul>