Avanade is growing rapidly in Microsoft’s Mid-market andCorporatespace (the upper end of what Microsoft calls its SME&C segment) and has embarkedina journey to transform the IT Services marketinthat space.

Avanade is already serving hundreds of SME&C clients across AI Business Solutions, Cloud & AI Platforms, and Security. Our focus now is structure and repeatability — packaging 25 years of enterprise experience into scalable, predictable motions designed specifically for SME&C.To enable this- we have launched adedicated SME&C Business Unitwhich will have Solution specific ‘CatalystSquads’which will bevirtual teams taking an opportunity for prepackagedand repeatable ‘Catalyst Solutions’from qualified lead through to delivery completion

TheModernisation-CloudArchitectis the technical design authority withinCatalyst Squad –responsible for translating the transformation outcomes defined by the Solution Specialist & GTM into a technically sound, deliverableCatalystSolution design. This role owns the platform architecture, integration patterns, deliveryspecificationand technical quality of everyCatalystSolution engagement in the squad.

This is a productized, opinionated role. The postholderdoesn'tdesign from first principles every time –they know theCatalystSolution technical patterns, apply them fast and configure them to the customer's context. They are technically excellent and commercially aware: they design for deliverability and margin, not just elegance.

Approximately 40–50% of capacity is in active technical pre-sales –running architecture workshops, building demoenvironmentsand providing the technical conviction that gives customers and Microsoft STU confidence in the solution. Theremainderis spentondelivery: overseeing technical quality and resolving architecture issues.

Works in close collaboration with the Solution Specialist & GTM (who owns the transformation narrative) and the Squad Service Delivery Lead (who owns capacity and factory alignment).

Reports tothe Squad Lead / Solution Specialist.

Key Accountabilities

Technical solution design

• Design technically soundCatalystSolution architectures within bundle parameters –translating outcome requirements into platform specifications the squad can implement

• Own the delivery specifications:componentconfiguration, integration design, data architecture, securitybaselineand platform standards for each engagement

• Run architecture and technical discovery sessions with customer IT teams and Microsoft STU counterparts

• Validate proposed solutions are deliverable within bundle scope and timeline before contract –no surprises post-signature

Pre-sales technical execution

• Build and configure liveCatalystSolution demo environments tailored to customer context –demonstratingplatform depth, not just concept slides

• Co-present at the technical level with Microsoft STU, SSPs and DSSs; provide Avanade's architecture credibility alongside Microsoft's product capability

• Produce the technical components of the business case: platform metrics, integration complexity, migrationriskand Azure consumption architecture

Delivery technical oversight

• Maintain technical quality across active engagements –reviewing designs, resolving architectureblockersand ensuring delivery meetsCatalystSolution specification

• Personally resolve technical issues that require senior judgment on complex configuration and integration challenges

• Ensure Microsoft platform consumption architecture correctly meets Azure/M365 consumption targets through delivery

IP and accelerator contribution

• Identifyreusable technical patterns from delivery –integration designs, security baselines, configuration templates –and flag for IP harvest

• ApplyCatalystSolution accelerators, referencearchitecturesand Catalyst Solutions IP as the default; build bespoke only where genuinelyrequired

• Stay current on Microsoft platform roadmap changes affectingCatalystSolution technical design; update delivery specifications accordingly

Key Performance Indicators

• Microsoft platform architecture:Deep, current technicalexpertisein at least one Microsoft CSA domain –sufficient to design, configure and oversee delivery of a CatalystSolution to specification.

• Productized design discipline:Designs within bundle parameters; distinguishes in-scope configuration from bespoke development and protects delivery economics through technical scope discipline.

• Integration and platform engineering:Hands-on design capability across integration patterns, APIarchitectureand the Microsoft platform stack relevant to the squad's domain.

• Pre-sales technical execution:Builds and delivers compelling demo environments and technical business case components; credible with customer architects and Microsoft STU simultaneously.

• IP and accelerator orientation:Treats reusable technical patterns as a primary output of every engagement –applies existing IP first, contributes new IP systematically.

Education, Certifications and Experience

• 8+ years in technology consulting with a strong technical deliverytrack recordin at least one Microsoft CSA domain

• Demonstrated experience designing and overseeing delivery of complex Microsoft platform solutions –not pre-sales architecture only

• Active Microsoft certifications in the relevant CSA domainrequired(e.g. SC-200, AZ-305, MB-700, MS-721 depending on studio)

• Experience in a productized or fixed-scope delivery model –designing within bundle parameters, not always from a blank sheet

• Mid-marketdelivery experiencepreferred; comfortable with faster cycles and leaner governance than large enterprise