Avanade
Avanade
Avanade provides cloud-based link management and digital connection tools for businesses. Its platform supports URL shortening, branded links, QR codes—including dynamic and GS1 Digital Link formats—mobile landing pages, digital business cards, UTM campaign tracking, link analytics, APIs, and integrations. These capabilities help marketing, developer, and customer service teams create, manage, and measure customer interactions across digital channels, with enterprise-focused security and compliance features.

Senior Technical Architect, Data & Knowledge Engineering – Avanade, Italy Hybrid

Join Avanade as a Technical Architect in a Microsoft-focused technology consulting environment. Design and deliver Lakehouse, analytics, and data governance solutions.

Description

  • Lead delivery streams by managing priorities, dependencies, sprints, releases, quality, and go-live activities
  • Translate architectural decisions into HLDs, LLDs, technical backlogs, and acceptance criteria
  • Design and deliver Lakehouse and analytics solutions using Databricks and/or Microsoft Fabric
  • Work hands-on with critical components including Spark, data pipelines, performance optimization, and semantic models
  • Deploy governed, operational solutions using Purview, Power BI, CI/CD, runbooks, and observability practices
  • Own release readiness through checklists, cutover plans, and go/no-go decisions with the PM or Delivery Lead
  • Manage post-go-live stabilization through incident response, troubleshooting, and remediation to reduce downtime and rework
  • Partner with Solution Architects to maintain alignment between design and implementation while managing trade-offs and risks
  • Support Solution Architects with architectural decisions, workshops, and technical governance
  • Strengthen expertise in design authority, architectural trade-offs, and stakeholder management

Requirements

  • At least 7 years of experience delivering Data and Analytics projects in cloud and/or hybrid environments, from delivery through go-live
  • Experience leading technical delivery across multiple streams, including dependency management, quality, releases, and stabilization
  • Strong experience with Databricks and/or Microsoft Fabric, including ingestion, transformation, orchestration, serving, and Lakehouse patterns
  • Proficiency with Power BI, including semantic models, DAX, performance, RLS/OLS security, lifecycle management, and publishing
  • Experience with data governance using Purview or equivalent tools, including cataloging, lineage, policies, data quality, and compliance
  • Hands-on skills in SQL, Python, Spark/PySpark, with Scala considered a plus, as well as performance tuning and troubleshooting
  • Experience with modern delivery practices such as Git, DataOps/CI/CD, development, test and production environments, automation, observability, cloud consumption estimation, and cost control
  • Experience managing post-go-live operations, including incidents, root-cause analysis, and remediation supported by runbooks and monitoring
  • Ownership of release readiness activities such as cutover planning, checklists, and go/no-go decisions, plus support for migration and rollout exercises
  • Collaborative and highly effective communicator who can facilitate technical decisions with IT and business stakeholders
  • Delivery-focused approach with the ability to turn architectures into robust, maintainable, and governed implementations
  • Proactive in promoting standards, best practices, and reuse
  • Innovative, results-oriented mindset with attention to performance, security, governance, and time to value
  • Technical leadership skills with clear prioritization, quality control, dependency management, and ongoing team support
  • Excellent English-language skills

Benefits

  • Targeted learning paths and continuous training
  • Preferred partnerships with Microsoft and other industry leaders
  • Opportunities to earn multiple certifications
  • Flexible and smart-working programs
  • Personalized benefits
  • Discounts and support services
  • Corporate well-being plans

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