The Solution Area Lead Apps &

• 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.Key ResponsibilitiesPractice &

• Portfolio LeadershipDefine and execute the Apps &

• Infra practice strategy aligned to Microsoft Cloud (Azure) and Avanade offerings.Own the portfolio across App Modernization, Cloud Infrastructure, Platform Engineering/DevOps, Cloud Operations, and Security-by-design.Build repeatable offers, accelerators, reference architectures, and playbooks for faster, consistent delivery.Establish governance for quality, risk, compliance, delivery assurance, and reusable IP.Client Advisory &

• Architecture LeadershipAct as senior advisor to CIO/CTO/Heads of Engineering on:Application modernization (rehost/refactor/replatform/rebuild)Cloud landing zones and enterprise-scale platform designResiliency, performance, security, and compliance frameworksLead architecture and design reviews for large programs (multi-team, multi-region, regulated environments).Drive best practices across Azure Well-Architected, SRE principles, and modern engineering standards.Growth, Sales &

• Microsoft PartnershipOwn practice-level pipeline: identify opportunities, shape pursuits, and close deals.Lead pre-sales activities: solutioning, estimates, SoWs, proposals,



and executive presentations.Build and maintain solid relationships with Microsoft stakeholders; co-sell and co-innovate.Develop industry-specific value propositions and demonstrate ROI (cost optimization, time-to-market, resilience, security posture).Delivery &

• Program OversightProvide executive oversight for key accounts and programs; ensure delivery to scope, schedule, budget, and outcomes.Establish delivery metrics (velocity, quality, stability, availability, cost) and continuously improve.Sponsor complex migrations and transformations:Datacenter exit / cloud migrationHybrid/multi-cloud connectivityEnterprise DevSecOps rolloutsPeople Leadership &

• Capability BuildingBuild, mentor, and scale multi-disciplinary teams (architects, engineers, SRE, DevOps, cloud ops).Create career paths, skills matrices, learning plans, and certification targets.Drive hiring strategy and talent planning; build a strong bench and partner ecosystem.Microsoft-Centric Technical Scope (What you’re expected to be strong in)You don’t need to hands-on code daily, but you must be able to lead design decisions, challenge teams, and speak credibly with senior client stakeholders.Azure Cloud &





• InfrastructureAzure Landing Zones / enterprise-scale design (identity, network, security, governance)Hub-spoke, vWAN, Private Link, DNS, connectivity patternsAzure compute (VMs, AKS), storage, Azure SQL, PaaS patternsResilience and DR patterns, multi-region architecture, observabilityApplication ModernizationModernization strategies (6Rs), domain-driven modernization, microservices and event-driven design.NET modernization, containerization, API management patternsIntegration with Microsoft ecosystem (Entra ID, Key Vault, Service Bus/Event Hubs, Functions, Logic Apps)DevSecOps &

• Platform EngineeringGitHub / Azure DevOps, CI/CD, IaC (Terraform/Bicep), policy-as-codeSecure SDLC, secrets management, supply-chain securityDeveloper platform concepts (golden paths, reusable templates, inner-source

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📌 Solution Area Lead-Infrastructure/Azure Platform (Bengaluru)
🏢 Avanade
📍 Bengaluru