Associate Manager, AI & Agentic Engineering - AIOps/LLMOps Engineer

Help shape how enterprise AI runs in the real world. As an AIOps/LLMOps Engineer, you'll build the automation, observability, and operational foundations that move generative AI solutions from promising prototypes to reliable production services on Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Foundry.

Come Join Us

You'll work hands-on across AI applications, models, data, cloud infrastructure, and operations. You will partner with architects and engineering teams to create secure, scalable delivery patterns, improve reliability and cost, and continuously raise the quality of AI services. If your experience spans some, but not all, of these areas, we still encourage you to apply.

What you'll do

• Build and operate reusable AIOps and LLMOps capabilities for enterprise AI solutions using Microsoft Foundry, Azure Machine Learning, and related Azure services.
• Automate the lifecycle of models, prompts, agents, retrieval components, datasets, evaluations, and deployment configurations.
• Create production automation using Python, PowerShell, Bash, C#, TypeScript, APIs, and infrastructure as code.
• Implement CI/CD, testing, environment promotion, approvals, rollback, versioning, and traceability through Azure DevOps and/or GitHub Actions.
• Establish observability for AI quality, reliability, performance, cost, safety, and business outcomes using tools such as Azure Monitor, Application Insights, OpenTelemetry, and MLflow.
• Diagnose production issues and improve service health through alerts, runbooks, incident response, capacity planning, resiliency, and cost optimization.
• Apply security, identity, data protection, responsible AI, content safety, auditability, and governance controls.
• Collaborate across AI, data, application, cloud, security, and service management teams to transition solutions into supportable production services.

. Skills and experience

• Minimum of 3+ years of experience in AI, Data, cloud engineering, platform engineering, DevOps, MLOps, or consulting roles.
• Minimum of 2+ years of hands-on experience deploying or operating AI/ML or generative AI solutions using Microsoft Foundry/Azure AI Foundry, Azure Machine Learning, or comparable platforms.
• Strong software development and automation skills in Python, PowerShell, Bash, C#, TypeScript, or a comparable language.
• Practical experience with DevOps, MLOps, site reliability engineering, cloud operations, or production application support.
• Working knowledge of AI lifecycle practices, including CI/CD, versioning, evaluation, observability, reliability, cost management, responsible AI, and incident response.
• Experience with Azure cloud services, APIs, Git, automated testing, infrastructure as code, application monitoring, identity, and secure cloud development.

About you Professional Skills • Highly organized with strong problem-solving and analytical capabilities • Ability to collaborate effectively across diverse, matrixed teams and global environments • Strong communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build trust and credibility with stakeholders • Demonstrated ability to operate both strategically and tactically, balancing big-picture thinking with technical execution • Commitment to innovation, continuous learning, and delivering high-quality client outcomes

Preferred Qualifications • Microsoft certification in Azure AI, Azure DevOps, Azure administration, or a related area • Experience in management consulting and/or systems integration environments • Experience with containers and cloud-native platforms such as Azure Kubernetes Service, Kubernetes, Docker, or Azure Container Apps • Experience with AI evaluation, tracing, telemetry, content safety, responsible AI, and production support models • Experience implementing infrastructure as code with Bicep, Terraform, ARM templates, or comparable technologies • Strong communication, stakeholder management, and client-facing skills, with an interest in turning complex operational problems into scalable solutions Skills and experience Job Requirements • Avanade promotes a client-centric, flexible work environment. This role may periodically require work during evenings and/or weekends to support project deliverables, client needs, or operational priorities. • Travel may be required based on client demand.

Compensation, Benefits, and Required Disclosures Compensation at Avanade varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Avanade provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

We anticipate this job posting will be posted until 12/31/2026.

Avanade offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.

See more information on our benefits here:Benefits and Total Rewards | Avanade United States

California - $96,000 - $156,730 Cleveland - $96,000 - $136,000 Colorado - $96,000 - $147,000 District of Columbia - $110,200 - $156,730 Illinois - $96,000 - $147,000 Maine - $96,000 - $136,000 Maryland - $96,000- $156,730 Massachusetts - $110,200 - $156,730 Minnesota - $96,000 - $136,000 New York / New Jersey - $118,000 - $167,633 Virginia - $96,000 - $136,000 Washington - $96,000 - $156,730

Additional Information

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