Associate Manager, Technical Advisory

Avanade Company • Houston, TX

1d • Onsite

About The Position

Avanade Inc. seeks Senior Consultants, Technical Advisory in Houston, TX to play an integral part in defining how Avanade views and perceives the marketplace in categories for which we offer Advisory services to our clients. In this role, you will operate within teams to assess the client Infrastructure environment (current issues, standards, technology, tooling, processes, capabilities, operating model and ongoing transformation); support teams to create the future state IT infrastructure strategy that addresses all stakeholder agreed issues and change requirements, taking into account business strategy, guiding principles and ongoing transformation projects; design customer flows/customer journey analysis; apply knowledge of business models, business and consumer technologies for implementation plans/IT improvement approaches and research methods; support vendor selection and procurement engagements by providing a mix of technical and analytical expertise to build requirements; coordinate with work efforts on a variety of projects, which includes information gathering used to evaluate client business environments and economic factors; and provide pre-sales support which consists of understanding client requirements, building proposals, building statements of work, and creating effort and resourcing plans. Periodic travel to client sites (domestic) is expected up to 80% of the time. Must live w/in reasonable commuting distance of Houston, TX.

Requirements

• At least a bachelor’s degree, or its foreign equivalent, in Computer Science, Computer Applications, Information Technology, or related technical field
• At least five (5) years of experience as a Senior Consultant, Technical Advisory, or in a similar role delivering IT advisory solutions to clients operating within the energy sector or on energy-related initiatives
• 5 years of experience in business analysis and financial reporting, including interpreting business models, collecting requirements, designing solutions, and collaborating with developers to implement them
• 5 years of experience in procurement and contract assurance, covering full procurement cycles, response management, technical and non-technical contract assurance, and infrastructure solution deployment
• 5 years of experience utilizing Energy Management software and Commodity Trading and Risk Management (CTRM) systems using D365 Finance, Azure, and/or Endur
• 5 years of experience in IT infrastructure and cloud services, including lifecycle support, Azure DevOps, Microsoft Power Platform, and ServiceNow
• 5 years of experience using cloud services, including solution development, system integration, and performance optimization across enterprise environments
• 5 years of experience leading global teams, including onshore/offshore coordination and facilitating project work across international stakeholders
• 5 years of experience communicating complex technical concepts, including presenting creative solutions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders and identifying system performance improvements

Responsibilities

• Operate within teams to assess the client Infrastructure environment (current issues, standards, technology, tooling, processes, capabilities, operating model and ongoing transformation)
• Support teams to create the future state IT infrastructure strategy that addresses all stakeholder agreed issues and change requirements, taking into account business strategy, guiding principles and ongoing transformation projects
• Design customer flows/customer journey analysis
• Apply knowledge of business models, business and consumer technologies for implementation plans/IT improvement approaches and research methods
• Support vendor selection and procurement engagements by providing a mix of technical and analytical expertise to build requirements
• Coordinate with work efforts on a variety of projects, which includes information gathering used to evaluate client business environments and economic factors
• Provide pre-sales support which consists of understanding client requirements, building proposals, building statements of work, and creating effort and resourcing plans

Benefits

• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• Life coverage
• Long-term disability coverage
• 401(k) plan
• Bonus opportunities
• Paid holidays
• Paid time off

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior