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The Agentic AI Engineer designs, develops, integrates, and operationalizes enterprise AI agents using Microsoft Foundry and Microsoft Copilot Studio. This role combines software engineering, generative AI, workflow automation, data integration, and technical architecture skills to build AI solutions capable of reasoning over enterprise information, interacting with business systems, orchestrating multi-step processes, and taking actions on behalf of users.
Come Join Us
The engineer will work across both pro-code and low-code agent development patterns, selecting the appropriate approach based on solution complexity, integration requirements, extensibility, security, governance, and user experience. The role is expected to develop sophisticated agent capabilities in Microsoft Foundry while also leveraging Copilot Studio for Microsoft 365-centric experiences, workflow-oriented agents, and rapid enterprise solutions.
- Design and develop enterprise-grade agentic AI solutions using Microsoft Foundry and Microsoft Copilot Studio.
- Build AI agents that combine large language models, enterprise knowledge, business rules, APIs, tools, and workflow automation.
- Develop pro-code AI solutions using Python, C#, and/or TypeScript, Microsoft Foundry SDKs, REST APIs, and related Azure services.
- Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions using enterprise data and search/indexing technologies such as Azure AI Search.
- Design grounding strategies that enable agents to securely retrieve and reason over structured and unstructured enterprise information.
- Build integrations between AI agents and enterprise applications, APIs, MCP servers, data platforms, Microsoft 365 services, and business processes.
- Implement agent tools and actions that allow agents to perform controlled operations against external systems.
- Develop multi-agent and agent-to-agent orchestration patterns for complex business scenarios.
- Build Copilot Studio agents incorporating knowledge sources, instructions, actions, workflows, connectors, and enterprise integrations.
- Integrate Copilot Studio experiences with more advanced AI capabilities implemented in Microsoft Foundry where appropriate.
- Design prompts, system instructions, tool definitions, grounding strategies, and orchestration logic that produce reliable agent behavior.
- Implement evaluation approaches for measuring agent accuracy, groundedness, relevance, task completion, and overall solution quality.
- Diagnose issues involving prompts, retrieval, context, model responses, API integrations, agent orchestration, and workflow execution.
- Implement appropriate security, identity, access control, data protection, responsible AI, and governance patterns for enterprise agent solutions.
- Establish development practices supporting source control, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, monitoring, and lifecycle management of AI solutions.
- Collaborate with solution architects, data engineers, application developers, business stakeholders, and security teams to translate business processes into deployable AI solutions.
- Develop prototypes and proofs of concept and mature successful concepts into supportable production solutions.
- 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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of 3+ years of experience in AI, Data, or consulting roles.
- Minimum of 2+ years Hands-on experience developing solutions using Microsoft Foundry/Azure AI Foundry and/or Microsoft Copilot Studio.
- Minimum of 3+ years Strong software development skills in Python, C#, TypeScript, or a comparable language.
- Minimum of 3+ years Practical experience developing solutions using large language models and generative AI.
- Minimum of 2+ years Understanding of agentic AI concepts including:
- Agent orchestration
- Tool and function calling
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation
- Context management
- Prompt and instruction design
- Agent memory and state
- Multi-step reasoning and workflows
- Multi-agent architectures
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- Minimum of 1 year Experience integrating applications through REST APIs, SDKs, MCP servers, connectors, or similar integration technologies.
- Minimum of 3+ years Experience working with structured and unstructured enterprise data.
- Minimum of 3+ years Understanding of authentication, authorization, identity, secrets management, and secure application development.
- Minimum of 3+ years Experience troubleshooting AI applications across the model, retrieval, orchestration, integration, and application layers.
- Minimum of 3+ years Familiarity with DevOps and software engineering practices including Git, automated testing, CI/CD, and application monitoring.
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.
California - $96,000 - $156,730
Cleveland - $96,000 - $136,287
Colorado - $96,000 - $147,190
District of Columbia - $110,200 - $156,730
Illinois - $103,612 - $147,190
Maine - $96,000 - $136,287
Maryland - $96,000 - $156,730
Massachusetts - $110,200 - $156,730
Minnesota - $96,000 - $136,287
New York / New Jersey - $118,000 - $167,000
Virginia - $96,000 - $136,287
Washington - $96,000 - $156,730
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.
Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.
Avanade is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.
Please read Avanade's Hiring and Privacy Statement for more information on how we process your data during the Recruiting and Hiring process.
ABOUT AVANADE
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!
Create a future for our people that focuses on
- Expanding your thinking
- Experimenting courageously
- Learning and pivoting
Inspire greatness in our people by
- Empowering every voice
- Encouraging boldness
- Celebrating progress
Accelerate the impact of our people by
- Amazing the client
- Prioritizing what matters
- Acting as one
We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Avanade believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities, and we do not discriminate against our employees, applicants, or job seekers because of their race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or any other protect group status as defined by law.
INTRODUCTION
The Agentic AI Engineer designs, develops, integrates, and operationalizes enterprise AI agents using Microsoft Foundry and Microsoft Copilot Studio. This role combines software engineering, generative AI, workflow automation, data integration, and technical architecture skills to build AI solutions capable of reasoning over enterprise information, interacting with business systems, orchestrating multi-step processes, and taking actions on behalf of users.
Come Join Us
The engineer will work across both pro-code and low-code agent development patterns, selecting the appropriate approach based on solution complexity, integration requirements, extensibility, security, governance, and user experience. The role is expected to develop sophisticated agent capabilities in Microsoft Foundry while also leveraging Copilot Studio for Microsoft 365-centric experiences, workflow-oriented agents, and rapid enterprise solutions.
- Design and develop enterprise-grade agentic AI solutions using Microsoft Foundry and Microsoft Copilot Studio.
- Build AI agents that combine large language models, enterprise knowledge, business rules, APIs, tools, and workflow automation.
- Develop pro-code AI solutions using Python, C#, and/or TypeScript, Microsoft Foundry SDKs, REST APIs, and related Azure services.
- Implement Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions using enterprise data and search/indexing technologies such as Azure AI Search.
- Design grounding strategies that enable agents to securely retrieve and reason over structured and unstructured enterprise information.
- Build integrations between AI agents and enterprise applications, APIs, MCP servers, data platforms, Microsoft 365 services, and business processes.
- Implement agent tools and actions that allow agents to perform controlled operations against external systems.
- Develop multi-agent and agent-to-agent orchestration patterns for complex business scenarios.
- Build Copilot Studio agents incorporating knowledge sources, instructions, actions, workflows, connectors, and enterprise integrations.
- Integrate Copilot Studio experiences with more advanced AI capabilities implemented in Microsoft Foundry where appropriate.
- Design prompts, system instructions, tool definitions, grounding strategies, and orchestration logic that produce reliable agent behavior.
- Implement evaluation approaches for measuring agent accuracy, groundedness, relevance, task completion, and overall solution quality.
- Diagnose issues involving prompts, retrieval, context, model responses, API integrations, agent orchestration, and workflow execution.
- Implement appropriate security, identity, access control, data protection, responsible AI, and governance patterns for enterprise agent solutions.
- Establish development practices supporting source control, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, monitoring, and lifecycle management of AI solutions.
- Collaborate with solution architects, data engineers, application developers, business stakeholders, and security teams to translate business processes into deployable AI solutions.
- Develop prototypes and proofs of concept and mature successful concepts into supportable production solutions.
- 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.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- Minimum of 3+ years of experience in AI, Data, or consulting roles.
- Minimum of 2+ years Hands-on experience developing solutions using Microsoft Foundry/Azure AI Foundry and/or Microsoft Copilot Studio.
- Minimum of 3+ years Strong software development skills in Python, C#, TypeScript, or a comparable language.
- Minimum of 3+ years Practical experience developing solutions using large language models and generative AI.
- Minimum of 2+ years Understanding of agentic AI concepts including:
- Agent orchestration
- Tool and function calling
- Retrieval-Augmented Generation
- Context management
- Prompt and instruction design
- Agent memory and state
- Multi-step reasoning and workflows
- Multi-agent architectures
- Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- Minimum of 1 year Experience integrating applications through REST APIs, SDKs, MCP servers, connectors, or similar integration technologies.
- Minimum of 3+ years Experience working with structured and unstructured enterprise data.
- Minimum of 3+ years Understanding of authentication, authorization, identity, secrets management, and secure application development.
- Minimum of 3+ years Experience troubleshooting AI applications across the model, retrieval, orchestration, integration, and application layers.
- Minimum of 3+ years Familiarity with DevOps and software engineering practices including Git, automated testing, CI/CD, and application monitoring.
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.
California - $96,000 - $156,730
Cleveland - $96,000 - $136,287
Colorado - $96,000 - $147,190
District of Columbia - $110,200 - $156,730
Illinois - $103,612 - $147,190
Maine - $96,000 - $136,287
Maryland - $96,000 - $156,730
Massachusetts - $110,200 - $156,730
Minnesota - $96,000 - $136,287
New York / New Jersey - $118,000 - $167,000
Virginia - $96,000 - $136,287
Washington - $96,000 - $156,730
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Equal Employment Opportunity Statement
All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by federal, state, or local law.
Job candidates will not be obligated to disclose sealed or expunged records of conviction or arrest as part of the hiring process.
Avanade is committed to providing veteran employment opportunities to our service men and women.
Please read Avanade's Hiring and Privacy Statement for more information on how we process your data during the Recruiting and Hiring process.
ABOUT AVANADE
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor, and guide you, and to lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact, and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!
Create a future for our people that focuses on
- Expanding your thinking
- Experimenting courageously
- Learning and pivoting
Inspire greatness in our people by
- Empowering every voice
- Encouraging boldness
- Celebrating progress
Accelerate the impact of our people by
- Amazing the client
- Prioritizing what matters
- Acting as one
We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Avanade believes that all persons are entitled to equal employment opportunities, and we do not discriminate against our employees, applicants, or job seekers because of their race, color, gender, religion, national origin, disability, veteran status, age, marital status, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, or any other protect group status as defined by law.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding Visa Sponsorship as an Associate AI Engineer
Frame your degree for specialty occupation
AI engineering roles require a directly related degree, not just any STEM field. A computer science or machine learning degree maps cleanly to the role; a general business degree won't. Pull the O*NET profile for your job title to confirm the qualifying degree fields before applying.
Target employers with active LCA history
Use Migrate Mate to find employers with verified LCA filing history for AI and software engineering roles. Active filers already have HR processes in place, which cuts weeks off your sponsorship timeline compared to approaching companies that have never filed before.
Check prevailing wage tiers before negotiating
Your employer's LCA must certify a wage at or above the DOL prevailing wage for your location and job title. Run the OFLC Wage Search for your metro area before you receive an offer so you know which wage level is realistic and can spot an underpayment early.
Time your STEM OPT extension around project milestones
STEM OPT gives you 24 extra months, but your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify and sign your training plan with USCIS. File the extension request 90 days before your OPT EAD expires and align the start date with a project cycle so onboarding doesn't stall mid-sprint.
Prepare your credential evaluation before job searching
If you completed a three-year bachelor's degree outside the U.S., get a credential evaluation from a NACES-member service before you apply. Consular officers and USCIS adjudicators both rely on these evaluations to confirm your degree is equivalent to a U.S. four-year bachelor's.
Clarify H-1B portability rules when switching roles
Once you're in H-1B status, you can start with a new employer as soon as the new I-129 petition is filed with USCIS, without waiting for approval. Confirm your new role still qualifies as a specialty occupation before the petition is submitted so the transition doesn't disrupt your status.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does an Associate AI Engineer role qualify as a specialty occupation for H-1B sponsorship?
Yes, Associate AI Engineer qualifies as a specialty occupation because the role normally requires at least a bachelor's degree in computer science, data science, or a directly related field. USCIS evaluates the specific job duties, not just the title, so your offer letter and employer documentation should describe duties that require theoretical and practical application of that degree.
Which visas can sponsor an Associate AI Engineer working in the U.S.?
H-1B is the most common path and covers all nationalities, though it's subject to an annual cap and selection process. Australian citizens can use the E-3, which has a separate cap that has never been exhausted. Chilean nationals can use the H-1B1 visa and Singaporean nationals have their own H-1B1 allocation. F-1 students can also work under OPT or STEM OPT while pursuing sponsorship.
How do I find employers actively sponsoring Associate AI Engineer roles?
Migrate Mate lists U.S. employers with verified sponsorship history for AI and software engineering roles, searchable by city and role type. Focusing on employers who have filed before saves significant time because their HR and legal teams already understand the LCA and I-129 process and are less likely to withdraw an offer partway through.
Can I use my STEM OPT to work as an Associate AI Engineer before my employer files for H-1B?
Yes, STEM OPT lets you work for up to 24 months beyond your initial 12-month OPT period as long as your employer is enrolled in E-Verify and signs your Form I-983 training plan. Your role and your degree's CIP code must have a direct relationship, and your compensation must be commensurate with similarly situated U.S. workers in that role.
Does a three-year international bachelor's degree support an H-1B petition for this role?
It can, but it requires a credential evaluation from a NACES-member service confirming equivalency to a U.S. four-year bachelor's degree in a relevant field. USCIS may also accept a combination of a three-year degree plus one or more years of graduate study or relevant work experience to establish the equivalent of a four-year U.S. degree for specialty occupation purposes.
What is the prevailing wage requirement for sponsored Associate AI Engineer jobs?
U.S. employers sponsoring a visa must pay at least the prevailing wage, which is what workers in the same role, area, and experience level typically earn. The Department of Labor sets this rate to make sure companies aren't hiring foreign workers simply because they'd accept lower pay than a U.S. worker. It varies by job title, location, and experience. You can look up current prevailing wage rates for any occupation and location using the OFLC Wage Search page.