R00369440 Applications Manager

We are seeking an Application Manager for Avanade’s Application Practice to connect business development, consulting delivery and engineering capability. This is a client-facing practice management role—not primarily an internal application-owner position. The manager leads software teams delivering application consulting, custom development and modernization engagements, while supporting presales, go-to-market (GTM) activities and application managed services.

Presales and Solution Development Partner with sales and account teams to qualify application consulting, development, modernization and managed-services opportunities and understand client business outcomes.

Responsibilities

• The successful candidate will translate client needs into credible solutions and proposals, mobilize delivery teams, govern execution and develop engineering talent.
• Working with practice leadership, sales, account teams, architects and delivery managers, the role balances client outcomes, technical quality, commercial commitments, team capacity and capability growth across the application lifecycle.
• Key Responsibilities 1.
• Lead discovery workshops, application assessments and solution shaping; define scope, delivery approach, architecture options, assumptions, dependencies and risks with solution architects.
• Coordinate estimates, staffing models, delivery schedules, cost inputs and statements of work; support proposal preparation, RFP responses, demonstrations and client presentations.
• Validate solution feasibility and delivery commitments through appropriate reviews, and ensure a clear handover from presales to delivery.
• 2.
• Consulting Delivery and Engagement Management Lead or oversee application consulting and software delivery engagements from discovery and mobilization through build, testing, release, acceptance and transition.
• Work with delivery managers and client stakeholders to govern scope, milestones, budgets, dependencies, risks, change requests and contractual commitments.
• Coordinate business analysts, architects, software engineers, quality engineers, DevOps specialists and distributed delivery teams with clear ownership and escalation paths.
• Maintain delivery reporting, quality gates and client communications; resolve blockers and support project recovery while protecting agreed business outcomes.
• 3.
• Development and Modernization Guide teams delivering custom applications, digital products, APIs and integrations, using Microsoft Azure and appropriate engineering technologies for the client solution.
• Lead application assessments and modernization roadmaps covering rationalization, cloud migration, replatforming, refactoring, replacement and retirement.
• Ensure engineering practices include secure design, code review, automated testing, CI/CD, observability, accessibility and non-functional requirements. overn architecture decisions, technical debt, release readiness, rollback plans and reusable delivery assets with architecture, security and operations stakeholders.
• 4.
• Managed Services, Security and Operational Readiness Shape application managed-services scope, support models, service levels and transition plans during solutioning and delivery, with the relevant service teams.
• Ensure implementation-to-operations handover includes documentation, monitoring, runbooks, knowledge transfer, support ownership and recovery requirements.
• Oversee service reviews and incident, problem, change and release governance for engagements within the role’s remit; prioritize automation and continual improvement.
• Embed security, privacy, compliance and resilience requirements in client solutions; coordinate risk reviews, audit evidence and remediation with accountable stakeholders.
• 5.
• Go-to-Market and Practice Commercial Management Contribute to Application Practice GTM plans, offerings and value propositions for consulting, application development, modernization and managed services.
• Work with sales, account teams, marketing and relevant alliance teams to develop campaigns, client workshops, demonstrations and opportunity follow-up.
• Create reusable proposal content, reference architectures, accelerators and approved case studies; share delivery insights to strengthen market positioning.
• Support pipeline reviews, demand forecasting, utilization and engagement financial tracking; flag delivery capacity, cost and commercial risks to practice leadership.
• 6.
• People and Software-Team Managem ent Manage assigned engineers and software teams, including regular one-to-ones, career development, coaching and coordination of the established people-management processes.
• Plan staffing, skills coverage, allocation, onboarding and succession with practice and delivery leaders; match team capabilities to engagement needs.
• Provide clear delivery responsibilities and technical leadership through engineering leads; foster collaboration across local, offshore and partner teams.
• Support recruitment and technical interviews, sustainable workloads, inclusive teamwork and early resolution of delivery impediments.
• Internal Engineer Training and Practice Enablement Maintain an engineer capability-development plan aligned to application consulting, development, modernization and managed-services demand.
• Organize internal training, hands-on labs, mentoring, certifications and knowledge-sharing sessions covering Azure application development, architecture, secure engineering, DevOps and modernization.
• Build communities of practice and reusable learning assets; capture lessons from engagements and embed them in delivery standards and onboarding.
• Track training participation, certification progress and practical application of learning; coordinate protected learning time with delivery commitments. .
• Key Qualifications and Experience Minimum 7 years of experience in application consulting, software engineering, application development or modernization, including leadership of delivery teams or client engagements.
• Demonstrated delivery of client-facing application projects in a consulting or technology-services environment, with responsibility for scope, quality, risks and stakeholder relationships.
• Strong understanding of application architecture, software development lifecycle, APIs, databases, integrations, cloud-native patterns and non-functional requirements.
• Experience in presales or solution shaping, including discovery, estimation, proposals, delivery planning and transition from sales to execution.
• Strong client communication, consulting, prioritization, resource planning and engagement commercial-management skills; ability to contribute to GTM and practice growth.

Requirements

• Experience managing software teams and developing engineers through coaching, mentoring, structured learning and career-development conversations.
• Practical knowledge of Microsoft Azure and modern application engineering, including CI/CD, automated testing, secure development and hybrid integration.
• Understanding of application managed services, operational readiness, IT service management and security, risk and compliance obligations.
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, Business or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.

Preferred

• Technical Knowledge Application consulting, discovery, solution estimation and agile delivery governance Microsoft Azure application services and cloud-native or hybrid architectures
• Azure DevOps, GitHub and equivalent source-control, CI/CD and delivery-management tooling
• Observability using Azure Monitor, Application Insights or equivalent platforms
• Secure software engineering, identity, access, secrets management and vulnerability remediation Application modernization assessment, migration patterns, resilience and performance engineering
• Custom application development, APIs, integration platforms, databases and containers Application managed services, FinOps, reusable accelerators and engineer enablement
• Certifications Relevant Microsoft Azure developer or solution architect certifications
• Relevant DevOps, software engineering or application security certifications .