About the company
This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Copilot Studio Architect-Microsoft Services Consulting based in Canada.
Responsibilities
- AI & Solution Architecture: Design end-to-end enterprise copilot solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio, creating scalable conversational, integration, data, and orchestration architectures aligned with client objectives.
- Azure AI Architecture: Leverage Azure AI Foundry for model selection, evaluation, orchestration, grounding, and AI lifecycle management while establishing reusable frameworks for multi-copilot environments.
- Enterprise Integration: Architect integrations across Power Platform, Microsoft 365, Dataverse, Power Automate, and enterprise applications such as ERP, CRM, HRIS, and ITSM platforms.
- Data & API Strategy: Design secure API, connector, and data-grounding approaches using both structured and unstructured information, supported by Azure services such as Functions, Logic Apps, API Management, and Storage.
- Security & Governance: Define governance models covering environments, DLP policies, permissions, lifecycle management, monitoring, logging, telemetry, and AI evaluation while ensuring compliance with security, privacy, and regulatory requirements.
- Identity & Access: Develop authentication and authorization strategies using Microsoft Entra ID and broader Microsoft security capabilities.
- Client Advisory: Partner with executive and technical stakeholders to identify valuable AI use cases, develop adoption roadmaps, and translate business priorities into practical AI architectures.
- Workshops & Technical Leadership: Lead discovery workshops, architecture reviews, technical design sessions, and client presentations while mentoring both client and internal delivery teams.
- Delivery & Optimization: Oversee solution build, testing, deployment, and post-production improvement, including performance tuning, prompt refinement, accuracy enhancement, grounding, and enterprise rollout support.
Requirements
- Architecture Experience: 5+ years of experience in solution, platform, enterprise, or comparable architecture roles, ideally within consulting, systems integration, or professional services environments.
- Copilot Studio Expertise: Proven hands-on experience designing and delivering enterprise solutions with Microsoft Copilot Studio.
- Azure AI Foundry: Practical experience with Azure AI Foundry, including model selection, evaluation, orchestration, and grounding.
- Power Platform: Deep knowledge of Power Platform architecture and governance, with experience across relevant Microsoft services and enterprise environments.
- AI & LLM Knowledge: Strong understanding of conversational AI, large language models, prompt engineering, responsible AI, model evaluation, and risk mitigation.
- Integration Skills: Experience connecting enterprise systems through APIs, connectors, and hybrid cloud architectures.
- Microsoft Ecosystem: Solid knowledge of Microsoft 365, Dataverse, identity, authentication, authorization, and enterprise security concepts.
- OpenAI & Azure OpenAI: Experience working with OpenAI models or APIs and/or Azure OpenAI Service is highly valuable.
- Enterprise AI Delivery: Background implementing enterprise chatbots, AI platforms, or other production-grade AI solutions is a strong advantage.
- Consulting & Communication: Excellent client-facing, presentation, facilitation, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to communicate complex technical concepts clearly to both technical and executive audiences.
- Certifications: Microsoft certifications such as Power Platform Solution Architect, Azure Architect, or AI Engineer are advantageous.
- Mindset: Strategic, hands-on, collaborative, and comfortable taking ownership of complex technical challenges while guiding others toward successful outcomes.
Conditions
- Competitive Compensation: Base salary range of $140,000–$180,000 USD, with Canadian compensation varying by location.
- Fully Remote: Work remotely from the United States or Canada with flexible work arrangements.
- Healthcare Coverage: Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, with 100% of employee medical premiums covered.
- Paid Time Off: Generous and flexible PTO designed to support work-life balance.
- Retirement Benefits: Retirement plan options to support long-term financial planning.
- Professional Development: Ongoing training and opportunities to expand your technical and consulting expertise.
- Wellness Support: Access to wellness initiatives designed to support employee well-being.
- Inclusive Culture: A collaborative environment that values diversity, inclusion, continuous learning, and different perspectives.
- Growth Opportunities: The chance to work on forward-looking AI initiatives and solve complex enterprise technology challenges with a broad range of clients.