<b>Overview</b><br><p>The Architect role in Solution Architecture involves gathering insights about client business and technical requirements to propose viable solutions based on Microsoft technologies. The role includes acting as a customer advocate, leveraging existing architecture approaches, and applying technical knowledge to meet clients' needs and resolve technical constraints. Architects assess and build clients' technical capabilities, lead technical activities for building solutions, and support pre-sales, post-sales, and implementation for client projects. They contribute to the design, build, and deployment of proof of concepts (POCs) and pilots, applying methodology and governance to minimize risks and manage quality assurance. Additionally, they act as trusted advisors by building relationships, challenging others, and demonstrating Microsoft's value proposition.<br><br></p><br><br><b>Responsibilities</b><br><div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Understanding Customer Technical Environment</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="19" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Engage business sponsors, product owners, Enterprise Architects, Security, and Operations leaders to frame outcomes and define the target agentic scenarios. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="19" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Assess customer AI readiness across identity, data, security/compliance, and operating model; identify gaps to unlock Copilot and agent adoption at scale. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="19" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Identify industry and technology trends including AI adoption patterns, Low</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Code modernization, Copilot usage, GitHub Copilot assisted development, and data readiness to influence solution architecture direction.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="19" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Translate business requirements into end-to-end solution options across Power Platform, Azure, and Microsoft 365 Copilot/Copilot Studio extensibility.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="19" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Socialize solution approaches with customers, validating feasibility, operating impact, scalability, and change management required for Copilot and agent rollouts.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="6" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="19" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Maintain an iterative feedback loop with Product Engineering and internal communities to relay field insights that shape M365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform capabilities for agentic engagements.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="7" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="19" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Partner with account and delivery teams to shape the solution play, refine estimates, adjust pre</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">sales solution components, govern scope changes, and position technical risks for agentic AI adoption.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">.</span><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Architecture Design and Deployment</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div></div><div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Apply structured delivery methodologies (Agile/Iterative/Hybrid) and reference architectures to design scalable Copilot and agentic solutions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Own and maintain architectural documentation, including agent design specs, integration contracts, and operational runbooks.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Define and communicate end-to-end architecture with traceability from business outcomes to agent behaviors, tools, data grounding, quality attributes, and compliance controls.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Lead cost- and technology-based discussions to assess feasibility, deployment options (cloud/edge), scale, and customer appetite for agentic innovation.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Apply business value principles prioritizing ROI, productivity, adoption/usage intensity, and long-term operational efficiency.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="6" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Partner with the Project Manager to drive governance across design, build, testing, deployment, pilots, and scale-out of Copilot and agent capabilities.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="7" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Validate delivered business value (revenue enablement, productivity uplift, customer/employee experience improvement, cost savings) and connect outcomes to telemetry and adoption signals.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="8" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Direct development and execution of test strategies (functional, security, privacy, and AI evaluations) to prove requirement compliance and support remediation and sign-off.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Collaborate with bid teams to prepare costed, traceable solution approaches with trade-offs, AI risk posture, and clear positions on responsible AI.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="10" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Lead implementation with the Project Manager, establishing quality standards, release planning, and operational transition for agentic workloads.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="11" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Highlight invalidated assumptions and drive refinements through structured change control and continuous learning from production usage.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">AI, Copilot, Low</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Code, and Agent Extensibility</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="12" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Establish enterprise-grade architecture to support scaled Copilot and agent deployments.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="13" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Design Copilot extensibility solutions with secure data access patterns and clear user/agent experience flows. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="14" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Use Copilot Studio to build and manage agents (topics/actions, orchestration, channels, monitoring) for customer productivity improvement and business process transformation.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="15" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="5" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Apply GitHub Copilot to accelerate engineering, enforce secure coding and quality, and improve delivery velocity for agentic solutions.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Practice Development</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="97" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Continuously evaluate and evolve architectural approaches based on field learnings, product roadmap, and responsible AI guidance to maintain a high quality IP portfolio.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="97" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Drive reuse of IP across pre-sales and delivery to accelerate pipeline, improve quality, and standardize agentic delivery practices. Drive reuse of IP across pre</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">sales and delivery engagements.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-listid="21" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Contribute to internal and external Microsoft professional communities by sharing patterns, learnings, and reusable agent/Copilot assets.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div></div><div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Trusted Advisor</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="22" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Build strong networks and influence across customer and internal teams to remove barriers and accelerate Copilot and agent adoption.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="22" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Stay current on Microsoft’s AI Business Solutions strategy and communicate platform direction across M365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, Power Platform, and Azure.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="22" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Act as the technical conscience balancing customer expectations with feasibility, security, privacy, and responsible AI practices.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Thought Leadership</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="23" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Share insights, reusable patterns, and strategic guidance for Copilot and agentic architectures across global communities.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="23" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Mentor technical talent on agentic design patterns, Power Platform governance, Copilot extensibility, and responsible AI engineering. </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Pre</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Sales</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="24" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Discover customer priorities and pain points to shape Copilot and agentic solution plays that deliver measurable business outcomes.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="24" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Propose architectures and roadmaps with clear assumptions for data readiness, identity/permissions, integrations, and AI risk controls.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="24" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Support Sales teams in winning and expanding enterprise engagements by leading with Copilot and Agents as the transformation entry point.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="24" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Own technical estimates and delivery approach for agentic engagements using proven, experience</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">based estimation methods and reusable accelerators.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Solution Delivery</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="25" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Guide Low</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Code / No</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Code AI adoption across Power Platform and Copilot-</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">enabled development to accelerate business process transformation.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="25" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Lead governance and deployment of Copilot Studio agents ensuring security, responsible AI, connector controls, and data boundary alignment.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="25" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Deliver custom Microsoft 365 Copilot extensions using approved SDKs, plugins/connectors, automation frameworks, and secure data access patterns.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="25" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Apply engineering excellence and DevOps practices (CI/CD, quality gates, automation, observability) using Azure DevOps and GitHub.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="25" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Guide sprint/iteration planning, dependency mapping, and end</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">to</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">end release alignment to move from pilots to scaled production adoption.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Quality Assurance</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="26" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Review solutions for requirement fidelity, security/privacy posture, responsible AI compliance technical quality, best</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">practice alignment, and operational readiness</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div></div><div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="26" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Provide advisory guidance for Copilot and agent architecture, design, and delivery execution.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="26" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Enforce best practices for Copilot Studio agent lifecycle management, grounding strategies, evaluations, and monitoring for continuous improvement .</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div></div><br><br><b>Qualifications</b><br><div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Required/Minimum Qualifications</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="27" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 14+ years in technology solutions, architecture, consulting, or specialized technical domains (e.g., Security).</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">OR</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559685":720}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="27" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Master’s degree in related field AND 12+ years in technology solutions, architecture, consulting, or specialized technical domains.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">OR</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559685":720}"> </span></p></div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Equivalent experience.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335559685":720}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="27" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Experience with a Global Systems Integrator, IT Vendor, or Microsoft Partner delivering enterprise</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">scale Microsoft Business Applications.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="27" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Strong hands</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">on background in Business Applications and CRM solution delivery across medium to large enterprises.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="none">Additional or Preferred Qualifications</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">End</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">to</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">End IT / Low Code Business Applications Delivery</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="28" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Expertise across the full lifecycle of IT Solutions Delivery: Estimation, Proposal Development, Requirements, Business Process Modelling, Design, Development, Testing, Deployment, and Operations.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="28" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Proven delivery experience on Power Platform, M365, Copilot Studio solutions across industries.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="30" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Experience building or extending solutions using M365 Copilot and hands on Copilot Studio expertise.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="30" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Proficiency using GitHub Copilot or similar tools to accelerate solution development, improve engineering productivity, maintain coding standards, and support modern DevOps workflows.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Architecture, Design & Technical Leadership</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="31" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Strong capability in Low Code architecture covering: </span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="2" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="31" data-font="Courier New" data-leveltext="o" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Copilot Studio, Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Dataverse</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div></div><div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="2" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="31" data-font="Courier New" data-leveltext="o" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Environment strategy, DLP, governance frameworks</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="2" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="31" data-font="Courier New" data-leveltext="o" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">ALM and solution structuring</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="2" data-aria-posinset="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="31" data-font="Courier New" data-leveltext="o" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Enterprise maturity model implementation</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="18" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Hands</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">on experience implementing and leading architecture & solution design efforts in one or more of the following:</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="2" data-aria-posinset="1" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="18" data-font="Courier New" data-leveltext="o" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Power Platform (Apps, Automate, Pages, Dataverse)</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="2" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="18" data-font="Courier New" data-leveltext="o" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">M365 extensibility and Copilot</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">enabled experiences</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="2" data-aria-posinset="3" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="18" data-font="Courier New" data-leveltext="o" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Low Code AI Solutions based on Copilot Studio or similar solutions</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="2" data-aria-posinset="4" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="18" data-font="Courier New" data-leveltext="o" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Azure integrations, Logic Apps, Functions, API Management</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: circle;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="2" data-aria-posinset="5" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":1440,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Courier New","469769242":[9675],"469777803":"left","469777804":"o","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="18" data-font="Courier New" data-leveltext="o" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Security, Compliance, Identity, and Responsible AI</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div><div><ul style="list-style-type: disc;" role="list"><li role="listitem" data-aria-level="1" data-aria-posinset="2" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":720,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"multilevel"}" data-listid="18" data-font="Symbol" data-leveltext="" aria-setsize="-1"><p><span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to influence without authority across global, multi</span>‑<span xml:lang="EN-US" data-contrast="auto">geography delivery models.</span><span data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></p></li></ul></div></div> <br><p>This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.</p><br><hr><br><p>Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about <a href="https://careers.microsoft.com/v2/global/en/accessibility.html"><b><u>requesting accommodations.</u></b></a></p>
