Copilot/AI Solutions Architect

We are seeking an experienced Microsoft Copilot Studio / Power Platform Solutions Architect to design, develop, and implement intelligent automation solutions, AI-powered copilots, and enterprise business applications using the Microsoft ecosystem. The ideal candidate will possess strong hands-on expertise in Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Automate, Power Apps, Dataverse, Microsoft Graph API, and Azure AI technologies, with experience building enterprise-grade integrations and Generative AI solutions. The role requires a combination of low-code/no-code development, software engineering, API integration, and AI application development skills.

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Key Responsibilities

Microsoft Copilot Studio Development

• Design, develop, extend, and maintain intelligent copilots using Microsoft Copilot Studio.

• Configure and optimize topics, entity extraction, actions, generative answers, and conversational flows.

• Develop custom extensions using Power Automate, APIs, and custom connectors.

• Integrate copilots with enterprise data sources including Dataverse, SharePoint, Microsoft Graph API, Azure Functions, and third-party platforms.

• Implement governance, security, and monitoring best practices for enterprise copilots.

Power Platform Engineering

• Design and develop Power Automate Cloud and Desktop Flows for business process automation.

• Develop Canvas Apps and Model-Driven Apps using Power Apps.

• Design and implement Dataverse data models, tables, relationships, business rules, calculated columns, and security roles.

• Apply Power Platform Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) practices using Azure DevOps and GitHub.

• Manage solution packaging, environment variables, connection references, deployments, and release management.

Enterprise Integrations & Connectors

• Develop and maintain integrations using:

o Microsoft Graph API

o REST APIs

o Azure Functions

o Dataverse

o SharePoint Online

o Custom Connectors

o Third-party platforms such as SAP, ServiceNow, Salesforce, and other enterprise systems

• Implement secure authentication using OAuth2, Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD), and API security best practices.

• Manage API throttling, monitoring, retry policies, and exception handling.

Generative AI & Prompt Engineering

• Design and optimize prompts, system instructions, and few-shot examples for LLM-powered copilots and agents.

• Build AI-powered solutions using Azure AI Foundry and Azure OpenAI services.

• Apply prompt engineering techniques and responsible AI guardrails.

• Develop Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) solutions using enterprise knowledge sources.

• Implement grounding strategies leveraging Dataverse, SharePoint, Graph API, and other enterprise repositories.

Microsoft Graph API Implementations

• Develop Graph-powered automations and copilots for:

o Microsoft 365 Users & Groups

o Outlook Mail & Calendar

o OneDrive & SharePoint Files

o Microsoft Teams & Channels

• Build intelligent business workflows using Graph API integrations within Power Automate and Copilot Studio.

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Required Skills

Primary Skills

• Strong hands-on experience with:

o Microsoft Copilot Studio

o Power Automate (Cloud & Desktop)

o Power Apps (Canvas & Model-Driven Apps)

o Microsoft Dataverse

• Experience integrating backend systems using:

o Microsoft Graph API

o Azure Functions

o Custom Connectors

o Dataverse

o REST APIs

o Third-party enterprise applications

Secondary Skills

• Experience building AI Agents and LLM-powered applications.

• Hands-on experience with:

o Azure AI Foundry

o Project Hubs

o Prompt Flows

o Model Evaluations

o Azure OpenAI

• Strong experience with Python and/or TypeScript for:

o Agent orchestration

o Function calling

o API integrations

• Advanced understanding of:

o Prompt Engineering

o System Prompts

o Few-shot Prompting

o AI Safety Guardrails

• Experience with Azure services such as:

o Azure AI Search

o Azure OpenAI

o Azure Functions

o Azure Storage

o Azure Key Vault

o Azure Event Grid

o Azure Service Bus

• Knowledge of:

o RAG Architecture

o Chunking Strategies

o Embeddings

o Hybrid Search

o Semantic Search

o Re-ranking Techniques

• Experience with:

o CI/CD Pipelines

o Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

o Observability & Monitoring

o Cost Optimization for AI workloads

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Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field.

• Microsoft certifications such as:

o PL-400 Power Platform Developer Associate

o PL-600 Power Platform Solution Architect Expert

o AI-102 Azure AI Engineer Associate

o Microsoft Copilot Studio certifications

• Experience delivering enterprise-scale automation and AI solutions.

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Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate combines Power Platform expertise with modern Generative AI capabilities, demonstrating hands-on experience delivering enterprise copilots, intelligent automation solutions, Graph API integrations, and LLM-powered applications. The successful candidate will be passionate about innovation, AI-driven productivity, and building scalable business solutions that deliver measurable business value.