Copilot Studio Architect-Microsoft Services Consulting

Job Type: FTE
Level: Senior
Department: AI Engineering
Location: Remote (US or Canada)
Rate: $140,000-$180,000 USD (rates vary in Canada)

Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Copilot Studio Architect to lead the design and delivery of enterprise-grade AI copilots for our clients using Microsoft Copilot Studio. This role is ideal for a hands-on architect who combines deep technical expertise with strong consulting skills to guide organizations through AI adoption at scale.
You will serve as a trusted advisor to enterprise stakeholders, shaping copilot strategies, defining architectures, and ensuring secure, compliant, and scalable implementations across Microsoft and third-party ecosystems.

Responsibilities
Architecture & Technical Leadership

- Architect end-to-end copilot solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio for enterprise environments

- Design scalable AI architectures leveraging Azure AI Foundry for model management, evaluation, orchestration, and grounding

- Define conversational, integration, and data architectures aligned with client business objectives

- Design multi-copilot ecosystems, orchestration patterns, and reusability frameworks

- Establish enterprise standards for prompts, topics, plugins, connectors, and actions

Enterprise Integration & Platform Design
- Lead integrations with Power Platform, Microsoft 365, Dataverse, Power Automate, and external enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, HRIS, ITSM)

- Design secure API and data-grounding strategies using structured and unstructured sources

- Collaborate on hybrid architectures leveraging Azure services such as Functions, Logic Apps, API Management, and Storage

Security, Governance & Compliance
- Define copilot governance models including environments, DLP policies, access controls, and lifecycle management

- Ensure compliance with enterprise security, privacy, and regulatory requirements

- Design authentication and authorization strategies using Entra ID (Azure AD)

- Establish monitoring, logging, telemetry, and AI evaluation standards

Consulting & Client Engagement
- Partner with executive stakeholders to identify high-value AI use cases and adoption roadmaps

- Lead discovery workshops, architecture reviews, and technical design sessions

- Translate business strategy into scalable copilot and AI platform architectures

- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to client and internal delivery teams

Delivery & Optimization
- Oversee build, testing, deployment, and post-production optimization

- Guide performance tuning, accuracy improvements, prompt refinement, and grounding strategies

- Support change management and enterprise rollout strategies

Qualifications
- 5+ years of experience in solution, platform, or enterprise architecture roles

- Proven experience designing and delivering solutions with Microsoft Copilot Studio

- Hands-on experience with Azure AI Foundry, including model selection, evaluation, orchestration, and grounding

- Deep expertise in Power Platform architecture and governance

- Strong understanding of conversational AI, LLMs, and prompt engineering at enterprise scale

- Experience integrating enterprise systems via APIs and connectors

- Solid knowledge of Microsoft 365, identity, and security concepts

- Excellent client-facing, presentation, and facilitation skills

Additional Knowledge & Skills
- Experience working directly with OpenAI models or APIs (e.g., GPT-based solutions)

- Experience with Azure OpenAI Service

- Background in enterprise chatbot or AI platform implementations

- Familiarity with responsible AI, model evaluation, and risk mitigation frameworks

- Microsoft certifications (Power Platform Solution Architect, Azure Architect, AI Engineer)

- Experience working in consulting, system integrators, or professional services firms

About the Company
Cyclotron is a Microsoft Solutions Partner focused on the modern workplace, data, and AI. We are dedicated to empowering clie