Sr. AI Governance Engineer

Role Description

Cyclotron’s AI Engineering team is hiring a Sr. AI Governance Engineer to own how our enterprise clients deploy, govern, and scale Microsoft AI and automation platforms. This is a hands-on, client-facing role where governance is the headline.

• Design and implement Power Platform and Copilot Studio governance frameworks for enterprise clients: environment strategy and segmentation, DLP and connector policy design (classic and advanced), Copilot/agent lifecycle governance, and security, compliance, and identity alignment (Entra ID, RBAC).
• Contribute to the definition of enterprise operating models, guardrails, and standards for AI and automation platforms.
• Assess client maturity and recommend future-state governance roadmaps aligned to business and risk goals; sequence the work so it is actually adoptable.
• Advise on best practices across Power Apps, Power Automate (cloud and desktop), Dataverse, Copilot Studio agents (build, deploy, monitor, manage), ALM strategies (solutions, pipelines, DevOps integration), and monitoring, auditing, and operational support models.
• Review and validate platform configurations for scalability, security, and compliance.
• Support solution architects and makers with governance-aligned design decisions.
• Act as a trusted advisor to clients, confidently discussing platform strategy, governance trade-offs, and risk implications with technical leads and executives alike.
• Lead or support governance workshops, discovery sessions, and executive briefings.
• Translate technical concepts into clear, business-friendly language for leadership and non-technical stakeholders.
• Contribute to client deliverables: governance decks, decision logs, intake forms, policy templates, and pragmatic recommendations.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of enterprise experience across Microsoft platform delivery, with meaningful time spent on Power Platform governance, administration, or architecture in a multi-environment, multi-business-unit context.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Platform: Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, and the Power Platform Admin Center (PPAC).
• Proven expertise in Power Platform governance: environment strategy, DLP policy design and enforcement, managed environments, solution ownership and access control models.
• Experience with Copilot Studio, including agent governance, publishing models, security considerations, and how agents interact with the broader Microsoft 365 surface.
• Solid understanding of identity, security, and compliance concepts: Entra ID, least privilege, conditional access, auditability.
• Comfortable engaging directly with clients and articulating strategy, risks, and recommendations to executive audiences.
• Familiarity with pro-code extensions to the Power Platform: Azure Functions, Logic Apps, custom connectors, Azure DevOps pipelines is a nice-to-have.
• Able to work remotely within the United States with reliable overlap for Eastern and Central business hours.
• Experience contributing to or standing up Center of Excellence (CoE) capabilities at real clients.
• Informed opinions on managed environments versus default, DLP policy design, and platform guardrails.
• Experience shipping Copilot Studio agents into regulated environments.
• Stay current with the platform: read Power Platform release plans, try features in preview.

Requirements

• Pro-code and Azure depth: Azure Functions, Logic Apps, custom connectors, API Management, Azure DevOps pipelines for Power Platform ALM.
• Hands-on experience with Azure AI services: Azure OpenAI, AI Foundry, AI Search.
• Microsoft Fabric and Dataverse-to-Fabric integration patterns.
• Experience with the Power Platform CoE Starter Kit and customizations on top of it.
• Consulting or professional-services experience, or prior work in a partner/ISV ecosystem.
• Track record of mentoring engineers, makers, or growing a practice.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package designed to support employees’ well-being and professional growth.
• Competitive health, dental, and vision insurance; 100% coverage of employee medical premiums.
• Generous and flexible paid time off (PTO) and retirement plan options.
• Ongoing training opportunities and flexible work arrangements.
• Robust wellness programs promoting work-life balance.

Company Description

Cyclotron is a Microsoft Solutions Partner focused on the modern workplace, data, and AI. We are dedicated to empowering clients to streamline operations and achieve their business goals. The company fosters a collaborative and inclusive environment, encouraging continuous learning and professional growth for its employees.