Solutions Architect (Chicago)

Role : MS Copilot Studio Solution Architect & Governance Lead

Initial 3 months contract - If candidate performs well will be extended to next 6 to 12 months

Complete Onsite Role

Chicago IL

Any visa works - h1b also, c2c works

Need Architect level only 15+ years experience

Primary skills :

Demonstrated ability to build, deploy, and troubleshoot AI-powered assistant agents.

Microsoft Copilot Studio or Copilot Nexus

Power Platform Administration (Power Automate, Dataverse, Environment Management)

Copilot Solution Architecture & Enterprise Deployments

Security, DLP Policies & Microsoft Entra ID

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement Copilot Studio environment architecture, configuration, deployment, and migration strategies.
• Hands-on experience implementing governance through Power Platform DLP policies,
• Establish security, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), connector governance, access controls, and platform standards.
• Define and implement application lifecycle management (ALM), release management, monitoring, and reporting capabilities.
• Provide hands-on technical leadership, configuration, troubleshooting, and development of enterprise assistant agents or Copilot Nexus
• Evaluate Microsoft platform updates and help automate change-impact assessments, governance reviews, and release notifications.
• Guide the existing team on architecture decisions, Microsoft best practices, and the longer-term enterprise Copilot roadmap.

Must-Have Qualifications

• 8–10+ years of Microsoft technology experience, with strong hands-on expertise in Power Platform and Microsoft Copilot Studio.
• Proven experience architecting, configuring, and deploying Copilot Studio solutions in enterprise production environments.
• Strong knowledge of Power Platform Admin Center, Power Automate, Dataverse, environment management, and connector configuration.
• Hands-on experience implementing DLP policies, security controls, authentication, and Microsoft Entra ID integrations.
• Experience with ALM, CI/CD, solution deployment, environment migrations, and production support.
• Demonstrated ability to build, deploy, and troubleshoot AI-powered assistant agents.
• Strong stakeholder communication skills and ability to operate as both a solution architect and hands-on implementation lead.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft 365 Message Center, Microsoft Graph APIs, and automation of platform-change monitoring.
• Knowledge of Copilot licensing, credit consumption, capacity management, and usage governance.
• Familiarity with Azure AI services, Azure OpenAI, GitHub, and Azure DevOps.
• Understanding of GenAI, RAG, autonomous agents, and agent orchestration.
• Experience delivering enterprise AI solutions in healthcare or other regulated industries.
• Relevant Microsoft certifications, such as PL-600 or PL-400.