AI Architect CoPilot SME

Title: AI Architect CoPilot SME

Location: 100% Remote (EST Hours)

Duration: 9-12 Month Contract to Hire

Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

US Citizen and Green Card Holders are only preferred

Pathway to this role seems to be someone with a SharePoint Architecture background who then moved to Power Platform Architect and then took on CoPilot or someone came from AI/ML background and then became SME on CoPilot AI, so understands the Microsoft ecosystem and how it relates to AI.

Core Responsibilities

Subject Matter Expertise in AI within Power Platform:

• Deep understanding of Copilot Studio:
• Building, tuning, and training Copilot agents.
• Deploying agents and integrating them into applications.
• Managing issues like hallucination, model training, and data integration.
• Expertise in AI Builder:
• Integrating AI Builder for natural language processing (NLP) and document processing.
• Example: ingesting PDFs and extracting data into Dataverse for app use.
• Familiarity with native AI functions in Power Platform and their integration with apps.

Cross-Functional Support:

• Work across multiple development teams as an AI consultant and technical advisor.
• Participate in design sessions with customers when AI capabilities are needed.
• Provide governance and innovation guidance for AI adoption.

Hands-On Development:

• If AI workload is low, contribute to app development within Power Platform.
• Expected to have a developer or architect background, with AI expertise layered on top.

Customer & Leadership Engagement:

• Advise leadership and customers on AI innovation opportunities.
• Help define best practices for AI governance in government environments.

Required Skills & Experience

• Deep AI Knowledge in Power Platform:
• Copilot Studio (agent-driven AI).
• AI Builder (inline AI for apps).
• Integration Expertise:

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• How to connect AI tools with Dataverse, Power Apps, and Power Automate.
• Government/GCC Experience:
• Critical because AI features differ significantly between GCC and commercial environments.
• Technical Breadth:
• Likely candidates will have evolved from full-stack or SharePoint developers into Power Platform specialists who adopted AI tools.
• Soft Skills:
• Ability to consult, train teams, and communicate AI concepts clearly.

Strategic Importance

• Manager noted that Copilot Studio is the future direction for Microsoft AI within Power Platform.
• AI Builder came first, but Microsoft plans to merge many AI Builder features into Copilot Studio.
• Both tools leverage Azure OpenAI and Microsoft LLMs, forming a unified ecosystem.

Day-to-Day Activities

• Serve as SME for AI integration across multiple app teams.
• Build and optimize Copilot agents for specific functions or end-user chatbots.
• Consult on AI-driven process automation and data engineering.
• Advise on AI governance and compliance for federal environments.