Avanade

Copilot Studio Technical Lead

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Base Salary

$140k - $195k/yr

Responsibilities

  • Lead end-to-end architecture and design of enterprise Copilot Studio solutions, including copilots, plugins, connectors, data sources, orchestration, and governance frameworks.
  • Translate business requirements into scalable, secure, compliant architectures using Copilot Studio, Power Platform, Azure services, and Microsoft 365.
  • Lead implementation across development, testing, deployment, and operationalization, including configuration of environments, connectors, authentication, and integration endpoints.
  • Build and deploy plugins, custom connectors, and automation using Power Automate, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and API Management.
  • Establish CI/CD, ALM, environment governance, lifecycle management, monitoring, escalation, documentation, and production-readiness practices.
  • Facilitate client workshops, discovery sessions, roadmap planning, AI use-case assessment, and platform-fit analysis.
  • Lead delivery teams and workstreams while communicating complex technical concepts to executive and non-technical audiences.
  • Define identity, access, data governance, responsible AI, privacy, security, compliance, and DLP controls for Copilot solutions.
  • Support user adoption, training, change management, operational readiness, usage reporting, and continuous improvement.
  • Contribute reusable assets, accelerators, governance templates, best practices, and thought leadership while mentoring junior consultants.

Requirements

  • Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Platform, and enterprise AI solution design.
  • Demonstrated track record delivering AI and Power Platform solutions in complex enterprise environments from strategy through sustained adoption.
  • Experience with Copilot design, plugin development, orchestration, conversational AI, prompt engineering, custom connectors, and Microsoft 365 integration.
  • Experience with scalable enterprise architecture, Dataverse data modeling, environment strategy, API integration, OAuth 2.0, Entra ID, and enterprise authentication.
  • Understanding of enterprise security, identity and access management, monitoring, logging, operational support, responsible AI, and governance.
  • Ability to lead client engagements, facilitate workshops, manage stakeholders and workstreams, and communicate effectively with senior and executive audiences.
  • Experience with change management, user adoption, organizational readiness, Agile delivery methodologies, and project workstream management.
  • Ability to mentor junior consultants and contribute to practice development and reusable delivery assets.
  • Relevant Microsoft certifications are held or actively pursued, including AI-102, PL-600, AZ-305, SC-300, and PL-700 series.
  • Preferred knowledge of Azure Cognitive Services and emerging Microsoft AI technologies.

Benefits

  • Medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage.
  • 401(k) plan and bonus opportunities.
  • Paid holidays and paid time off.
  • The posting lists annual salary ranges by location, with ranges from $140,000 to $195,000.
  • The posting is anticipated to open on 10/12/26 for at least 30 days.

Tech Stack

Categories

Solutions Engineering
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About Avanade

10,000+ employees

Avanade is the world’s leading expert on Microsoft. Trusted by over 7,000 clients worldwide, we deliver AI-driven solutions that unlock the full potential of people and technology, optimize operations, foster innovation and drive growth. As Microsoft’s Global SI Partner we combine global scale with local expertise in AI, cloud, data analytics, cybersecurity, and ERP to design solutions that prioritize people and drive meaningful impact. We champion diversity, inclusion, and sustainability, ensuring our work benefits society and business.

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