Microsoft Copilot Studio Solutions Architect
5 days ago
Saint Louis
We currently have a career opportunity for a Senior Solutions Architect to join our team. Job Overview: The Senior Solutions Architect is a senior leadership position with the skills and experience to lead our largest, most strategic engagements while also serving as a key participant in the business leadership of the business unit. This individual will have overall responsibility for the strategic leadership of client engagements from a delivery perspective. Additionally, the role will be working closely with Business Developers and be responsible for ongoing client development and relationship management activities. This position is for Charlotte, North Carolina. Remote candidates will be considered. Travel is expected 25% Perficient is always looking for the best and brightest talent and we need you! We're a quickly-growing, global digital consulting leader, and we're transforming the world's largest enterprises and biggest brands. You'll work with the latest technologies, expand your skills, and become a part of our global community of talented, diverse, and knowledgeable colleagues. RESPONSIBILITIES As a Senior Solutions Architect, you will lead customer engagements focused on delivering end-to-end solutions using Microsoft Copilot Studio. This includes creating governance frameworks, developing strategic implementation roadmaps, defining technical standards, and guiding agent development and deployment. Additional responsibilities are as follows: • Act as a subject matter expert and advocate for emerging technologies and best practices, • Define, implement, and oversee governance models to ensure compliance with organizational standards, security policies, and regulatory requirements, • Lead the design, development, and deployment of intelligent agents using Copilot Studio, • Deliver high-level and detailed architecture designs that ensure scalability, performance, and security, • Identify architectural risks and recommend mitigation strategies to address security, compliance, and operational challenges, • Actively manage the technical, business and personnel aspects of consulting engagements, • Serve as a key member of the solution delivery team by facilitating requirements/design sessions and producing deliverables, • Mentor and provide solutions delivery expertise to less experienced team members, • Serve as an expert on licensing; and create financial plans and ROI models that explain the cost implications of adopting Microsoft solutions, • Contribute to the creation of project plans and proposals, including estimated level of effort, resource requirements, schedule and budget, • Actively participate in new business pursuits, working closely with the Perficient management and Sales teams to develop proposals and deliver excellent client presentations, • Set the direction and architectural standards for Copilot Studio initiatives, aligning technical solutions with business goals QUALIFICATIONS • Experience with Power Platform Governance that includes Copilot Studio, • 8+ years experience in Microsoft workloads, • 5+ years of experience in consulting services delivering complex technical projects including solution architecture, development, system integration, and enterprise-level software delivery with a recent focus on AI agents, • Detailed understanding of the Power Platform and cloud architecture, • Experience in a sales support role, particularly discovery meetings, demos, roadmaps, and strategy, • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field, • Demonstrated ability to lead and deliver complex technical projects from inception to production at scale, • Outstanding communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills to effectively communicate technical concepts to both technical and non-technical audiences with an ability to influence and build consensus across technical and non-technical audiences., • Experience in agile methodologies, DevOps practices, and CI/CD automation is highly desirable, • Active Microsoft certifications preferred (PL-200, PL-400, PL-600, AI-102, etc.), • Experience with Power Apps, Power Automate, Power Pages, Dataverse, RPA, • Knowledge of Azure AI Fundamentals, • Understanding of C#, SQL, JavaScript, HTML, and PowerShell, • Experience using Visual Studio, GitHub, Azure DevOps, or other source control management tools, • Expertise in relational database concepts WHO WE ARE Perficient is a leading global digital consultancy. We imagine, create, engineer, and run digital transformation solutions that help our clients exceed customers' expectations, outpace competition, and grow their business. With unparalleled strategy, creative, and technology capabilities, our colleagues bring big thinking and innovative ideas, along with a practical approach to help our clients – the world's largest enterprises and biggest brands succeed. WHAT WE BELIEVE At Perficient, we promise to challenge, champion, and celebrate our people. You will experience a unique and collaborative culture that values every voice. Join our team, and you'll become part of something truly special. We believe in developing a workforce that is as diverse and inclusive as the clients we work with. We're committed to actively listening, learning, and acting to further advance our organization, our communities, and our future leaders... and we're not done yet. The salary range for this position takes into consideration a variety of factors, including but not limited to skill sets, level of experience, applicable office location, training, licensure and certifications, and other business and organizational needs. The new hire salary range displays the minimum and maximum salary targets for this position across all US locations, and the range has not been adjusted for any specific state differentials. It is not typical for a candidate to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role, and compensation decisions are dependent on the unique facts and circumstances regarding each candidate. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range for this position is $150,000 to $180,000. Please note that the salary range posted reflects the base salary only and does not include benefits or any potential variable compensation programs. Information regarding the benefits available for this position are in our benefits overview. Perficient, Inc. proudly provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. Perficient, Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training. Perficient, Inc. expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or covered veterans. Improper interference with the ability of Perficient, Inc. employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated. Disability Accommodations: Perficient is committed to providing a barrier-free employment process with reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If you need assistance or accommodation due to a disability, please contact us. Disclaimer: The above statements are not intended to be a complete statement of job content, rather to act as a guide to the essential functions performed by the employee assigned to this classification. Management retains the discretion to add or change the duties of the position at any time. #LI-KG1 ABOUT US Perficient is always looking for the best and brightest talent and we need you! We're a quickly growing, global digital consulting leader, and we're transforming the world's largest enterprises and biggest brands. You'll work with the latest technologies, expand your skills, experience work-life balance, and become a part of our global community of talented, diverse, and knowledgeable colleagues.