[Remote] Microsoft Agentic AI Solutions Architect

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Perficient is a leading global digital consultancy, and they are seeking a Microsoft Agentic AI Solutions Architect to lead the transformation of enterprise operations through AI-powered architecture. The role involves collaborating with clients, providing architectural solutions, and mentoring team members while overseeing implementation phases. Responsibilities • Architect secure, scalable, cross-platform AI solutions, including generative AI and agentic-first, multi-agent orchestrated systems, tailored to meet diverse business objectives • Design and implement solutions leveraging Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, multiple language models, and open standards such as Agent2Agent (A2A) and Model Context Protocol (MCP) • Lead governance workshops for Copilot Studio and Power Platform with customers, ensuring best practices and compliance • Define governance standards for Copilot and Power Platform to ensure robust, compliant solutions • Collaborate with organizational change management teams to drive adoption and enablement of M365 Copilot • Ensure all solutions align with enterprise architecture patterns and success metrics and stay up to date on emerging cloud security technologies and market trends • Champion Microsoft responsible AI guidelines and advocate for responsible AI practices across all projects • Secure AI models and data workflows by detecting and resolving vulnerabilities, enforcing data residency and access controls, safeguarding model tuning, tracking changes, maintaining audit trails, and defending against prompt manipulation • Apply understanding of core Dynamics 365 products, Agent 365, Microsoft Defender, Entra, and Purview • Monitor agent performance and interpret telemetry data to ensure reliability, optimize operations, and drive continuous improvement • Understand customer needs, assess their current AI posture, and propose tailored AI architectures utilizing Microsoft solutions • Demonstrate deep industry knowledge of the Microsoft Power Platform, Copilot Studio, Azure AI services, and Azure OpenAI and drive opportunities for Microsoft solutions • Conduct return-on-investment (ROI) analyses for AI-powered solutions to demonstrate business value • Provide thought leadership to grow the Microsoft AI Business Solutions practice, helping drive revenue and deliver excellence • Actively participate in new business pursuits, collaborating with management and sales teams to develop proposals and deliver compelling client presentations • Contribute to project planning and proposals, including estimating level of effort, resource requirements, schedules, and budgets • Develop and refine best practices, templates, and demos to continuously improve the Microsoft AI Business Solutions practice Skills • 10+ years of experience in the Microsoft Business Applications ecosystem • 5+ years in consulting services with experience leading complex engagements as the senior delivery resource • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Power Platform, Copilot Studio, Azure AI services, and Azure OpenAI • Functional expertise in Dynamics 365, Agent 365, Purview, Entra ID, and Defender • Understanding of C#, SQL, JavaScript, HTML, and PowerShell • Guided end-to-end implementation of AI-centric solutions, ensuring security, scalability, and alignment with organizational goals • Experience using source control management tools such as Visual Studio, GitHub, and Azure DevOps • Systems integration and ETL implementation expertise • Managed projects using Scrum, SAFe, waterfall, and hybrid methodologies • Supported sales through discovery meetings, demos, strategy sessions, and responses to RFPs/RFQs • Built business cases and communicated client-specific value propositions as a trusted advisor • Fostered collaboration, resolved challenges, and built strong client relationships • Led technical discussions with business and technical decision makers, detailing specifications, product roadmaps, deployment, and integrations • Promoted and championed the adoption of AI technologies, including M365 Copilot • Designed and prototyped AI components to showcase transformative capabilities • Strong technical writing, documentation, and verbal communication skills • Active Microsoft certifications: PL-200, PL-600, AB-900, AB-730, AB-731, AB-100, and others • Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Management Information Systems, or related field Benefits • Paid time off plus holidays • Billable bonus opportunities Company Overview • Perficient is an IT consulting firm that helps companies adapt their systems to third party software products that use internet. It was founded in 1998, and is headquartered in St Louis, Missouri, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is Company H1B Sponsorship • Perficient has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 154 in 2025, 147 in 2024, 156 in 2023, 196 in 2022, 175 in 2021, 223 in 2020. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role. Apply tot his job