AI Engineering & Agent Development (Microsoft Copilot Studio) (contract)

Description

Summary: In this contingent resource assignment, you may:

• Consult on complex initiatives with broad impact and large-scale planning for Software Engineering.
• Review and analyze complex multi-faceted, larger scale or longer-term Software Engineering challenges that require in-depth evaluation of multiple factors including intangibles or unprecedented factors.
• Contribute to the resolution of complex and multi-faceted situations requiring solid understanding of the function, policies, procedures, and compliance requirements that meet deliverables.
• Strategically collaborate and consult with client personnel.

Required Qualifications

• Software Engineering experience, or equivalent demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work or consulting experience, training, military experience, education.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and implement agent orchestration patterns, including multi-agent coordination, task decomposition, workflow execution, and tool chaining
• Build end-to-end agentic solutions using Microsoft 365 Copilot and Copilot Studio
• Develop declarative and custom agents
• Create orchestration layers for planning, execution, validation, and recovery
• Create tool and skill invocation pipelines
• Ground AI solutions in enterprise data using Microsoft Graph
• Develop reusable frameworks and standards within Copilot Studio to enable scalable agent development
• Design integrations across Teams, Outlook, SharePoint, OneDrive, Microsoft 365, Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android
• Solve complex engineering challenges involving workflow execution, agent collaboration, latency optimization, cost efficiency, and reliability
• Establish AI engineering best practices, including prompt management, skill versioning, testing, evaluation strategies, and CI/CD processes
• Implement monitoring and observability for agent workflows, including execution tracing, performance metrics, success measurement, and failure analysis
• Apply responsible AI practices, including policy enforcement, security controls, data privacy, secure tool access, and explainability
• Participate in architecture reviews and technical design discussions for Copilot and agent-based solutions
• Collaborate with Product, Architecture, Engineering, and Platform teams to align solutions with enterprise standards and strategic roadmaps

Key Requirements

• Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S.
• This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship.
• Deep expertise with Microsoft Copilot Studio
• Experience building and deploying AI Agents in enterprise environments
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365, Microsoft Graph, and Copilot technologies
• Experience integrating Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, and OneDrive
• Azure AI Foundry experience preferred but not required
• Strong background in AI engineering, workflow automation, and agent orchestration