Power platform architect

A Power Platform Architect (Copilot Specialization) designs and governs enterprise-grade Power Platform solutions and custom copilots in Copilot Studio , enabling secure, scalable low-code apps, automation, and AI-assisted experiences.

Orientation : Industry – Manufacturing or Healthcare ; Function – Finance or Supply Chain ; Geography – UK .

AI impact examples (Power Platform + Copilot) for grounding

• Finance : AP/AR exception triage copilot (invoice/claim on hold Q&A), close checklist + variance narrative drafting, and governed spend insights—triggering approvals and case routing via Power Automate / Power Apps .
• Supply Chain : PO/ASN & supplier-comm status copilot, inventory/production or med-surg stock exception summaries with case creation in Dataverse , and supplier onboarding workflows with audit trails.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop end-to-end Power Platform solution architecture (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Power Pages) across environments, integrations, and non-functional requirements (security, performance, scale).
• Design and build custom copilots in Copilot Studio , including topics/actions, orchestration, prompt engineering, tool selection, and knowledge grounding (e.g., Dataverse, SharePoint, and APIs) using RAG patterns where appropriate.
• Establish governance and ALM (DLP, environments, solution layering, pipelines, testing) and guide stakeholders through discovery, POCs/MVPs, adoption, and continuous improvement.
• Provide advisory leadership and drive CoE + enablement : opportunity sizing/ROI, target-state architecture, intake & prioritization, standards/patterns, training/adoption, support model, and guardrails.

Required Skills

• 10+ years IT/cloud with deep Power Platform architecture (Dataverse security, integrations, environment strategy).
• Copilot Studio custom copilots (actions/orchestration), grounding/RAG patterns, and evaluation.
• Enterprise governance/ALM (DLP, solution lifecycle, pipelines, testing) and Microsoft ecosystem (M365, Azure, Entra ID).

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in CS (or related) or equivalent; Power Platform Solution Architect Expert and/or relevant AI credentials preferred.
• Advisory skills: copilot opportunity sizing/ROI, risk & compliance, platform roadmaps, and CoE operating model (governance, enablement, support, lifecycle).