Overview You will serve as the technical and strategic lead for the deployment, governance, and optimization of Microsoft’s Copilot Chat, 365 Copilot, as well as other AI tools within a federal agency. This hybrid role combines enterprise architecture, AI governance, and hands-on engineering to deliver a secure, compliant, and mission-aligned AI platform. You’ll work across IT, cybersecurity, legal, and business units to ensure that Copilot and related AI services are fully integrated, operationally sound, and are driving measurable productivity gains across the agency.
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What Youll Do
Architecture & Strategy
Lead the end-to-end design and rollout of Microsoft 365 Copilot and Azure AI Foundry across a secure government tenant
Architect AI infrastructure including Microsoft Graph grounding, web grounding, plugin extensibility, and telemetry integration
Evaluate and integrate third-party AI plugins and connectors in accordance with federal security standards
Align AI platform capabilities with agency mission goals and bureau-specific needs
Governance & Compliance
Develop and enforce AI governance policies, including responsible use, data boundaries, and risk mitigation
Ensure compliance with federal frameworks such as FedRAMP, FISMA, NIST AI RMF, and agency-specific directives
Collaborate with legal, cybersecurity, and privacy teams to manage ethical and regulatory considerations
Engineering & Operations
Administer and optimize Copilot services, plugins, and Graph-based integrations
Implement secure access controls, role-based permissions, and data protection mechanisms
Monitor AI performance, usage telemetry, and system health across bureaus
Troubleshoot and resolve technical issues related to AI services and integrations
Enablement & Adoption
Drive Copilot adoption through training, prompt libraries, and tailored use cases
Partner with business owners to identify AI opportunities and deliver measurable productivity improvements
Maintain technical documentation, support channels, and user-facing resources
Report on AI usage, adoption metrics, and ROI to leadership
Required knowledge and skills
U.S. Citizen eligible for Public Trust clearance, existing clearance is preferred
10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, cloud engineering, or AI platform deployment, Azure GCC and MSFT FedRamped solutions
Deep expertise in Microsoft 365, Azure AI, Microsoft Graph, associated APIs and Copilot extensibility
Proven success in infrastructure governance, risk management, and operational support
Expertise in PowerShell, Azure CLI or other tools used for scripting and automation
Strong communication skills across technical and executive audiences
Experience in both government and commercial environments preferred
AbilitiesTechnical focus areas
Grounding & data access:
Configure web grounding and Microsoft Graph grounding (Graph connectors, indexing scope, ACL mapping) to ensure least-privilege access to SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and line-of-business repositories. Additionally, there will likely be the need to support other FedRamped, AI solutions available in the marketplace, and the ability to understand and expand utilization of MSFT Copilot products as needed.
Extensibility:
Support Copilot Studio/Teams extensions as applicable; document integration patterns and guardrails.
Security & monitoring:
Enable auditing, logging, and alerting across Microsoft 365/Entra; integrate with Log Analytics and SIEM/SOAR.
Data protection:
Implement Microsoft Purview (Sensitivity Labels, DLP, eDiscovery), retention, and auditing aligned to government requirements.
AI Policy & Governance (Government Context)
Draft and operationalize
acceptable use , data classification/handling, human-in-the-loop requirements, red-teaming, incident response, and model safety boundaries.
Align controls to
Zero Trust
principles and frameworks relevant to the environment (e.g., NIST 80053/171, FedRAMP baselines).
Establish lifecycle governance for prompts, connectors, plugins, and data sources (change control, reviews, recertification).
API Access to Copilot (Plugins/Connectors/Extensions)
Design and secure
API endpoints
and
app registrations
(OAuth 2.0, Entra ID) for Copilot extensibility.
Implement
Graph and LOB connectors
with correct permission scopes (delegated vs. application) and enforce conditional access/MFA where appropriate.
Build telemetry for API usage, errors, latency, and throttling; define SLOs and operational runbooks.
Adoption, Training, and Support
Create admin and end-user enablement (guides, quick starts, office hours).
Define support tiers, SLAs, and escalation paths; maintain knowledge base and runbooks.
The ability to educate other team members on AI prompt generation, to enable better customer support.
Nice to have
Preferred Experience
Familiarity with federal IT security and compliance frameworks
Experience with plugin development, secure API integration, and telemetry analysis
Background in change management, user enablement, and cross-functional collaboration
Salary Range:
$180k-$225k
Equal employment opportunity Equal employment opportunity, including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
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