MS Copilot AI Engineer; TANTUS

MS Copilot AI Engineer (US-Remote)

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Are you ready to grow with us?

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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• U.S. Citizenship is required
• Must have an active Public Trust government clearance or higher.
• 10+ years of experience in enterprise architecture, cloud engineering, or AI platform deployment, Azure GCC and MSFT Fed Ramped solutions.
• Deep expertise in Microsoft 365, Azure AI,…