<>Role Overview>
Our client, a leading global financial services organization, is seeking an experienced AI Lead Architect to define and lead the technical architecture for AI-powered Copilot agent solutions. This role will focus on establishing scalable, secure, and enterprise-grade architectures across a growing portfolio of AI initiatives.
Operating primarily as an architect with selective hands-on involvement, you will be responsible for designing end-to-end solutions spanning Copilot Studio, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), enterprise integrations, governance, and security.
<>Key Responsibilities>
- Define and own end-to-end architecture for Microsoft Copilot Studio solutions
- Design RAG architectures leveraging SharePoint, Microsoft Graph, and custom connectors
- Establish prompt engineering standards, reusable prompt patterns, and guardrails
- Architect governance, security, and access control frameworks
- Provide architectural oversight for Power Automate workflows and orchestration patterns
- Design integration strategies across enterprise platforms including Jira, Teams, SharePoint, and other business systems
- Review and approve technical designs produced by development teams
- Partner with enterprise architecture and security teams to ensure compliance with organizational standards
- Create architecture decision records (ADRs), technical design documents, and reference architectures
<>Required Qualifications>
- Deep expertise with Microsoft Copilot Studio architecture, deployment models, and platform capabilities
- Strong experience designing enterprise-scale RAG solutions
- Power Automate architecture and advanced workflow design
- Experience developing prompt engineering standards and reusable prompt architectures
- Strong understanding of Entra ID, governance, security controls, and enterprise access models
- Experience designing enterprise integrations, APIs, and connector strategies
- 5+ years of solution, enterprise, or AI architecture leadership experience
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
<>Preferred Qualifications>
- Experience within banking, wealth management, capital markets, or other highly regulated industries
- Microsoft certifications in Azure AI, Power Platform, or Copilot technologies
- TOGAF or other enterprise architecture certifications
- Experience producing architecture artifacts and governance documentation within regulated environments
<>Technologies>
Copilot Studio Power Platform Power Automate RAG Microsoft Graph SharePoint Entra ID Azure AI APIs Enterprise Architecture Prompt Engineering
Keywords: Copilot Studio, Microsoft Copilot, AI Architect, Lead Architect, Solution Architect, Enterprise Architect, Power Platform, Power Automate, Azure AI, Azure OpenAI, RAG, Retrieval Augmented Generation, Microsoft Graph, SharePoint, Entra ID, Prompt Engineering, Prompt Architecture, Financial Services, Banking
About Capgemini:
Capgemini is an AI-powered global business and technology transformation partner, delivering tangible business value. We imagine the future of organizations and make it real with AI, technology and people. With our strong heritage of nearly 60 years, we are a responsible and diverse group of 420,000 team members in more than 50 countries. We deliver end-to-end services and solutions with our deep industry expertise and strong partner ecosystem, leveraging our capabilities across strategy, technology, design, engineering and business operations. The Group reported 2024 global revenues of 22.1 billion.
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Life at Capgemini:
Capgemini supports all aspects of your well-being throughout the changing stages of your life and career. For eligible employees, we offer:
Flexible work
Healthcare including dental, vision, mental health, and well-being programs
Financial well-being programs such as 401(k) and Employee Share Ownership Plan
Paid time off and paid holidays
Paid parental leave
Family building benefits like adoption assistance, surrogacy, and cryopreservation
Social well-being benefits like subsidized back-up child/elder care and tutoring
Mentoring, coaching and learning programs
Employee Resource Groups
Disaster Relief