Senior Microsoft AI Developer (Copilot Studio & Azure AI)

Corporate Technology

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What We're Looking For

Michael Baker International is seeking a Senior Microsoft AI Developer to join our CTO organization in a fully remote capacity.

In this role, you will design and deliver enterprise-grade AI-capable applications and Copilot Studio agents that enable the organization to scale intelligent solutions across the Microsoft ecosystem.

You will partner closely with IT, Data & AI, Cybersecurity, Legal, and business stakeholders to build, govern, and continuously improve AI-powered solutions - driving meaningful adoption and measurable business impact.

This is a development-focused role.

You will own the engineering and delivery of AI solutions built on Microsoft Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, and the Microsoft Power Platform, working alongside a dedicated Power Platform Administrator who owns tenant governance and the Center of Excellence (CoE) Toolkit.

This is a fully remote position supporting the United States.

Michael Baker International does not sponsor employment visas for this position.

What You'll Do


* Design, build, and maintain Copilot Studio agents - including topics, actions, tools, orchestration, connectors, and knowledge grounding - integrated with enterprise data sources, Microsoft 365, and line-of-business systems


* Implement retrieval-augmented generation (RAG) patterns against enterprise content in SharePoint, Dataverse, and other MBI systems to keep agent responses accurate and traceable


* Develop and deploy generative AI solutions on Azure AI Foundry and Azure OpenAI, including model selection, prompt engineering, and systematic output evaluation


* Build and consume Azure AI and Azure OpenAI APIs in Python to extend Copilot Studio agents and custom applications beyond out-of-the-box platform capabilities


* Develop supporting Power Apps and Power Automate flows where they are the right delivery vehicle for an AI-enabled use case


* Implement responsible AI practices - including input validation, prompt injection defense, and security guardrails - as first-class engineering requirements


* Partner with Data & AI teams to align solutions with the organization's broader GenAI and Azure AI strategy


* Support proof-of-concepts (PoCs), pilots, MVPs, and production deployments of AI-capable applications; document architectural patterns and manage solution assets in source contro...