MS Copilot AI Engineer (TANTUS)

Sikich's subsidiary, Tantus, is seeking an MS Copilot AI Engineer to serve as the technical and strategic lead for the deployment and optimization of Microsoft’s Copilot Chat and other AI tools within a federal agency. This role involves a combination of enterprise architecture, AI governance, and engineering to ensure the integration and operational soundness of AI services across various business units.

Responsibilities:

• 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
• 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

Requirements:

• 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 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
• 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