Copilot Studio and Power Platform Engineer — Fabric Agent Extension

Connection has a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Copilot Studio & Power Platform Engineer. This is a contract position working remote with benefits. We are seeking a Senior Copilot Studio & Power Platform Engineer to design, build, and deploy enterprise AI agents that integrate Microsoft Copilot Studio with Microsoft Fabric and the broader Microsoft ecosystem.

In this role, you will develop conversational and autonomous agent experiences that connect enterprise data, applications, and business workflows. You will leverage Copilot Studio, Fabric data agents, Power Automate, Dataverse, APIs, and Microsoft 365 to deliver secure, scalable, and maintainable AI-powered solutions.

The ideal candidate combines strong Power Platform development and integration skills with practical experience implementing generative AI solutions, enterprise security controls, and production-ready application lifecycle management.

Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.

• AI Agent Development: Design, build, configure, test, and deploy enterprise agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio, including agent instructions, topics, triggers, knowledge sources, tools, actions, and conversation flows.
• Microsoft Fabric Integration: Extend Copilot Studio agents using Microsoft Fabric data agents and governed Fabric data products to enable secure, context-aware access to enterprise data.
• Power Platform Development: Build and maintain Power Automate cloud flows, agent actions, Power Apps, and Dataverse solutions to automate business processes and support agent-driven workflows.
• Enterprise Systems Integration: Integrate agents with SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Dataverse, Microsoft Fabric, REST APIs, custom connectors, and other approved enterprise applications.
• Workflow Automation: Implement adaptive cards, approval processes, notifications, exception handling, and human-in-the-loop workflows to support business operations.
• Security and Governance: Configure authentication, authorization, Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth, environment variables, connection references, and Power Platform data loss prevention (DLP) policies.
• Deployment and ALM: Manage Power Platform environments, solutions, managed deployments, release processes, and application lifecycle management (ALM) across development, test, and production environments.
• Testing and Monitoring: Establish agent testing and evaluation practices, monitor analytics and response quality, and implement appropriate logging, auditability, and exception-handling mechanisms.
• Troubleshooting and Optimization: Diagnose and resolve issues involving agent orchestration, data grounding, connector configuration, permissions, integration reliability, and response quality.
• Advanced AI Integration: Collaborate with AI and data engineering teams to integrate Azure AI Foundry and other approved capabilities when advanced AI functionality is required.
• Technical Collaboration: Work with business stakeholders, architects, data engineers, and security teams to translate business requirements into reliable, secure, and user-friendly AI solutions.

• 6–8+ years of experience in application development, automation engineering, systems integration, or a related technical discipline.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience developing solutions with Microsoft Power Platform.
• Demonstrated experience building and deploying agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio.
• Strong experience with Power Automate cloud flows, agent actions, connectors, and workflow automation.
• Experience with Power Apps and Dataverse, including data modeling and application integration.
• Hands-on experience integrating REST APIs, custom connectors, and enterprise applications.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Fabric and experience integrating Fabric data agents or Fabric data products with AI-powered solutions.
• Understanding of Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth, authentication, authorization, and enterprise security controls.
• Experience with Power Platform solutions, environment management, managed deployments, and ALM practices.
• Knowledge of agent testing, evaluation, monitoring, governance, and troubleshooting.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and collaboration skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience integrating Microsoft Copilot Studio with Azure AI Foundry or other advanced AI services.
• Familiarity with enterprise data governance, semantic models, access controls, and responsible AI practices.
• Experience implementing human-in-the-loop processes and approval workflows.
• Relevant Microsoft certifications in Power Platform, Copilot Studio, Azure AI, or Microsoft Fabric.
• Experience delivering production-grade AI agents in a large enterprise environment.