Own architectural decisions across Microsoft Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry, and agent frameworks. Drive platform selection, design governance frameworks aligned to the Copilot Control System, lead compliance efforts, mentor AI Engineers, and act as primary technical liaison with client’s Infrastructure Lead, Data Scientist/AI Lead, and Project Sponsor. Required: 10+ years enterprise software/cloud architecture, 3+ years production AI/ML, deep Microsoft AI ecosystem expertise (Microsoft 365 Copilot, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry), enterprise AI governance design, strong identity, access, and data-boundary design.