AI Lead Architect | Copilot Studio | RAG | Power Platform | Montreal, QC

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.

• 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

• 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

• 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

Copilot Studio Power Platform Power Automate RAG Microsoft Graph SharePoint Entra ID Azure AI APIs Enterprise Architecture Prompt Engineering