Copilot / Viva Engineer

SOFT's client located in Remotely is looking for a Copilot / Viva Engineer for a long term contract assignment.

Qualifications:
Experience with Microsoft 365 services, especially:
Copilot Chat along with experience with Copilot Studio
Copilot integration, governance, and best practices
Office 365 Groups, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive
Tenant administration and hybrid Exchange environments
Viva Suite Components
Strong scripting skills in PowerShell and strong understanding of AI agent design, topic creation, and knowledge base management to ensure responsibility and effective deployment of AI solutions organization-wide.
Proficiency in Power Platform (PowerApps, Flow) and low-code/no-code development
Ideal candidates will have experience with:
SPFx (SharePoint Framework)
Entra ID access management in relation to group management (i.e. SharePoint user management)
Viva Connections implementation
Viva Engage strategy and administration
Viva Glint deployment and analysis
Organizational rollout of the Viva suite across the entire organization
Microsoft Defender, ADFS, AD Connect
Office/Outlook add-ins (.NET/COM, Modern Add-ins)
Comprehensive Knowledge of:
Networking, authentication protocols (Kerberos, NTLM, Basic)
Messaging and collaboration tools in large enterprise environments
Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, creativity, attention to detail, and oral and written communications skills tailored for the intended audience.
You are responsible for understanding and applying risk management discipline in decision-making and contributing to your function s risk management.
Work under the direction and guidance in planning details of procedures and methods to attain definite goals.
Makes decisions within established or widely accepted standards.
Achieve assigned/planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, training, business principles, and practical experience.
Education and Experience
Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience with a minimum of 6 years of relevant work experience.
Responsibilities:
We are seeking Copilot/Viva Engineer to join our team on a contingent basis.
Assist in the deployment of Microsoft Copilot and rollout of Viva (Connections, Engage, Glint) across the organization.
Design and implement Viva Connections dashboards with audience-targeted content and resources.
Foster community engagement and knowledge sharing through Viva Engage by enhancing productivity and help with adoption ramp up.
Consult on Copilot-related AI initiatives (e.g., Security Copilot) and support adoption ramp-up.
Build, deploy, and manage custom AI agents across the organization using Copilot Studio and integrate with Microsoft 365 and Power Platform leveraging low-code/no-code development.
Provide strategic planning, technical execution, user training, and communication to ensure successful deployment.
Support administration, maintenance, monitoring, and backup of messaging and collaboration technologies.
Investigate and implement new Office 365 capabilities to enhance collaboration services.
Interface with stakeholders across the organization and third-party vendors for problem and change management.
Ensure compliance with internal standards, safety practices, and high-quality customer service.
Participate in on-call rotation and provide weekend support as needed.

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***INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS ONLY! NO THIRD PARTIES/NO SUB CONTRACTORS***