Placement Copilot Studio AI Expert

Job#: 3015012

Job Description:

Apex Systems has an opening available for a Micosoft Copilot Studio AI SME with one of our Gov Con clients supporting a CMS program. If you are interested in learning more apply TODAY and/or send a copy of your resume to Anna Susie at [email protected]

Location: 100% remote, working Eastern hours

Duration: 9-12+ month contract-to-hire

Clearance: Must be eligible to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance

• Under the direction of the Development and Engineering Lead, Product Manager, Program Manager and Deputy Program Manager, your responsibilities are, to include, but not limited to:
• Design a RAG-based solution for integrating Microsoft Copilot Studio into the existing M365 services (e.g., Dataverse, Power Automate, etc.).
• Design and build custom Copilot agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio.
• Customize Copilot Studio for company-specific use cases (e.g., automated document management, data analysis in Excel/Teams/Power
  
  BI).
• Configure the “Semantic Index” for context-sensitive search enrichment in Copilot.
• Designing conversational flows, intents, and entities.
• Collaborating with stakeholders to translate requirements into Copilot capabilities.
• Implementing governance best practices.
• Design, build, and deploy AI Builder models (e.g., form processing, prediction, object detection, classification) to deliver intelligent automation solutions within Power Platform applications.
• Own the end-to-end AI model lifecycle, including data preparation, labeling, training, evaluation, and retraining, ensuring models are accurate, reliable, and aligned with business objectives.
• Implement security and compliance checks in accordance with Microsoft’s Responsible AI principles (Microsoft Purview).
• Troubleshooting and optimizing Bot performance and user engagement.
• Understanding business requirements and developing product functional and technical requirements.
• Support the development, deployment and execution of M365 Power Platform services and develop roadmaps and service strategies.
• Develop Canvas Apps and Model-Driven Apps that streamline processes and enhance user experiences.
• Implement data integrations using Power Automate and Dataverse.
• Provide technical guidance to junior engineers and project teams.
• Champion a collaborative culture, sharing knowledge and fostering innovation.
• Assist in the development of concise and accurate engineering documentation on current and proposed cloud environments including Visio Diagrams, As-Built documents, recommendations for solutions, run books, knowledge guides, and other operations guides.
• Work with little or no supervision, provide guidance to the team when necessary, and be able to adapt to changing requirements.
• Participate as required with Agile Scrum sprints and other Agile Ceremonies.
• Stay abreast of current and emerging technologies, regularly analyzing and evaluating their impact and benefit to the customer by providing recommendations to management

• MINIMUM requirements to be considered for the position is a BS degree and 12 – 15 years of prior relevant experience or a master’s degree with less than 10 - 13 years of prior relevant experience.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Public Trust or higher security Clearance.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Copilot Studio and conversational AI design.
• Strong understanding of user experience (UX) principles in chatbot design.
• Experience with adaptive cards and Power Virtual Agents.
• Hands-on experience in building workflows, custom connectors, and API integrations.
• Strong expertise in MS Copilot Studio (chatbot building, prompt engineering, AI-driven automation).
• Proven experience in GenAI development, preferably with Microsoft Copilot Studio, Azure OpenAI.
• Strong understanding of LLMs, prompt engineering, and agentic AI principles.
• Familiarity with AI governance, data compliance, or digital transformation initiatives.
• Deep hands-on experience with AI Builder in Power Platform, including building and deploying models for form processing, prediction, object detection, and classification.
• Strong understanding of data preparation, labeling, and training pipelines within AI Builder,…