Role: Senior Microsoft 365 Copilot & Purview Architect

Location: Remote (US‑based) with regular travel to Sacramento, CA

Type: Contract to Hire: 6–12+ month program

Overview

Our client is a Microsoft‑centric consulting firm helping the State of California rapidly deploy Microsoft 365 Copilot across multiple agencies as part of a multi‑year modernization program. This role is the senior architect owning Copilot and Purview design and rollout across large departments (e.g., health, transportation, DMV) on accelerated timelines.

What You’ll Do

• Design and implement Microsoft 365 Copilot for business productivity (initially Teams and Outlook, then SharePoint/OneDrive) for thousands of users.
• Design and configure Microsoft Purview (sensitivity labels, DLP, classification, retention) to protect state data.
• Run security/readiness assessments and define what can be safely accelerated vs. deferred.
• Lead customer workshops with state IT and business leaders; shape adoption plans and explain AI/security trade‑offs.
• Support fast, phased rollouts (MVP first, ~85% functionality, then deeper hardening) and feed learnings into repeatable Copilot offering.
• Act as a senior practice member and go‑to architect for future Copilot/Purview engagements.

What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years with Microsoft 365 in enterprise or consulting (Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, identity/security basics).
• Proven, hands‑on design and deployment of Microsoft 365 Copilot for business productivity at thousands‑of‑users scale.
• Strong Microsoft Purview experience: data classification, sensitivity labels, DLP, retention, and at least one sizeable rollout.
• Confident workshop and stakeholder leader; able to drive decisions with CIOs, security, and business teams.
• Consulting‑grade communication; comfortable working under compressed, non‑traditional rollout timelines.
• US work eligibility (citizenship preferred due to health/PII context) and willingness to travel periodically to Sacramento.



Nice to Have

• US state/local government or other regulated‑industry experience.
• Exposure to other Copilot products (Copilot Studio, GitHub Copilot) and the broader Microsoft AI ecosystem.
• Experience working alongside formal change‑management teams.
• Background in enterprise architecture in Microsoft‑centric environments.