Microsoft AI & Automation Engineer

Kforce has a client in Irving, TX that is seeking a highly technical, hands-on Microsoft AI & Automation Engineer to design, build, integrate, deploy, and support enterprise AI agents, intelligent applications, and business-process automations.

Responsibilities:

• Design, build, test, deploy, and support production AI agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio
• Develop conversational assistants, knowledge agents, workflow agents, employee copilots, and business-process solutions
• Configure topics, knowledge sources, tools, actions, agent flows, generative orchestration, authentication, and human-in-the-loop workflows
• Integrate agents with Power Automate, Dataverse, SharePoint, Microsoft Graph, Microsoft 365, APIs, and enterprise applications
• Build Power Automate cloud flows, approvals, workflow orchestration, and reusable automation components
• Develop REST APIs, custom connectors, webhooks, and supporting components using Python, C#/.NET, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar languages
• Implement secure authentication using Microsoft Entra ID, OAuth 2.0, managed identities, service principals, and appropriate permission models
• Use Microsoft Foundry/Azure AI, Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Search, and RAG when requirements extend beyond Copilot Studio
• Build retrieval, grounding, tool-calling, MCP, and multi-agent capabilities when appropriate
• Support Power Platform governance, including Managed Environments, DLP, security roles, environment variables, connection references, solutions, pipelines, and ALM
• Work within structured DEV, TEST/UAT, and PROD environments using Git, CI/CD, source control, and enterprise deployment practices
• Implement logging, tracing, monitoring, error handling, retries, testing, and production support
• Partner directly with business stakeholders to turn loosely defined problems into secure, maintainable, production-ready solutions
• Demonstrated hands-on experience personally building and deploying Microsoft Copilot Studio agents beyond basic FAQ bots or demos
• Strong hands-on experience with Power Platform, Power Automate, Dataverse, and Microsoft 365 integrations
• Experience building production workflows and business-process automations
• Experience with Power Platform environments, deployment, governance, and ALM
• Software development experience with Python, C#/.NET, TypeScript/JavaScript, or similar
• Experience developing/integrating REST APIs, JSON services, custom connectors, and enterprise systems
• Experience with Microsoft Graph, Entra ID, OAuth, identities, permissions, and authentication
• Understanding of LLMs, agents, tool calling, grounding, retrieval, and responsible AI
• Strong troubleshooting skills across integrations, workflows, permissions, and production systems
• Ability to independently translate ambiguous business requirements into working technical solutions
• Strong communication skills with technical and business stakeholders

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Microsoft Foundry/Azure AI Foundry and Azure OpenAI
• Experience with Azure AI Search, RAG, enterprise knowledge retrieval, and grounding
• Azure Functions, Logic Apps, App Services, Container Apps, or API Management
• MCP tools/servers and multi-agent orchestration
• ServiceNow, Oracle, Workday, Dynamics, or similar enterprise integrations
• Power Platform CoE, Purview, DLP, Managed Environments, and governance
• Azure DevOps, GitHub Actions, PAC CLI, CI/CD, and deployment automation
• Agent evaluation, tracing, observability, regression testing, and performance/cost optimization

The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future.

We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave.

Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law.

This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions.

Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status.

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