Lead Microsoft 365 Copilot Engineer

Hiring: Lead Microsoft 365 Copilot Engineer / Systems Engineer IVLocation: Bothell, WAHybrid: 50% onsite / 50% remoteContract: 2 yearsDates: 10/19/2026 – 10/18/2028Pay: $76–$110/hrWe’re looking for a senior Microsoft 365 engineer with hands-on experience implementing and supporting Microsoft 365 Copilot in an enterprise production environment.This role will help lead the deployment, governance, security, administration, and optimization of Microsoft 365 Copilot across a large enterprise environment while partnering closely with IT, Security, Data, Infrastructure, and business teams.Key Responsibilities:• Deploy, configure, and support Microsoft 365 Copilot across the enterprise• Conduct Copilot readiness assessments covering licensing, tenant configuration, data readiness, permissions, and security• Support Copilot across SharePoint Online, Teams, Exchange Online, OneDrive, Viva, and related M365 platforms• Identify and remediate oversharing, permissions, and content-governance risks• Configure and administer Microsoft Purview controls including DLP, Sensitivity Labels, Information Protection, Compliance Manager, and Insider Risk• Support Conditional Access, RBAC, PIM, Zero Trust, and access governance• Monitor Copilot adoption and usage through Copilot Analytics, Viva Insights, Power BI, and M365 reporting• Partner with business teams to identify high-value Copilot and AI use cases• Support Copilot Studio, automation, user training, prompt libraries, and adoption initiatives• Develop technical standards, runbooks, architecture documentation, and operational best practicesRequired:• 5+ years supporting enterprise Microsoft 365 environments• Hands-on Microsoft 365 Copilot implementation and production support experience• Strong experience with SharePoint Online, Teams, Exchange Online, OneDrive, Entra ID/Azure AD, and Microsoft Graph• Strong Microsoft Purview experience• DLP, Sensitivity Labels, Information Protection, Compliance Manager, and Insider Risk experience• Experience with Copilot Analytics, Viva Insights, Power BI, and M365 reporting• Strong troubleshooting, documentation, and stakeholder-management skillsPreferred:• Copilot Studio• Power Automate / Power Apps• Copilot Studio agents or conversational AI solutions• Responsible AI / AI governance• Semantic Index and Microsoft Graph Connectors• Prompt engineering and AI-enabled workflow automation• Experience working in highly regulated enterprise environments• Microsoft certifications such as MS-102, SC-300, SC-400, PL-600, or Copilot-related certificationsIf you have hands-on experience deploying Microsoft 365 Copilot at enterprise scale and are interested in a long-term hybrid opportunity in the Bothell area, send me a message to discuss the role.