Agentic AI Architect

Covenant Technology Partners is a US based Microsoft Partner, management and technology consulting and Managed Services firm specializing in helping our clients through innovative use of Microsoft technologies. Our team members grow in an energetic, team-oriented and entrepreneurial-minded firm with challenging consulting projects and Managed Services engagements. Covenant attracts highly qualified and diverse professionals nationwide with the right combination of business, technical and creative skills. Our consultants are motivated to make a personal impact on both the growth and success of the firm and their personal careers.

The Agentic AI Architect is a senior technical consulting role responsible for architecting, designing, governing, and guiding the implementation of artificial intelligence solutions that enable Covenant clients to realize business value from AI technologies. This role serves as a bridge between business objectives and advanced technical capabilities, translating client needs into scalable, secure, and responsible AI architectures.

The Agentic AI Architect partners closely with consultants, engineers, and client stakeholders to architect end-to-end solutions leveraging Microsoft technologies such as Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Fabric, and Microsoft 365 Copilot. This role also contributes to Covenant’s internal AI standards, delivery patterns, and thought leadership.

The work location for this role is flexible if approved by Covenant except this position may not be performed remotely from Colorado or California.

Responsibilities:

* Architect and design end-to-end AI solutions aligned to client business objectives and Covenant delivery standards.

* Translate client requirements into scalable, secure, and production-ready AI architectures

* Lead architectural decisions for solutions leveraging Azure AI Services, Azure OpenAI, Microsoft Fabric, and Microsoft 365 Copilot.

* Define architectural patterns for data ingestion, model orchestration, integration, and deployment.

* Ensure solutions adhere to AI governance, security, privacy, and responsible AI principles.

* Collaborate with data engineers, software engineers, and consultants during solution delivery.

* Conduct architectural reviews and provide technical guidance across AI engagements.

* Support pre-sales activities, including solution design, technical discovery, and scoping.

* Mentor team members on AI architecture best practices and emerging technologies.

Qualifications:

Education, License or Certification:

* Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience

* Microsoft certifications preferred, including AI-102 Azure AI Engineer Associate (required prerequisite) and the AB-100 Agentic AI Business Solutions Architect (Expert) as the target credential; PL-200 Power Platform Functional Consultant and AB-620 AI Agent Builder Associate are also valued

Experience:

* 6+ years of experience in software, cloud, or data engineering roles

* 3+ years architecting AI, machine learning, or data-driven solutions in production environments

* Experience designing and delivering solutions on Microsoft Azure

* Prior consulting or client-facing experience strongly preferred

* Familiarity with AI governance, security, and operational monitoring

Technical Skills:

* AI & LLM foundations: prompt engineering, RAG pipelines, ReAct and chain-of-thought patterns, and problem decomposition for multi-agent systems

* Microsoft agentic platforms: Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Studio, declarative agents, Azure AI Foundry, and Semantic Kernel

* Agent protocols and interoperability, including Model Context Protocol (MCP), A2A, and tool/function calling

* Agentic security aligned to OWASP ASI01–ASI10, including prompt injection defense, data exfiltration controls, and identity for agents

* SharePoint Embedded (SPE) and SPFx for enterprise content and agent hosting

* Azure infrastructure and DevOps: identity, networking, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, and monitoring

* Languages and frameworks: TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, and C#

* Agent governance, testing (unit, behavioral, adversarial, and compliance), and Agent Store publishing

We foster diversity, in part, by imposing a strict policy of non-discrimination. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, ethnicity, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, religion, disability, veteran or military status, genetic information or other status protected by the law.

We value the unique skills and experiences that veterans and separated service members bring to our workforce. While serving our country you have gained skills such as leadership, flexibility, and agility, which will help to make you successful here. We are dedicated to supporting military families and ensuring that we provide a welcoming environment for our country’s heroes. We hope you consider joining the Covenant family.

Covenant is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Covenant will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact [email protected]