Microsoft Low Code AI Technical Architect

BDO USA•Oak Brook, IL

1d•$135,000 - $175,000

About The Position

The Microsoft Low Code/AI Technical Architect works with cutting edge technology, delivers high quality solutions across various local industries, and drives solutions with a team working on holistic software projects that range in size and scope, as well as receive continuous career development opportunities. This role performs advanced technical design and development of Microsoft Low Code/AI solutions and leads others in those activities. This position owns and participates in consulting relationships with multiple clients and technologies.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree and six (6) or more years of application development experience, required; OR High School Diploma/GED and eight (8) or more years of application development experience, required
Three (3) or more years of technically leading teams or development projects, required
One (1) or more years of professional experience developing with Copilot Studio (Formerly Power Virtual Agents), required
Three (3) or more years of development experience with one (1) or more of the following, required: Power Apps (Canvas, Model-Driven) Power Automate Dataverse
Two (2) or more years of hands-on experience with implementation of Agentic AI solutions or bots, required
Development Experience with two (2) or more of the following, required: Agile Software Development Experience. Experience using source control (Azure DevOps, GitHub, or similar). Front-end Development (AngularJS, React, TypeScript, .NET MVC, or similar) Web Design (HTML, CSS, SASS) Database Server Experience (SQL Server, Oracle, MySQL or similar) SQL Development Experience (Queries, Functions, Stored Procedures) NoSQL Experience (Azure Cosmos DB, MongoDB, or similar) SharePoint List Configuration Power Platform AI Builder Power Platform Custom Connectors
Robust technical knowledge of RAG, LLMs, and AI integration patterns
Familiarity with AI governance, ethics, and risk frameworks
Ability to develop and learn new and emerging technologies
Solid understanding of object-oriented programming (OOP)
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Must be open to travel to client sites, if needed

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, preferred
Five (5) or more years producing technical designs (artifacts), preferred
Experience with Azure DevOps Boards or Jira, preferred
Experience within a consultative environment, preferred
Experience with one (1) or more of the following, preferred: Professional experience coding with Microsoft Development Platform. Hands-on experience with any of the following: Azure OpenAI, AI Foundry, AI Search. Familiarity with Cloud Technologies
Agile Software Development Experience
Experience using source control (Azure DevOps, GitHub, or similar)
Cloud Technologies (Azure, AWS)
CI/CD Pipeline experience (i.e., GitHub Actions, Azure Pipelines, Gitlab Runners, etc.)

Responsibilities

Produces and reviews software and database designs that meet both business and technical requirements
Gains a robust understanding of client needs and plays an integral part in defining and proposing practical solutions to meet or exceed client expectations
Plays an instrumental role in defining the software and database architecture for new solutions
Leads client requirements gathering sessions and accurately documents business requirements
Develops application code and reusable components
Software deployments and ongoing software support
Builds predictive models that are accurate and robust and that help our customers to utilize the core platform to the maximum extent
Leads a team of developers within projects to ensure timelines and deliverables are met
Responsible for the quality of all technical deliverables on a project.
Oversees time reporting accuracy and the technical management of projects
Performs code reviews and ensures adherence to standards
Other duties as required