Senior Microsoft 365 Platform Engineer, Automation, Agents, & Copilot

Applied Materials

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Work type
On-site
Location
Austin, TXSanta Clara, CA
Salary
$122,000–$168,000 / yr
Posted
3 days ago
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This role $145k
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About Applied Materials

Applied Materials is the world''s largest supplier of equipment, services, and software for the semiconductor and display industries, enabling the production of chips and advanced displays. Industry: Semiconductor Equipment

Applied Materials currently has 131 open roles on FindRole.

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TL;DR · Senior Microsoft 365 Platform Engineer, Automation, Agents, & Copilot

Senior Microsoft 365 Platform Engineer – Automation, Agents, & Copilot joins the platform engineering team to manage, automate, and optimize a large-scale enterprise environment. This role involves administering core services like Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Entra ID, and Microsoft Purview while developing specialized solutions for Copilot agents using Copilot Studio and Agent Builder. The engineer will replace manual processes with robust automation via Power Automate, PowerShell scripts, and Microsoft Graph API integrations. Key responsibilities include establishing governance frameworks, ensuring security compliance, and managing the lifecycle of AI-powered tools. Technical requirements include proficiency in PowerShell, REST APIs, and various Microsoft 365 workloads to improve service reliability and scalability. The role focuses on solving complex infrastructure challenges by building repeatable engineering patterns and providing technical guidance across identity, data protection, and automated workflow management for enterprise users.

What you'll do

  • Administer, configure, and optimize Microsoft 365 workloads including Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Entra ID.
  • Design, build, and deploy Microsoft 365 Copilot agents using Copilot Studio and Agent Builder.
  • Develop production-quality PowerShell scripts and modules to automate provisioning, configuration management, and reporting.
  • Create automated workflows and integrations using Power Automate, Microsoft Graph API, and REST APIs.
  • Establish governance frameworks, security controls, and compliance standards for identity, data protection, and AI tools.
  • Manage the lifecycle of Copilot agents including intake, monitoring, change management, and retirement.
  • Serve as a senior escalation point for complex technical incidents and service degradations.
  • Maintain architectural diagrams, runbooks, and standard operating procedures for internal engineering teams.

What we're looking for

  • 7+ years of hands-on experience engineering and administering Microsoft 365 services in a large or complex enterprise environment.
  • Broad administrative experience across the Microsoft 365 platform including Copilot, Teams, SharePoint Online/OneDrive, Entra ID, and Microsoft Purview.
  • Advanced PowerShell development experience for building and maintaining production-quality scripts and modules.
  • Hands-on experience developing and supporting Power Automate flows and other low-code or API-based automations.
  • Demonstrated experience designing or developing Copilot agents, conversational solutions, or comparable AI-powered business solutions.
  • Experience with Microsoft Graph API including REST/SDKs, app registrations, permissions, and OAuth.
  • Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 identity, licensing, security, compliance, and governance concepts.
  • Experience creating technical documentation and communicating effectively with both technical and nontechnical audiences.
  • Experience deploying Copilot connectors for approved enterprise data sources (preferred).
  • Experience with Azure Automation, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, Key Vault, or related integration services (preferred).
  • Familiarity with Dataverse and Power Platform environment, connector, and DLP governance (preferred).
  • Experience applying software-engineering practices like Git, code review, testing, CI/CD, and release management (preferred).
  • Relevant Microsoft certifications (preferred).

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