Planet Technologies, the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, is looking for a highly motivated individual to join our growing team as Copilot Solutions Engineer. In this role, you will be supporting impactful projects that make a difference for our country.
We are seeking a Copilot Solutions Engineer with experience supporting U.S. Federal agencies to design, deploy, and scale Microsoft Copilot and M365 AI solutions in highly regulated environments. This role bridges technical architecture, security, and mission outcomes—partnering closely with federal stakeholders to transform productivity, decision-making, and operations through responsible AI. Experience with MS Copilot Studio, Azure Foundry and the interplay between Microsoft Copilot and the rest of the Microsoft Suite of Services and ability to develop Copilot solutions that meet mission requirements as well as end user to enterprise solutions.
Responsibilities
Guide federal clients through adoption of Microsoft Copilot through completion of readiness assessments and support of rollout strategies
Identify, design, and deploy Copilot solutions in client M365 environments
Translate mission and operational requirements into secure, scalable Copilot architectures across M365 including integration with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Exchange, Power Platform, Entra ID and custom line-of-business systems
Assist to build and configure custom agents, plugins, prompts, and connectors aligned to federal use cases
Lead technical workshops, demos, and architecture sessions tailored to educate customers on responsible AI, data protection, and adoption best practices
Ensure solutions meet federal security and compliance standards
Ability to present complex technical solutions to executives and end-users
Partner with client security teams and operations teams on data residency, access control, audit logging, and governance
Support Authority to Operate (ATO) processes and security documentation as required
Collaborate with program managers, partners, and Microsoft teams to deliver successful outcomes
Support user enablement, prompt engineering best practices, and success measurement for end user to enterprise solutions
Qualifications
Experience with Microsoft 365, Copilot, Copilot Studio, Azure Foundry, and the Power Platform, including a solid understanding of security, compliance, and data sovereignty considerations.5+ years' experience as a Solutions Engineer, Architect, or Technical Consultant with expertise in a Microsoft 365 environment
Working knowledge of federal security and compliance frameworks, identity, access management, and data governance
Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical federal stakeholders
Previous experience creating end user solutions that can convert to enterprise solutions
Microsoft certifications (preferred but not required): M365 Enterprise Administrator; M365 security, compliance, or identity certifications; AI and/or Power Platform certifications
Secret or higher clearance preferred, but not required
Ability to work on site as needed in Washington DC
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Planet Technologies is the leading provider of Microsoft Consulting Services to public sector and commercial organizations. Planet has significant experience in deploying business intelligence, cloud services, unified communications, and systems management with an emphasis building, deploying, and managing custom solutions that transform the business operations of federal government agencies.
Planet Technologies does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms and conditions of employment, or practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law. Federal Agency Clearance Requirements may require up to a 10-year background investigation - US Citizenship (clearable) is required.
Salaries for Solutions Engineers at Planet Technologies range from $150,000 and $190,000. Several factors will impact final pay offered to a successful candidate including but not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, clearance level, the type of years and experience within the industry, education, training, etc.
