Copilot / Viva Engineer

SOFT's client located in Remotely is looking for a Copilot / Viva Engineer for a long term contract assignment.

Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft 365 services, especially:
• Copilot Chat along with experience with Copilot Studio
• Copilot integration, governance, and best practices
• Office 365 Groups, Teams, SharePoint Online, OneDrive
• Tenant administration and hybrid Exchange environments
• Viva Suite Components
• Strong scripting skills in PowerShell and strong understanding of AI agent design, topic creation, and knowledge base management to ensure responsibility and effective deployment of AI solutions organization-wide.
• Proficiency in Power Platform (PowerApps, Flow) and low-code/no-code development
• Ideal candidates will have experience with:
• SPFx (SharePoint Framework)
• Entra ID access management in relation to group management (i.e. SharePoint user management)
• Viva Connections implementation
• Viva Engage strategy and administration
• Viva Glint deployment and analysis
• Organizational rollout of the Viva suite across the entire organization
• Microsoft Defender, ADFS, AD Connect
• Office/Outlook add-ins (.NET/COM, Modern Add-ins)
• Comprehensive Knowledge of:
• Networking, authentication protocols (Kerberos, NTLM, Basic)
• Messaging and collaboration tools in large enterprise environments
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation, creativity, attention to detail, and oral and written communications skills tailored for the intended audience.
• You are responsible for understanding and applying risk management discipline in decision-making and contributing to your function s risk management.
• Work under the direction and guidance in planning details of procedures and methods to attain definite goals.
• Makes decisions within established or widely accepted standards.
• Achieve assigned/planned results by decisions and actions based on professional methods, training, business principles, and practical experience.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience with a minimum of 6 years of relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• We are seeking Copilot/Viva Engineer to join our team on a contingent basis.
• Assist in the deployment of Microsoft Copilot and rollout of Viva (Connections, Engage, Glint) across the organization.
• Design and implement Viva Connections dashboards with audience-targeted content and resources.
• Foster community engagement and knowledge sharing through Viva Engage by enhancing productivity and help with adoption ramp up.
• Consult on Copilot-related AI initiatives (e.g., Security Copilot) and support adoption ramp-up.
• Build, deploy, and manage custom AI agents across the organization using Copilot Studio and integrate with Microsoft 365 and Power Platform leveraging low-code/no-code development.
• Provide strategic planning, technical execution, user training, and communication to ensure successful deployment.
• Support administration, maintenance, monitoring, and backup of messaging and collaboration technologies.
• Investigate and implement new Office 365 capabilities to enhance collaboration services.
• Interface with stakeholders across the organization and third-party vendors for problem and change management.
• Ensure compliance with internal standards, safety practices, and high-quality customer service.
• Participate in on-call rotation and provide weekend support as needed.