Secure AI Architect – Microsoft Copilot & AI Security

SGI; Zürich; Remote; CHF 207,000 - 248,000; Part time

Job summary

Source Group International Ltd seeks an experienced Secure AI Architect to lead secure adoption of Microsoft Copilot and AI workloads across European clients. You will assess AI readiness, identify security and compliance gaps, and advise stakeholders on scalable, governed AI foundations.

The role emphasizes security architecture, data governance, and responsible AI, with hands-on use of Entra ID, Purview, Defender and Azure AI Foundry in a fully remote European setting.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience in cloud security or architecture.
• Proven experience advising enterprise customers on secure adoption of Microsoft 365 and AI workloads (Copilot, Copilot Studio, Azure AI Foundry).
• Strong hands-on knowledge across Purview, Fabric, Azure AI Foundry, M365 Administration.
• Spanish proficiency mandatory.

Responsibilities

• Lead customer workshops to assess AI readiness across identity, data protection and compliance.
• Define AI governance frameworks covering policies, access management, data protection and risk.
• Translate Microsoft security capabilities into actionable recommendations (Entra ID, Purview, Defender, Microsoft 365, Azure AI).
• Advise on secure enablement of generative AI tools including Copilot, Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry.
• Design data boundary enforcement, labeling, DLP and prompt-safety controls.
• Review IAM for AI workloads including MFA, Conditional Access, and just-in-time access.
• Present findings and recommendations to IT and executive stakeholders.

Skills

Security architecture

Cloud security

AI governance

Stakeholder communication

Spanish proficiency

Regulatory compliance

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Entra ID

Defender for Cloud Apps

Azure AI Foundry

M365 Administration

Azure Policy

Copilot security

Job description

Secure AI Architect -- Microsoft Copilot & AI Security

• Project Type: Contract / Project-Based
• Duration: 6 months
• Start Date: ASAP
• Work Model: Fully remote -- candidates can work from anywhere in Europe
• Language: Spanish proficiency mandatory
• Experience: 10 years
• Position: Secure AI Architect

Role Overview

We are looking for an experienced Secure AI Architect with deep expertise across Microsoft's cloud, security, compliance and AI ecosystems. The consultant will support short, high-impact customer engagements to help organizations establish secure, compliant and well-governed AI foundations. The role involves assessing current AI readiness, identifying security and compliance gaps, and advising technical and management stakeholders on how to enable AI securely at scale. The focus is on bridging security architecture, compliance, data governance and responsible AI, with particular emphasis on the secure adoption of Microsoft Copilot and related AI technologies.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead customer workshops to assess AI readiness from identity, data protection and compliance perspectives.
• Define AI governance frameworks covering policies, access management, data protection and risk management.
• Translate Microsoft security and compliance capabilities into actionable recommendations, including Entra ID, Purview, Defender, Microsoft 365 and Azure AI.
• Advise on the secure enablement of generative AI solutions, including Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry.
• Design pragmatic approaches to data boundary enforcement, information labeling, Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and prompt-safety controls.
• Review identity and access management for AI workloads, including MFA, Conditional Access, privileged identity management and just-in-time access.
• Recommend monitoring, auditing and incident-response strategies to address AI misuse and potential data leakage.
• Present findings, recommendations and next steps to IT management, clearly communicating business implications and compliance considerations.
• Support the secure adoption of Microsoft Copilot and AI-powered solutions, including agent-based AI capabilities.

Required Qualifications

• 10 years of overall professional experience, with relevant experience in cloud security, compliance or architecture.
• Proven experience advising enterprise customers on the secure adoption of Microsoft 365 and AI workloads, including Copilot, Copilot Chat, Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry.
• Strong hands-on knowledge of security, governance and administration across: Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Fabric, Azure AI Foundry, Microsoft 365 Administration.
• Working knowledge of: Microsoft Entra ID, Defender for Cloud Apps, Azure Policy.
• Strong expertise in Microsoft Copilot security and governance.
• Understanding of responsible AI principles, Privacy by Design and regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, ISO standards and NIST.
• Ability to lead outcome-driven consulting engagements and communicate effectively with both technical and executive stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex security and governance concepts clearly.
• Proficiency in Spanish is mandatory.

Preferred Experience

• Previous consulting or customer-facing experience within a major Microsoft partner.
• Familiarity with AI governance frameworks, model risk management and data-driven decision-making.
• Working knowledge of Azure AI, AI Foundry and Microsoft Fabric security and compliance configurations.
• Experience developing RACI models, acceptable-use policies and risk registers for AI or cloud platforms.
• Exposure to FinOps and cost optimization across Microsoft 365 and Azure environments.
• Experience with AI adoption and AI agents.

Required Certifications

• Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)
• Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator (SC-401)
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)

Additional Advantage

• Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102), or equivalent experience.

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We believe in equal opportunity for all and actively encourage applications from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

Source Group International Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy*