Forward Deployment Engineer- Power Platform

Sonata Software North America Inc.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Sonata Software North America Inc. in Chicago, IL, seeks a Forward Deployment Engineer specializing in Power Platform to design, develop, and deploy AI-powered business solutions.

You will build AI agents and copilots with Copilot Studio, integrate with Microsoft 365, Dataverse, and Azure AI, and mentor users to drive adoption.

The role requires 10+ years of experience, hands-on with Power Platform, Copilot Studio, and APIs, collaborating with business stakeholders to deliver measurable outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience delivering AI-powered business solutions.
• Hands-on with Microsoft Copilot Studio and Power Platform.
• Experience integrating enterprise apps via APIs and connectors.
• Ability to prototype quickly and produce production-ready solutions.
• Experience working with business stakeholders to gather requirements.
• Strong problem-solving and solution-delivery mindset.
• Experience mentoring and training users.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with business teams to identify and prioritize AI use cases and automation opportunities.
• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered business solutions using Microsoft AI technologies.
• Build and configure AI agents, copilots, and conversational experiences using Microsoft Copilot Studio.
• Develop business applications and workflows using the Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse).
• Create proof-of-concepts, prototypes, and minimum viable products to validate business value.
• Integrate AI solutions with enterprise applications, databases, APIs, Microsoft 365 services, and third-party systems.
• Implement automation solutions that improve productivity, efficiency, and employee experience.
• Support adoption by mentoring business users and enabling teams to effectively leverage AI capabilities.
• Collaborate with architects and governance teams to ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
• Measure, track, and communicate business impact and outcomes from deployed AI solutions.
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting, optimization, and continuous improvement of implemented solutions.

Job description

About Sonata Software

Sonata Software, with over $1.2 Billion Revenue, is a leading AI-first Modernization Engineering company, powered by our unique Platformation TM framework. Our 6400+ AI Engineers are helping enterprises transform from systems to intelligent business platforms leveraging partner ecosystem to drive speed, efficiency and growth. Our bouquet of Modernization Engineering Services with AI -first approach cuts across Cloud, Data, AI, Dynamics, Test Automation, and Managed Services.

Sonata’s AI-led modernization is enabled by a powerful suite of proprietary tools and assets. At the core is the Harmoni.AI Enterprise Platform, which includes Agent Bridge-a governance and observability framework; Agent Builder-a development toolkit for fungible agents integrated into enterprise systems; and the Agent Marketplace-an internal ecosystem for modular, reusable agents.

Headquartered in Bengaluru, India, Sonata Software has a strong global presence, including key regions US, UK, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Australia, DACH (Germany/Switzerland) & Nordics (Finland) . We are a trusted partner of Fortune 500 companies in Banking, Financial Services and Insurance; Healthcare and Lifesciences; Telecom, Media, and Technology; and Retail, Manufacturing and Distribution space.

Deep collaborations with partners like Microsoft, AWS, Salesforce, and Snowflake strengthen our ability to deliver cutting-edge AI solutions. Our 30+years of partnership with Microsoft, and being part of the elite Microsoft Inner Circle, places us among the top 1% of global Microsoft partners. Sonata is now among the first companies to earn the Microsoft Frontier Partner Badge Also; Sonata Software is proud to achieve AWS Premier Tier Status in the AWS Partner Network.

Job Title- Forward Deployment Engineer- Power Platform

Location: Chicago, IL

Experience level: 10+ years

Roles And Responsibilities

• Partner closely with business teams to identify and prioritize AI use cases and automation opportunities.
• Design, develop, and deploy AI-powered business solutions using Microsoft AI technologies.
• Build and configure AI agents, copilots, and conversational experiences using Microsoft Copilot Studio.
• Develop business applications and workflows using the Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse).
• Create proof-of-concepts, prototypes, and minimum viable products to validate business value.
• Integrate AI solutions with enterprise applications, databases, APIs, Microsoft 365 services, and third-party systems.
• Implement automation solutions that improve productivity, efficiency, and employee experience.
• Support adoption by mentoring business users and enabling teams to effectively leverage AI capabilities.
• Collaborate with architects and governance teams to ensure alignment with enterprise standards.
• Measure, track, and communicate business impact and outcomes from deployed AI solutions.
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting, optimization, and continuous improvement of implemented solutions.

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience designing and delivering AI-powered business solutions.
• Strong hands-on experience with:
• Microsoft Copilot Studio
• Microsoft Power Platform (Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse)
• Microsoft 365 Copilot
• Power Virtual Agents / AI Agents
• Azure AI Services and Azure OpenAI (preferred)
• Experience integrating business applications with enterprise systems through APIs, connectors, and automation frameworks.
• Ability to rapidly create prototypes and transform concepts into production-ready solutions.
• Experience working directly with business stakeholders to gather requirements and deliver measurable outcomes.
• Strong problem-solving and solution delivery mindset.
• Experience conducting user mentoring, training, and adoption activities.

Why join Sonata Software?

At Sonata, you´ll have an outstanding opportunity. The chance to use your skills and imagination to push the boundaries of what´s possible. To build never seen before solutions to some of the world’s toughest problems. You´ll be challenged, but you will not be alone. You´ll be joining a team of diverse innovators, all driven to go beyond the status quo to craft what comes next.

Sonata Software is an Equal Opportunity Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, gender identity, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, veteran status, marital status, or any other characteristics protected by law.