Microsoft 365 Copilot & Data Protection Architect

SEI Corporation; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

401(k) with match

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Parental leave

Commuter benefits

Job summary

SEI Sphere seeks a Microsoft 365 Data Protection & Copilot Architect to lead the design, governance, security, and deployment of Microsoft data protection solutions for enterprise clients. You will guide Copilot adoption, Purview capabilities, and governance across Microsoft 365 environments.

You will partner with security, cloud, and infrastructure teams to ensure data protection and compliance while delivering executive-level guidance and architecture documentation.

Qualifications

• Deep hands-on expertise with Microsoft Purview including DLP and information protection.
• Experience deploying and governing Microsoft 365 Copilot in large enterprises.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 architecture (SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams, Exchange Online).
• Experience implementing Zero Trust security principles in cloud environments.
• Ability to develop governance models, architecture documentation, and executive recommendations.
• Experience mentoring engineers or leading technical delivery teams in MSP/MSSP or consulting contexts.

Responsibilities

• Lead client engagements, readiness assessments, executive workshops, and architecture sessions focused on secure Microsoft AI adoption.
• Assess Microsoft 365 environments for permissions hygiene, oversharing, data exposure, and governance maturity; create remediation plans.
• Architect and govern Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Chat, Copilot Studio, AI agents, and data sources.
• Design and implement Purview capabilities including DLP, information protection, and data lifecycle management for AI.
• Establish data protection, Copilot Control System, and AI governance frameworks with reporting and auditing.
• Collaborate with security, cloud, infrastructure, and SOC teams to align AI deployments with Zero Trust.
• Develop reference architectures, roadmaps, runbooks, and client-facing documentation.
• Create adoption and value frameworks using Copilot Analytics and usage reporting to show ROI.

Skills

Microsoft 365 Copilot

Purview governance

Zero Trust security

Cloud architecture

Executive stakeholder engagement

Education

SC-400 Information Protection and Compliance Administrator Associate

Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102)

Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)

Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)

Security Operations Analyst Associate (SC-200)

Azure Solutions Architect Expert (AZ-305)

M365 Enterprise Administrator Expert (MS-102)

Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate (DP-600)

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Copilot Studio

Azure AI Foundry

Microsoft Graph & Entra ID

Job description

SEI Sphere seeks a Microsoft 365 Data Protection & Copilot Architect to lead the design, governance, security, and deployment of Microsoft data protection solutions for enterprise clients. You will guide Copilot adoption, Purview capabilities, and governance across Microsoft 365 environments.

You will partner with security, cloud, and infrastructure teams to ensure data protection and compliance while delivering executive-level guidance and architecture documentation.