Lead Microsoft 365 & AI Governance Architect

Remote Recruitment; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Remote Recruitment is seeking a Senior Technical Consultant in Cape Town to lead technical discovery, coordinate tenant exports with client IT and security teams, and assess Microsoft 365 configurations against governance frameworks.

You will design controls across Entra, Purview, Defender, Power Platform, Copilot Studio and Agent 365, produce designs and guides, and present findings to IT and security leadership while mentoring junior engineers.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in Microsoft 365 or Microsoft cloud consulting, architecture or senior engineering roles.
• Deep hands-on experience with Entra, Purview and Copilot.
• Practical experience with Copilot Studio and Microsoft 365 Copilot deployments.
• Scripting with PowerShell and Microsoft Graph for reporting and configuration.
• Client-facing consulting experience, including running workshops with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Strong technical writing: design documents and configuration guides that others can follow.

Responsibilities

• Lead technical discovery and run tenant exports with client IT and security teams.
• Assess Microsoft tenant configuration against governance frameworks.
• Design controls across Entra, Purview, Defender, Power Platform, Copilot Studio and Agent 365.
• Produce technical designs and configuration guides, and support implementation.
• Present findings to IT and security leadership and review junior technical work.

Skills

Client-facing consulting

Technical writing

Workshop facilitation

Stakeholder management

Design/documentation

Education

Microsoft certifications (associate level or above)

Tools

Entra

Purview

Copilot

Copilot Studio

Microsoft 365 Copilot

PowerShell

Microsoft Graph

Job description

Remote Recruitment is seeking a Senior Technical Consultant in Cape Town to lead technical discovery, coordinate tenant exports with client IT and security teams, and assess Microsoft 365 configurations against governance frameworks.

You will design controls across Entra, Purview, Defender, Power Platform, Copilot Studio and Agent 365, produce designs and guides, and present findings to IT and security leadership while mentoring junior engineers.