Job Description
Job DescriptionPlanet Technologies, the Nation’s leading Microsoft services provider to the public sector, is looking for a highly motivated individual to join our growing team as Copilot Solutions Engineer. In this role, you will be supporting impactful projects that make a difference for our country. We are seeking a Copilot Solutions Engineer with experience supporting U.S. Federal agencies to design, deploy, and scale Microsoft Copilot and M365 AI solutions in highly regulated environments. This role bridges technical architecture, security, and mission outcomes—partnering closely with federal stakeholders to transform productivity, decision-making, and operations through responsible AI. The ideal candidate has hands-on experience with Microsoft 365, Copilot, security & compliance, and data sovereignty Responsibilities
- Guide federal clients through adoption of Microsoft Copilot solutions in an M365 environment, including identifying designing, deploying solutions including readiness assessments and rollout strategies
- Translate mission and operational requirements into secure, scalable Copilot architectures across M365 including integration with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Exchange, Power Platform, Entra ID, and custom line-of-business systems
- Assist to build and configure custom copilots, plugins, prompts, and connectors aligned to federal use cases
- Lead technical workshops, demos, and architecture sessions tailored to educate customers on responsible AI, data protection, and adoption best practices
- Ensure solutions meet federal security and compliance standards
- Partner with security teams on data residency, access control, audit logging, and governance
- Support ATO processes and security documentation as required
- Collaborate with program managers, partners, and Microsoft teams to deliver successful outcomes
- Support user enablement, prompt engineering best practices, and success measurement
Qualifications
- 5+ years experience as a Solutions Engineer, Architect, or Technical Consultant with expertise in a Microsoft 365 environment
- Hands-on experience deploying Microsoft Copilot Studio in a Federal environment
- Working knowledge of federal security and compliance frameworks, identity, access management, and data governance
- Ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical federal stakeholders
- Experience with Power Automate, Power Apps and Azure preferred
- Microsoft certifications (preferred but not required): Microsoft 365 Certified: Enterprise Administrator; Security, Compliance; or Identity certifications, AI or Power Platform certifications
- U.S. citizenship required, Secret or higher clearance preferred
- Ability to work on site as needed in Washington DC
Planet Technologies is the leading provider of Microsoft Consulting Services to public sector and commercial organizations. Planet has significant experience in deploying business intelligence, cloud services, unified communications, and systems management with an emphasis building, deploying, and managing custom solutions that transform the business operations of federal government agencies.
Planet Technologies does not discriminate in employment opportunities, terms and conditions of employment, or practices. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, gender, religious or political beliefs, national origin or heritage, disability, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any characteristic protected by law. Federal Agency Clearance Requirements may require up to a 10-year background investigation - US Citizenship (clearable) is required.
Salaries for Solutions Engineers at Planet Technologies range from $150,000 and $190,000. Several factors will impact final pay offered to a successful candidate including but not limited to the type and years of experience within the job, clearance level, the type of years and experience within the industry, education, training, etc.
Visit www.go-planet.com to learn more about us. Details about our benefits can be found here Planet Technologies Benefit Guide 2025-2026
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