Power Platform Solution Architect

Organizations dont innovate; people do.

As part of our digital transformation business youll help clients unlock innovation embrace the future and change communities for good.

And well help you stimulate new thinking accelerate your career and connect you to projects that really matter.

Join our team of over 600 data scientists design thinkers immersive digital consultants project managers and innovators all working to create positive change for generations to come.

Who are we looking for

The Global IS Team is on the look of a Power Platform Solution Architectto be able to commute to any of our Waterloo or Toronto offices. The Power Platform Solution Architect is responsible for designing and guiding endtoend Power Platform solutions that meet business needs while aligning with enterprise architecture and governance. This role works closely with business stakeholders IT and platform teams to translate requirements into robust secure and scalable solutions. The Architect provides technical leadership sets design standards supports makers and developers and ensures solutions deliver clear business value.

Be part of the dynamic culture! Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in the office three days a week to contribute connect and excel in our vibrant environment.

Working with an energetic and high-performing team this position offers a variety of work and will see you involved in:

• Design and govern the foundational architecture for Copilot Studio agents and the wider Power Platform estate including environment strategy solution lifecycle Entra ID integration Purview sensitivity labels and connector standards.
• Own the technical reference architecture for the Agent Enablement Program (AEP) and translate enterprise governance requirements into platform standards patterns and reusable templates.
• Partner with the Infrastructure and Security teams to ensure the agent platform aligns with GHDs infrastructure Entra ID and security controls including identity data protection and network boundaries.
• Work alongside the Delivery function to guide the safe transition of agents into production and to shape operational readiness incident response and change management within the standards set through AEP.
• Lead the architectural response to Microsoft platform evolution (Copilot Studio Agent 365 Dataverse Power Platform) and advise on licensing capacity and entitlement decisions under GHDs Frontier Firm partnership.
• Contribute architecture input to PowerApps and Power Automate at enterprise scale including shared components connector governance ALM and Center of Excellence (CoE) tooling.
• Act as the senior technical authority in cross-functional governance forums including the Agent Enterprise Program Steering Committee and provide architecture review and approval for agents built inside and outside AI Foundations.
• Coach Copilot Studio developers platform administrators and selected GHD builders on architectural best practice contributing to capability uplift across the enterprise.

What you will bring to the Team:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science Software Engineering Information Systems or a related discipline or equivalent professional experience.
• 8 or more years of experience in enterprise solution architecture with a minimum of 4 years focused on Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft 365.
• Demonstrable track record of designing and governing Power Platform environments in a global enterprise (ideally 5000 plus users) including CoE setup DLP and connector governance.
• Hands-on delivery experience with Copilot Studio or earlier Power Virtual Agents including at least one agent taken to production under enterprise governance.
• Microsoft certifications strongly preferred: PL-600 Power Platform Solution Architect Expert; PL-400 Power Platform Developer or equivalent; SC-401 or AZ-305 are valued.
• Experience working within a regulated or security-conscious enterprise (professional services engineering financial services healthcare or similar).

Skills & Competencies

• Deep expertise in Microsoft Power Platform architecture (Power Apps Power Automate Copilot Studio Dataverse) at enterprise scale including environment strategy ALM and solution design.
• Strong working knowledge of Microsoft 365 Copilot Copilot Studio and the emerging Agent 365 ecosystem including agent lifecycle governance and extensibility patterns.
• Hands-on understanding of Entra ID (identity conditional access service principals) Microsoft Purview (sensitivity labels DLP information protection) and Microsoft Fabric as a grounding data layer for agents.
• Proven ability to translate governance and risk requirements into practical platform standards guardrails and reference architectures.
• Experience integrating Power Platform solutions with Azure services REST APIs and enterprise data platforms and guiding pro-code teams on hand-off points.
• Strong written and verbal communication with the ability to brief senior stakeholders (CIO CTO) on architectural trade-offs in plain business language.
• Collaborative operating style with a track record of influencing across peer IS functions and external partners (Microsoft systems integrators) without direct line authority.
• Pragmatic delivery-oriented mindset: comfortable with ambiguity able to sequence architecture work to unblock delivery rather than gold-plate foundations.

The salary range for this position is: $91900 - $137900K.

The posted salary rangerepresentsthe expected hiring range for GHD locations in its major citycentres. Ranges may vary for positions in other locations. At GHD base salary isdeterminedby your skills experiencequalifications and work are committed to offering competitive compensation and adhering to all relevant pay transparency legislation.

The use of artificial intelligence (AI) in recruiting is just getting started and may be used during the process to improve efficiency and fairness. Your application may be reviewed by both AI and our hiring team. While AI supports some steps through the process all final hiring decisions are made by humans

This position is for an existing vacancy

#LI-MC1