Location: Virginia Retirement System - James Center
Applications must be submitted by 11:59 PM (EST) the day before the posted End Date.
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The Virginia Retirement System (VRS) is seeking a Solution Architect, a technical role responsible for the design, governance, and delivery of solutions using Microsoft Power Platform, Azure, and Copilot Studio platforms.
In this role you will develop architecture standards and reference patterns aligned with enterprise governance, security, and compliance frameworks. You will also translate business requirements into enterprise-ready solution designs using Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft Azure, in accordance with applicable standards and best practices. The Solution Architect will also be responsible for developing AI-enabled automation workflows, including Copilot Studio agents, to reduce manual effort and improve productivity. Additionally, you’ll develop machine learning models using Azure Machine Learning, to support business use cases.
The ideal candidate develops and validates architecture, resolves engineering challenges, and ensures that solutions adhere to security and governance standards.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a closely related field is required.
- Five (5) years in software/cloud engineering/architecture experience in SaaS or cloud collaboration platforms (Microsoft 365, Azure or similar ecosystems).
Additional Considerations
- Experience in Power Platform, Dataverse, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and Python.
- Experience building and maintaining APIs.
- Demonstrated leadership in enterprise solution design reviews, ensuring scalability, performance, maintainability, and compliance standards are met.
- Experience operating within regulated or highly governed environments (e.g., public sector, financial services, insurance, healthcare).
- Strong understanding of modern software delivery practices (Agile, Scrum, hybrid) and MLOps.
Hiring Range
140,000-158,000
Job description provided by Virginia Retirement System.
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