[Hiring] Frontier Tools Architect @Microsoft

Role Description

The Frontier Transformation Framework helps our customers become Frontier Firms: organizations where AI is not a tool added to the business but part of the operating system the business runs on. We are seeking a Frontier Tools Architect to build the Agent and Intelligent Platform that enables the eight capabilities to execute with customers.

• Own the product strategy, roadmap, and backlog for the agents, accelerators, and intelligence tooling.
• Translate how architects, change practitioners, governance leads, and delivery teams work into platform features.
• Decide what to build and what to reuse; define the telemetry that proves value.
• Make the platform the fastest, safest way to deliver Frontier Transformation at scale.

Responsibilities

• Own the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for the Agent and Intelligent Platform.
• Translate the delivery motions of the eight capabilities into reusable platform components.
• Define and manage the platform backlog, writing clear requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Build on the Microsoft AI platform — Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Agent 365.
• Partner with engineering pods, business architects, and governance leads.
• Embed Security into the platform by design.
• Define the telemetry and value metrics the platform captures.
• Run the operating rhythm for the platform — intake, releases, feedback loops.
• Enable delivery teams and customers to adopt the platform through documentation and enablement.

Success in this role looks like:

• The eight capabilities are increasingly delivered through the platform.
• Agents, accelerators, and tooling built once are reused across multiple customers and sectors.
• Platform telemetry quantifies capacity unlocked, cycle-time reduction, and P&L impact.
• Governance, security, and accountability controls are built into the platform.
• Delivery teams adopt the platform as the fastest, safest default way to deliver Frontier Transformation.

Qualifications

• Master's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 4+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security) OR Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or related field AND 6+ years experience in technology solutions, practice development, architecture, consulting, and/or technology domain (e.g., Security) OR equivalent experience.
• Proven track record owning a product or platform from strategy through roadmap, delivery, and adoption.
• Experience productizing internal or delivery capabilities into reusable, instrumented software used at scale.
• Understanding of building AI agents and applications, including agent orchestration, tooling, and integration patterns.
• Ability to translate the needs of delivery, engineering, change, and governance teams into clear product requirements and acceptance criteria.
• Experience defining product telemetry and value metrics and using them to prioritize investment.
• Ability to make build-versus-buy-versus-reuse decisions and manage a product portfolio with competing dependencies.
• Experience working directly with engineering teams and with stakeholders in a customer or executive setting.
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft AI platform, including Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Agent 365.
• Understanding of the Work IQ, Fabric IQ, and Foundry IQ intelligence layers and semantic-layer / data-architecture concepts.
• Experience building or integrating governance, security, and compliance controls into AI products for regulated industries.
• Familiarity with the disciplines behind the eight capabilities — human-agent system design, change management, value management, and continuous improvement.
• Experience with platform enablement — documentation, reusable patterns, and capability transfer to delivery teams and customers.
• Background in software engineering, management consulting, enterprise transformation, or delivery organizations.

Benefits

• The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $101,800 - $193,800 per year.
• Different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, is USD $126,100 - $207,600 per year.

Company Description

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations, and ordinances.