Senior AI Engineer – Copilot Studio & Azure AI Foundry

Senior AI Engineer – Copilot Studio & Azure AI Foundry

Job Location

Hiroshima, Japan

Work Mode

Work From Office (WFO)

Experience

8+ Years

Job Type

Full-Time

Role

Senior AI Engineer / Lead AI Engineer

Department

Data & AI Practice

Japanese Language

Mandatory – Business Level

Job Summary

We are looking for an experienced Senior AI Engineer / Lead AI Engineer with strong expertise in Generative AI, Agentic AI, Data Science, Machine Learning, Microsoft Copilot Studio, and Azure AI Foundry.

The candidate will be responsible for designing, developing, deploying, and managing enterprise-grade AI Agents, Copilots, Multi-Agent Systems, RAG solutions, autonomous workflows, and AI-powered business applications.

The role involves close collaboration with Japanese customers, business stakeholders, solution architects, and engineering teams. Strong Japanese communication skills are mandatory.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and develop enterprise AI Agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio and Azure AI Foundry.
• Build Agentic AI and Multi-Agent architectures for enterprise applications.
• Develop AI Agents using LangGraph, LangChain, Semantic Kernel, AutoGen, and/or CrewAI.
• Design and implement RAG, Vector Search, Knowledge Grounding, and AI Search solutions.
• Develop enterprise Copilots for HR, Finance, Procurement, Customer Service, IT Operations, and Knowledge Management.
• Integrate Copilot Studio with Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, Dataverse, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Microsoft 365.
• Develop and deploy GenAI applications using Azure OpenAI, GPT models, and open-source LLMs.
• Implement Prompt Engineering, Function Calling, Tool Calling, Agent Memory, MCP, and Agent Orchestration.
• Build AI evaluation frameworks to measure accuracy, relevance, groundedness, hallucination, latency, and cost.
• Design scalable AI solutions on Microsoft Azure.
• Develop AI/ML models for prediction, forecasting, recommendation, classification, anomaly detection, and NLP.
• Implement AI security, governance, monitoring, observability, and responsible AI practices.
• Work directly with Japanese customers for requirements gathering, technical discussions, solution design, and presentations.
• Mentor junior engineers and contribute to technical architecture and solution design.

Required Technical Skills

Must Have

• Microsoft Copilot Studio
• Azure AI Foundry
• Azure OpenAI
• Generative AI / LLM
• Agentic AI
• Multi-Agent Systems
• Python
• RAG Architecture
• Azure AI Search
• LangGraph and/or LangChain
• Vector Databases
• Prompt Engineering
• LLM Evaluation
• Azure Cloud
• REST APIs / API Integration
• Enterprise AI Application Development

Preferred Skills

• Semantic Kernel
• AutoGen
• CrewAI
• MCP
• Azure AI Agent Service
• Power Platform
• Dataverse
• Power Automate
• SharePoint
• Microsoft Teams
• MLOps / LLMOps
• AI Governance
• AI Security
• AI Observability

Data Science & Machine Learning

Candidates should have experience with one or more of the following:

• Machine Learning
• Deep Learning
• Natural Language Processing
• Statistical Modelling
• Predictive Analytics
• Forecasting
• Recommendation Systems
• Classification
• Regression
• Anomaly Detection

Technologies

Python, Pandas, NumPy, Scikit-learn, TensorFlow, PyTorch, Hugging Face.

Experience

• 8+ years of experience in AI Engineering, Data Science, Machine Learning, Software Engineering, or related fields.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience in Generative AI / LLM technologies.
• 2+ years of experience in Agentic AI / AI Agents / Multi-Agent Systems.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Copilot Studio.
• Hands-on experience with Azure AI Foundry.
• Experience developing and deploying enterprise-scale AI solutions.
• Experience working with enterprise data, APIs, cloud platforms, and business applications.
• Customer-facing experience is preferred.
• Experience working with Japanese customers or within a Japanese enterprise environment is an advantage.

Education

Bachelor's or Master's degree in

• Computer Science
• Artificial Intelligence
• Data Science
• Machine Learning
• Computer Engineering
• Information Technology
• Software Engineering
• Related technical discipline

Preferred Certifications

• Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate
• Microsoft Applied Skills: Build AI Agents in Azure AI Foundry
• Microsoft Power Platform Certifications
• Microsoft Certified: Power Platform Solution Architect
• Azure Data Scientist certifications
• Databricks Generative AI certifications

What We Are Looking For

Candidates who have hands-on experience building

• Enterprise AI Copilots
• AI Agents
• Multi-Agent Platforms
• Agentic AI Applications
• Autonomous Workflows
• Enterprise RAG Solutions
• AI Search Platforms
• Knowledge Assistants
• Conversational AI Systems
• GenAI-powered Business Applications