Custom Software Engineering Lead

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15 Locations
In-Office
Senior level
Information Technology
The Role
Leads the architecture, development, testing, publishing, and lifecycle management of Microsoft Copilot Studio agents. Builds topics, knowledge sources, generative answers, Power Automate workflows, MCP tool connections, and Azure AI Foundry integrations. Tunes prompts and agent behavior, applies responsible AI practices, troubleshoots conversational and integration issues, and collaborates on security, architecture, ALM, and code reviews.
Summary Generated by Built In
Project Role : Custom Software Engineering Lead
Project Role Description : Own the technical direction and architecture of custom software solutions, leading teams through design and delivery. Set development standards and ensure code quality, scalability, and performance aligned to business objectives.
Must have skills : Microsoft Copilot Studio
Good to have skills : React.js, .Net Full Stack Development, Microsoft Foundry
Minimum 5 year(s) of experience is required
Educational Qualification : 15 years full time education
Role Summary:
Builds, configures, and publishes Copilot Studio agents end-to-end — designing topics, knowledge sources, and generative answers, and extending agent capabilities through Power Automate, MCP Server tool connections, and Azure AI Foundry-hosted models where needed.
Key Responsibilities
Design and build Copilot Studio agents, including topics, trigger phrases, entities, variables, and conversation/agent flows.
Configure generative orchestration, knowledge sources, and generative answers to ground agent responses accurately.
Build and maintain Power Automate flows to extend agent actions, handle backend processes, and connect to line-of-business systems.
Implement and consume MCP Server tool/plugin connections to extend agent capabilities beyond native Copilot Studio actions.
Configure and test agent publishing across channels (Teams, web, custom apps) and manage environment/ALM practices (dev-test-prod).
Tune agent behavior, instructions, and prompts within Copilot Studio use Azure AI Foundry for advanced model selection or custom grounding (e.g., RAG) when native capabilities aren't sufficient.
Conduct unit-level testing of topics, flows, and tool integrations troubleshoot conversational breakdowns and connector/plugin issues.
Apply responsible AI practices, including bias, safety, and hallucination checks, during agent development.
Collaborate with Architect/Team Lead on agent design, security, and ALM alignment participate in code/config reviews.
Required Skills & Experience
Strong development experience, with strong hands-on expertise in Copilot Studio (topics, generative orchestration, knowledge sources, publishing, and ALM).
Working knowledge of Power Automate for flow-based automation and integration with Copilot Studio agents.
Experience configuring MCP Server/tool connections to extend agent actions.
Working familiarity with Azure AI Foundry for model selection, prompt engineering, and grounding patterns (RAG, agentic workflows) as a supporting skill.
Understanding of responsible AI principles and bias/safety validation practices.
Agile delivery experience preferred strong debugging and conversational-flow troubleshooting skills.
Additional Information
15-year full-time education is required.

15 years full time education

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com 

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, military veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis as protected by applicable law. Our rich diversity makes us more innovative, more competitive, and more creative, which helps us better serve our clients and our communities.

Skills Required

  • Microsoft Copilot Studio expertise, including topics, generative orchestration, knowledge sources, publishing, and ALM
  • At least 5 years of professional experience
  • 15 years of full-time education
  • Power Automate experience for flow-based automation and integration
  • Experience configuring MCP Server or tool connections
  • Azure AI Foundry familiarity for model selection, prompt engineering, and grounding patterns
  • Understanding of responsible AI, bias, safety, and hallucination validation
  • Strong debugging and conversational-flow troubleshooting skills
  • React.js experience
  • .NET full-stack development experience
  • Microsoft Foundry experience
  • Agile delivery experience

Accenture Compensation & Benefits Highlights

The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Accenture and has not been reviewed or approved by Accenture.

  • Healthcare Strength — Pay is considered competitive when paired with robust insurance options and other perks that compare well with large consulting and IT services peers. Multiple national medical plan options plus dental and vision are positioned as a core strength of the overall package.
  • Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as a standout feature through a 401(k) dollar-for-dollar match up to a set percentage after eligibility. The package is reinforced by additional financial programs such as savings tools and related resources.
  • Parental & Family Support — Parental and caregiving supports are presented as a meaningful benefit differentiator through substantial paid parental leave and multiple caregiver-oriented programs. Backup care and fertility/adoption/surrogacy navigation and reimbursements add breadth to family support beyond leave alone.

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The Company
HQ: Dublin
456,553 Employees
Year Founded: 1989

What We Do

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centers. Our 500,000+ people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

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