Columbia Sportswear Company connects active people with their passions and is a global multi-brand leader in outdoor, active, and lifestyle products, including apparel, footwear, accessories, and equipment. Founded in 1938 in Portland, Oregon, the company's brands are sold in 122 countries. Alongside its flagship Columbia brand, the company owns Mountain Hardwear, SOREL, and prAna — together spanning hiking, trail running, snow sports, fishing, hunting, mountaineering, yoga, climbing, and everyday outdoor lifestyle apparel and footwear. With a strong global presence across wholesale, direct-to-consumer, and e-commerce channels, Columbia Sportswear Company India Sourcing Pvt Ltd plays a key role in supporting the organization's sourcing and supply chain operations worldwide.
Senior Power Platform & AI Engineer
We believe our people are our greatest asset and it is our goal to ignite the human potential for growth. We want you to grow and develop with us and recognize every career adventure is different, so we encourage you to build your own path
OUTGROWN YOUR OWN BACKYARD? COME PLAY IN OURS.
At Columbia, we’re as passionate about the outdoors as you are. And while our gear is available worldwide, we’re proud to be based in the Pacific Northwest, where natural wonders are our playground.
Every product we make and every task we undertake is inspired by the famous words of our founder Gert Boyle: “It’s perfect. Now make it better.” As pioneers of relentless improvement, we are constantly evolving.
We believe the outdoors is ours to protect and strive to keep our planet healthy. We believe in empowering people to experience the outdoors to the fullest.
And we believe in you.
ABOUT THE POSITION
Although we're an apparel and footwear focused company, technology is central to everything we do. Columbia Sportswear’s Intelligent Process Automation team enables business teams to increase efficiency and effectiveness while accelerating growth through engagement in high-value activities & innovation.
We are seeking a Senior Power Platform & AI Engineer with 5+ years of hands-on experience designing and delivering enterprise automation, AI, and low-code solutions. This role will primarily focus on Microsoft Copilot Studio, Power Platform, and Generative AI, while also leveraging RPA and orchestration technologies to automate end-to-end business processes across enterprise systems.
The ideal candidate will be a technical leader capable of building intelligent copilots, agentic AI solutions, workflow automation, and scalable integrations that drive operational efficiency and business transformation.
HOW YOU’LL MAKE A DIFFERENCE
AI Agent Development:
- Design, develop, and deploy enterprise AI agents using Microsoft Copilot Studio.
- Build conversational AI experiences that integrate with enterprise applications, knowledge sources, and business processes.
- Implement prompt engineering, grounding, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), and response validation strategies.
- Optimize AI performance, accuracy, security, and user adoption.
Power Platform Development
- Develop scalable solutions using Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, and Power Fx.
- Build complex automation workflows and AI-powered business processes.
- Create reusable components, custom connectors, and integration frameworks.
- Lead solution design and technical implementation across the Power Platform ecosystem.
RPA & Intelligent Orchestration
- Design and support enterprise automation solutions using RPA and orchestration platforms such as Microsoft Power Automate Desktop, Automation Anywhere, UiPath, or similar technologies.
- Orchestrate end-to-end business processes across multiple systems, applications, and AI services.
- Integrate attended and unattended automations with Copilot Studio agents and Power Platform solutions.
- Drive intelligent automation initiatives by combining workflow automation, RPA, AI, and business rules.
Enterprise Integration & Architecture
- Design end-to-end solutions integrating Copilot Studio, Power Platform, Azure services, SharePoint, Microsoft 365, and third-party systems.
- Develop API-based integrations using REST, JSON, Microsoft Graph, Azure Functions, Logic Apps, and custom connectors.
- Ensure solutions meet enterprise standards for scalability, reliability, security, and compliance.
Generative AI Engineering
- Integrate Azure OpenAI, Azure AI Foundry, Azure AI Search, Document Intelligence, and other AI services into business applications.
- Implement responsible AI practices, content safety controls, governance frameworks, and hallucination mitigation techniques.
- Monitor AI solution performance, usage, quality, and operational costs.
Technical Leadership
- Partner with business stakeholders to translate requirements into scalable AI-enabled solutions.
- Mentor developers and provide technical leadership on Power Platform, AI, and automation best practices.
- Drive adoption of emerging Microsoft AI capabilities, agentic AI patterns, and intelligent automation technologies.
YOU ARE
- 5+ years of hands-on experience with Microsoft Power Platform.
- Advanced expertise in:
- Microsoft Copilot Studio
- Power Apps
- Power Automate
- Dataverse
- Power Fx
- Proven experience building enterprise copilots, conversational AI solutions, and agent-based applications.
- Strong understanding of Generative AI, LLMs, prompt engineering, grounding, RAG, and Responsible AI practices.
- Experience with:
- REST APIs
- JSON
- Microsoft Graph
- Custom Connectors
- Enterprise System Integrations
- Hands-on experience with Azure services, including:
- Azure OpenAI
- Azure AI Foundry
- Azure Functions
- Logic Apps
- Azure AI Search
- Experience designing secure, scalable, and supportable enterprise solutions.
- Strong communication, architecture, and problem-solving skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with RPA and orchestration platforms such as, Automation Anywhere, Power Automate Desktop or similar technologies.
- Experience integrating AI agents with enterprise automation platforms.
- Microsoft Power Platform, Copilot Studio, Azure AI, or RPA-related certifications.
- Experience with SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Purview, and enterprise governance frameworks.
- Familiarity with DevOps, CI/CD, ALM, and agile delivery methodologies.
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This job description is not meant to be an all-inclusive list of duties and responsibilities, but constitutes a general definition of the position's scope and function in the company.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in computer science, computer engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant technology experience
- 6+ years of experience implementing enterprise information technology projects
- 5+ years of experience with PEGA
- Hands-on experience with Pega low-code application development
- Pega Certified Senior System Architect certification
- Experience designing workflows using Pega workflow features
- Ability to translate business requirements into technical designs
- Experience with SOA and integrations using REST and SOAP services
- Strong communication and presentation skills
- Pega Infinity certification
- Experience with Automation Anywhere and Microsoft Power Platform
- Java programming experience
- Pega Infinity experience
- Experience with the Pega Cosmos framework
- Experience with correspondence and reporting features in PRPC
Columbia Sportswear Company Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Columbia Sportswear Company and has not been reviewed or approved by Columbia Sportswear Company.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, spanning medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and mental-health support. The overall package is often framed as a strong pillar of the total rewards offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement benefits are positioned as a meaningful component of the package, including a 401(k) with company matching and references to profit-sharing or related retirement programs. This retirement support is repeatedly presented as a core benefit that adds stability to total compensation.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Lifestyle-oriented perks stand out, including a strong product discount, fitness/wellness support, commuter benefits, and paid volunteer time. These perks are frequently treated as material offsets to base-pay perceptions in certain roles.
Columbia Sportswear Company Insights
What We Do
Based in Portland, Oregon, Columbia Sportswear Company (NASDAQ: COLM) is a global outdoor brand that crafts active lifestyle gear fortified with industry-leading technologies and tested in our backyard. Our apparel, footwear, and accessories reflect our Pacific Northwest heritage and indomitable spirit.
