Copilot AI Security Consultant - Revised
Top Skills:
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Cloud Security Architecture (Microsoft Ecosystem)
- Expertise in Purview, Entra ID, Defender for Cloud Apps, Azure Policy, and M365 security configurations.
- Ability to design secure identity and access management for Copilot AI.
- Ability to build a framework for data security focused on Copilot AI usage.
- Copilot AI Governance Framework Design
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Skill in crafting governance models that addresses policy, access control, data protection, and risk management for generative AI tools like Copilot and Azure AI Foundry.
- Compliance & Regulatory Alignment
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Understanding of GDPR, NIST AI Risk Management Framework, and privacy-by-design principles.
- Microsoft Purview & Fabric Mastery
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Hands-on experience with data classification, labeling, DLP, and auditing using Microsoft Purview and Fabric to enforce data boundaries and prevent leakage.
- Consulting & Executive Communication
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Ability to lead workshops, simplify complex technical topics, and present strategic recommendations to IT and business stakeholders.
- Incident Response & Monitoring Strategy
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Designing proactive monitoring, auditing, and prompt injection, and data exfiltration scenarios.
- Responsible AI & Risk Management
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Familiarity with model risk management, acceptable-use policies, and ethical AI deployment strategies.
- Program Delivery & Stakeholder Engagement
- Experience in building RACI models, risk registers, and aligning AI programs with business goals and customer commitments.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead customer workshops to assess Copilot AI readiness from identity, data, and compliance perspectives.
- Define and articulate Copilot AI governance frameworks covering policy, access, data protection, and risk management.
- Translate complex Microsoft security and compliance capabilities (Entra ID, Purview, Defender, M365, Azure AI) into actionable recommendations.
- Advise on the secure enablement of generative AI tools such as Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, and Azure AI Foundry
- Design pragmatic approaches for data boundary enforcement, labeling, DLP, and prompt-safety controls.
- Review identity and access management for Copilot Workloads—MFA, Conditional Access, privileged identity controls, and just-in-time elevation.
- Recommend monitoring, auditing, and incident-response strategies for Copilot AI misuse or data leakage.
- Present findings and next steps to IT Management stakeholders with clear business and compliance implications.
Required Qualifications
- 5-10 years cloud security, compliance, or architecture, ideally in Enterprise Microsoft environments.
- Proven experience advising enterprise customers on secure adoption of M365 & Copilot AI workloads (Copilot, Copilot Chat, Copilot Studio, AI Foundry).
- Hands-on knowledge of security, governance & management on Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Fabric, AI Foundry, Microsoft 365 Administration
- Working hands-on knowledge of security, governance & management on Microsoft Entra, Defender for Cloud Apps, Azure Policy
- Strong ability to lead short, outcome-driven consulting engagements and communicate with executives.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, capable of simplifying complex security & governance topics.
Preferred experience
- Previous consulting or customer-facing experience at a major Microsoft partner.
- Familiarity with AI governance frameworks, model risk management, and data-driven decisioning.
- Working knowledge of Azure AI, AI Foundry, Microsoft Fabric security and compliance configurations.
- Experience in building RACI models, acceptable-use policies, or risk registers for AI or cloud platforms.
- Exposure to FinOps or cost optimization in Microsoft 365 and Azure environments
- Understanding of responsible AI principles, privacy by design, and regulatory alignment (GDPR, ISO, NIST).
- Prior experience with response plans for AI misuse
- Understanding of ISO/IEC 42001
Preferred Certifications
- Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert (SC-100)
- Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator (SC-401)
- Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500)
- Bonus: Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Engineer Associate (AI-102) or equivalent
Upskilling:
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Data labeling, DLP and deeper Purview/Fabric
