Power Platform / Copilot Studio Platform Architect

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At Clarios, we’re powering today, into tomorrow.

Do you want to join a company that cares about your future development and wellbeing? This is not just a statement. Do you know why?

Here are 10+1 things we guarantee:

• Professional development opportunities and language courses
• Flexible working hours, home office and extra vacation days
• Monthly bonus after 6 months of employment and annual bonus
• Extra contribution to meal card
• Special bonus for important life events (wedding, new baby)
• Complex onsite care - workplace massages, workshops, individual medical examinations, and consultations tailored to your needs
• Regular onsite exercises
• Modern private canteen
• Employee events, volunteering, and team-buildings
• Relocation package and housing allowance if you are relocating to Bratislava to join our team
• On top of that, you will receive a flexible benefits allowance so you can tailor the rest of the benefits to suit your individual needs - ProCare, Vas Lekar, 3rd Pillar investment, Multisport card, Golem one pass etc.

Your role

As Power Platform / Copilot Studio Platform Architect (m/f/d), you will be accountable for the enterprise architecture, governance, and strategic evolution of Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft Copilot Studio across Clarios.

You will define the standards, guardrails, service models, and reference architectures that enable secure, scalable, compliant, and cost-effective adoption of low-code development and AI-powered solutions globally. Working closely with Enterprise Architecture, Security, Infrastructure, Application Development, and Business stakeholders, you will help establish a modern digital foundation that accelerates innovation while maintaining strong governance and operational excellence.

The position will be based in Bratislava, Slovakia and is part of the Enterprise Architecture, Strategy & Digital Transformation organization.

What You Will Do

As Power Platform / Copilot Studio Platform Architect, you will use your expertise in enterprise architecture, Microsoft technologies, and governance to:

• Own and continuously evolve the enterprise architecture, roadmap, and governance framework for Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft Copilot Studio.
• Define platform standards, reusable design patterns, and technical guardrails for citizen and professional developers.
• Establish environment strategies, lifecycle management standards, naming conventions, ownership models, and security controls.
• Design enterprise-scale architectures for AI agents, copilots, automation solutions, and low-code applications.
• Define governance models covering access management, identity, authentication, data protection, compliance, and responsible AI.
• Lead architecture reviews and ensure alignment with enterprise standards, cybersecurity requirements, and risk management practices.
• Create approved integration patterns across Microsoft 365, Dataverse, Microsoft Graph, Azure services, APIs, on-premise systems, and third-party platforms.
• Define application lifecycle management standards including source control, testing, deployment automation, release management, and change governance.
• Drive platform adoption, operational excellence, monitoring capabilities, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Guide platform capacity planning, licensing optimization, AI consumption governance, and cost management strategies.
• Support the development of a scalable Center of Excellence for Power Platform and Copilot technologies.
• Provide technical leadership and coaching to architects, engineers, developers, and platform administrators across the organization.
• Partner closely with Microsoft and external technology partners to evaluate new capabilities and roadmap opportunities.

What Makes You a Good Fit

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent professional experience.
• Extensive experience designing and implementing enterprise-scale solutions using Microsoft Power Platform technologies.
• Strong expertise with: Power Apps Power Automate Dataverse Power BI Copilot Studio Microsoft 365 Azure Services Microsoft Graph
• Proven experience designing governance frameworks, enterprise architecture standards, and operating models for low-code platforms.
• Strong understanding of cloud architecture, software engineering practices, API management, and modern integration patterns.
• Experience implementing enterprise security controls, identity management, compliance frameworks, and risk management practices.
• Hands-on experience with DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, application lifecycle management, and automation tooling.
• PowerShell and automation scripting skills.
• Knowledge of FinOps principles, licensing optimization, and cloud service cost governance.
• Experience operating within global, matrixed organizations.
• Professional certifications such as Microsoft Power Platform Solution Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert, CISSP, CISA, or similar qualifications are considered an advantage.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong enterprise-wide systems thinking and architectural mindset.
• Ability to balance innovation, governance, user empowerment, scalability, and operational supportability.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across both technical and business audiences.
• Ability to influence without direct authority in a global organization.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Experience facilitating architecture reviews and governance forums.
• Detail-oriented with a structured approach to decision-making and documentation.
• Continuous learning mindset with a passion for emerging Microsoft technologies and AI innovations.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.

The starting salary is at min 3 800 EUR/month gross for candidates who meet our minimum criteria.

This amount is our minimal offered salary. Clarios values each and every candidate and we ensure our compensation package aligns with your professional experience and your expectation.

About Clarios:

Clarios is the global leader in advanced, low-voltage battery technologies for mobility. Our batteries and smart solutions power nearly every type of vehicle and are found in 1 of 3 cars on the road today. With around 18,000 employees in over 100 countries, we bring deep expertise to our Aftermarket and OEM partners, and reliability, safety and comfort to everyday lives. We answer to the planet with a rigorous sustainability focus - advancing best-in-class sustainability practices and advocating for them across our industry. We work to ensure 100% of our products sold are recyclable, and we recycle 8,000 batteries an hour in our network. You can find more information here (PDF).

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

Clarios, LLC is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information, please view EEO is the Law, EEO is the Law (supplement), and Pay Transparency Non-discrimination. If you are an individual with a disability and you require an accommodation during the application process, please email [email protected].

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