Platform Architect - D365+ Power Platform + Azure

Location: Lahore, Karachi, Islamabad, Pakistan

Company Overview 

10Pearls is a global, purpose-driven AI-Native digital engineering partner helping businesses re-imagine, ‎digitalize, and accelerate. As an end-to-end digital technology partner, 10Pearls helps businesses create future-proof, ‎transformative ‎digital products that leverage emerging technologies. ‎10Pearls' clients ‎include Global 2000 enterprises, high growth mid-size ‎businesses, and some of the most exciting ‎start-ups from industries like healthcare, fintech, ‎energy, education, ‎real estate, retail, and hi-tech. ‎Headquartered in the Washington DC metro area, 10Pearls has product engineering and ‎software development centers in North America, Latin America, Europe, and South Asia. To learn more, visit https://10pearls.com.

Role

10Pearls is seeking an experienced Platform Architect to establish and govern enterprise-scale Microsoft Power Platform, Dynamics 365, Azure, and Entra environments. The role will be responsible for defining governance frameworks, security controls, AI platform readiness, and operational standards while enabling secure and scalable adoption of Power Platform and Azure AI services across the organization.

The ideal candidate will have strong expertise in Power Platform Governance, Azure Architecture, Entra ID, Copilot Studio, AI Landing Zones, and Infrastructure as Code, with a proven ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams and drive enterprise-wide governance initiatives.

Key Responsibilities

• Define and implement enterprise-wide Power Platform governance strategies, including environment management, DLP policies, managed environments, connector governance, and CoE Starter Kit adoption.
• Establish secure and scalable Dynamics 365 and Power Platform architecture standards.
• Collaborate closely with Microsoft 365, Power Platform, Azure, and Entra administrators to align governance and operational practices.
• Administer and govern Copilot Studio, Agent Builder, and AI-powered solutions.
• Design and implement Azure AI Landing Zones, including Foundry Hubs, Projects, API Management AI Gateway, Private Networking, and Azure Policy controls.
• Develop governance baselines, operational runbooks, readiness assessments, and implementation checklists.
• Implement identity and access strategies using Microsoft Entra ID, including groups, roles, licensing, and managed identities.
• Define and enforce controls around data security, compliance, and data egress risks.
• Establish Application Lifecycle Management (ALM) processes and deployment pipelines across Power Platform and Azure environments.
• Implement Infrastructure as Code (IaC) using Bicep and Terraform for repeatable and scalable deployments.
• Lead knowledge transfer sessions, operational handovers, and platform enablement activities.
• Support enterprise adoption of Microsoft AI, Copilot, and automation capabilities while maintaining governance and compliance requirements.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Software Engineering, or a related field.
• 8+ years of experience in Microsoft platform technologies, cloud architecture, or enterprise platform governance.
• Strong hands-on experience with Power Platform, Azure, Dynamics 365, and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Experience designing and implementing enterprise governance frameworks and security controls.
• Strong understanding of cloud security, compliance, identity management, and risk mitigation.
• Power Platform Governance (Environment Strategy, DLP Policies, Connector Governance, Managed Environments)
• CoE Starter Kit Administration
• Dynamics 365 Platform Architecture
• Copilot Studio & Agent Builder Administration
• Microsoft Entra ID (Identity, Access Management, Managed Identity)
• Azure AI Landing Zone Architecture
• Azure API Management (APIM)
• Azure Policy, Private Networking & Security Controls
• Infrastructure as Code (Bicep, Terraform)
• ALM & CI/CD Pipelines
• Power Platform Deployment & Release Management
• Data Security, Compliance & Risk Management
• Strong stakeholder management and collaboration skills
• Strategic thinking and architectural decision-making
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities
• Governance and risk management mindset
• Problem-solving and analytical thinking
• Ability to lead workshops and knowledge transfer sessions
• Strong ownership and accountability
• Cross-functional team collaboration
• Change management and organizational enablement experience
• Mentoring and leadership capabilities