PrincipalAIArchitect–IT

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment. If you are excited about a role but don't meet every bullet point, we encourage you to apply and join us to create the extraordinary. ## Job Description To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a **Principal AI Architect – IT** located in **Chennai location.** The Microsoft 365 AI Architect plays a critical role in shaping and scaling AI-powered productivity and collaboration solutions across the enterprise. This role is responsible for defining, designing, and operationalizing AI architecture within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem—ensuring solutions are secure, governed, scalable, and aligned with measurable business outcomes As part of the Workplace Enterprise Services organization, this role supports collaboration and communication platforms used globally, including Microsoft Copilot, Copilot Studio, AI agents, intelligent automation, and selected third-party solutions. The ideal candidate brings a blend of deep technical expertise, architectural rigor, and strategic leadership. Reports to the **Director** , and the role involves, ## **_What a typical day looks like:_** ## **Architecture, Integrations & Platform Engineering** * Define enterprise AI architectures and reference designs leveraging **Microsoft 365** , **Microsoft Graph** , **Power Platform** , and relevant AI services to enable extensibility and integration. * Design secure and scalable architectures integrated with **Teams, SharePoint, Outlook, and OneDrive** (and equivalent collaboration surfaces where third-party AI is embedded). * Lead introduction of new capabilities (agents, plugins/connectors, workflow automation, copilots in app