Data Protection & Microsoft Purview Engineer

Microsoft Purview Assessment & Optimization:

• Perform a full assessment of the current Microsoft Purview configuration.

• Evaluate and refine sensitive information types (SITs).

• Review and optimize labeling policies, auto-labeling rules, and inheritance.

• Tune DLP rules to reduce false positives and improve detection.

• Analyze the alert volume and provide recommendations for improvement.

Operational Support & Incident Review:

• Support interpretation of Purview alerts and escalations.

• Assist investigations of sensitive data mishandling incidents.

Tool Evaluation & Proof-of-Concept Testing:

• Lead comparison and validation of additional data governance tools.

• Conduct hands-on testing and results analysis.

Documentation & Knowledge Transfer:

• Deliver documentation of current configuration and recommendations.

• Provide Training, knowledge transfer and coaching for internal teams.

5+ years experience in data protection or cloud security.

• Expertise with Microsoft Purview (Information Protection, DLP, SITs, eDiscovery, Insider Risk).

• Strong understanding of Microsoft E5 security and compliance.

• Experience evaluating or implementing data protection tools.

• Strong communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with labeling taxonomy redesign.

• Experience supporting compliance-driven environments.