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# Data Protection & Microsoft Purview Engineer

- **Company:** Iris Consulting Corporation
- **Location:** Mendota Heights, MN, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Cloud Computing Security, Data Security, Collibra
- **Published:** July 31, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.juju.com/job/00000000gkq5nh

## About the Role

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.

## Description

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.


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