Role: Microsoft Purview Engineer Location: Reston, VA Duration: 12 months
Overview: We are seeking an experienced Microsoft Purview Engineer to design, implement, configure, and operate enterprise data security, information protection, compliance, and data governance solutions using Microsoft Purview. This role involves translating enterprise data protection and governance requirements into scalable technical solutions across Microsoft Fabric, Azure, and other environments while collaborating with various teams to protect sensitive information.
Key Responsibilities:
Design, configure, deploy, and support Microsoft Purview capabilities across enterprise environments
Engineer solutions for information protection, sensitivity labeling, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), data classification, and data security posture management
Configure sensitive information types, classifiers, labels, policies, and related data protection controls in Microsoft Fabric
Troubleshoot complex Purview configuration, policy, integration, and operational issues
Automate repeatable administration, monitoring, and engineering activities where appropriate
Design and implement DLP policies for Microsoft Fabric and other supported enterprise environments
Implement and maintain enterprise sensitivity labels and information-protection policies
Support discovery and classification of sensitive information using Sensitive Information Types and classifiers
Analyze policy matches, exceptions, false positives, and business impact; tune controls to improve effectiveness
Collaborate with application, data owners, and data stewards to remediate identified data-protection risks
Implement and support Microsoft Purview Data Map and Unified Catalog capabilities
Configure scanning and metadata discovery across supported enterprise data environments
Support data cataloging, business metadata, classification, lineage, data domains, and governance processes
Engineer and support Purview capabilities that improve visibility into sensitive-data exposure and risk
Support Data Security Posture Management and collaborate with security teams on remediation
Develop monitoring and reporting for policy coverage, data exposure, control effectiveness, and remediation status
Partner with cybersecurity teams during investigations involving sensitive enterprise information
Configure and support Discovery, Audit, Data Lifecycle Management, Records Management, and Compliance Manager based on organizational requirements
Support retention, records, and information lifecycle requirements
Produce technical documentation and evidence for governance, audit, and compliance processes
Support secure enterprise adoption of AI applications through appropriate Purview data-security controls
Identify sensitive-data exposure and oversharing risks associated with enterprise AI use
Work with AI, cybersecurity, identity, application, and data teams to establish reusable data-protection patterns for AI solutions
Required Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Engineering, or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant experience with 6+ years of experience
Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft 365 security and compliance technologies, data governance, or enterprise data security
Advanced hands-on expertise implementing Microsoft Purview solutions in large enterprise environments
Ability to independently design complex Purview solutions and translate security, governance, and compliance requirements into technical architectures
Experience with Microsoft Fabric, OneLake, Azure Data Lake, Azure SQL, and related enterprise data platforms
Experience implementing or supporting Information Protection, sensitivity labels, DLP, data classification, retention, or related capabilities
Strong understanding of Microsoft Azure, Microsoft Fabric, and Microsoft 365
Ability to lead technical initiatives, solution designs, implementation patterns, and production deployments
Ability to mentor engineers and establish engineering standards and implementation practices
Strong analytical, documentation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills
Demonstrated technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams
Preferred Qualifications:
Microsoft Purview implementation experience in a large global enterprise
Experience with Microsoft Entra ID and Azure security
Experience with PowerShell, APIs, scripting, and configuration automation
Experience with enterprise data catalogs, metadata management, lineage, and governance
Experience with DLP, sensitivity labels, retention policies, eDiscovery, Insider Risk Management, and Data Security Posture Management
Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and regulatory or compliance requirements relevant to large enterprises
Experience securing data used by generative AI, Microsoft 365 Copilot, retrieval-augmented generation applications, or enterprise AI agents
Relevant Microsoft security, compliance, Azure, or data certifications
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At SPECTRAFORCE, we are committed to maintaining a workplace that ensures fair compensation and wage transparency in adherence with all applicable state and local laws.This position's pay range is $59.35/hr - $77.03/hr.
