Microsoft Purview Data Consultant
2 Months Contract
Part-Time (1-2 Days per week)
Fully Remote
(Outside IR35)
Role Overview:
We are seeking an experienced Information Protection Consultant with deep expertise in Microsoft Purview, Unstructured Data, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), and Insider Risk Management to join our client on a Part-Time consulting contract.
The successful candidate will support two projects, advisory and delivery-focused aimed at strengthening their data governance and security posture through Microsoft technologies.
Key Responsibilities:
* Provide strategic guidance and best practice support across:
* Auto-labelling within Microsoft Purview and its practical implementation
* Review and development of DLP use cases, including sanity-checking pre-existing ones
* Best practices for verifying labelled data against defined use cases
* Advisory support on Insider Risk Management, tailoring it to the client’s context
* Lead a comprehensive Discovery engagement to assess and plan for a Microsoft Purview pilot implementation. Activities include:
* Facilitate workshops to gather requirements and define project objectives around labelling and DLP
* Identify pilot users and relevant device types (incl. OS variations)
* Map out current file repositories and sensitive information sources
* Define manual and automatic labelling strategies and DLP settings
* Establish Insider Risk Management objectives and criteria
* Document gaps and improvement areas within the current environment
* Provide informal knowledge transfer on labelling approaches and user adoption strategies
Required Skills and Experience:
* Proven experience delivering Microsoft Purview, Unstructured Data, Information Protection, or Compliance solutions
* Strong knowledge of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) and Auto-labelling
* Hands-on experience with Insider Risk Management within Microsoft 365
* Ability to facilitate workshops, capture requirements, and translate them into actionable plans
* Excellent client-facing and communication skills
* Ability to explain complex technical concepts to business and technical stakeholders
Desirable:
* Microsoft Certifications in Security, Compliance, and Identity
* Experience working in consultancy or partner environments
* Familiarity with user adoption and change management best practices