Microsoft Purview Consultant

Senior Microsoft Purview Compliance Consultant

A key client of mine, a growing consultancy specialising in Microsoft technologies, is looking to appoint an experienced Microsoft Purview Compliance Consultant to join its expanding security and governance practice.

This is an excellent opportunity for a consultant who is passionate about data protection, information governance, compliance, and AI readiness. You'll work with a broad range of organisations, helping them design and implement governance and compliance solutions across the Microsoft 365 ecosystem.

The Role You'll act as a trusted advisor to customers, delivering strategic guidance and hands-on implementation of Microsoft Purview solutions. Working closely with technical and business stakeholders, you'll help organisations strengthen their compliance posture, manage information risk, and prepare for the safe adoption of AI technologies.

Key Responsibilities:

• Designing and delivering Microsoft Purview solutions
• Leading customer workshops and technical discovery sessions
• Implementing data protection and information governance controls
• Configuring retention policies, records management, and lifecycle management solutions
• Deploying Data Loss Prevention (DLP) capabilities
• Implementing sensitivity labelling and data classification strategies
• Delivering eDiscovery, audit, and compliance solutions
• Supporting organisations with AI governance and Microsoft Copilot readiness initiatives
• Producing high-quality technical documentation and solution designs
• Providing strategic compliance and governance recommendations to customers

What We're Looking For

• Microsoft Purview
• Microsoft 365 Compliance
• Information Governance
• Data Governance
• Information Protection
• Records Management
• Sensitivity Labels
• eDiscovery
• Microsoft 365 Security Technologies

You’ll also ideally have:

• Previous experience in a consultancy or customer-facing environment
• Strong stakeholder engagement and workshop facilitation skills
• Experience translating business requirements into technical solutions
• Excellent communication and documentation abilities

Desirable Experience Any experience with the following would be advantageous:

• Microsoft Copilot readiness assessments
• AI Governance frameworks
• Microsoft Sentinel
• PowerShell automation
• Regulatory compliance projects
• Security and governance architecture

Certifications The following certifications would be highly beneficial:

• SC-400 Information Protection and Compliance Administrator
• SC-100 Cybersecurity Architect
• SC-300 Identity and Access Administrator
• SC-200 Security Operations Analyst
• SC-900 Security, Compliance and Identity Fundamentals

What's on Offer?

• Fully remote working
• Salary of £65,000 - £75,000
• Ongoing training and certification support
• Exposure to cutting-edge Microsoft security, compliance and AI projects
• Clear career progression opportunities
• A collaborative and highly skilled consultancy team
• Opportunity to work with enterprise and mid-market customers across a variety of sectors

Type: Permanent

If you're a Microsoft Purview specialist looking to work on high-profile compliance, governance and AI adoption projects within a successful and growing consultancy, I'd be keen to speak with you.