Microsoft Purview Engineer

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Data Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience; 6+ years of relevant experience.
• Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Fabric, Microsoft 365 security and compliance, data governance, or enterprise data security, including demonstrated Azure, Purview, and Fabric/OneLake experience.
• Advanced experience implementing Purview solutions in large enterprise environments and independently designing complex solutions that turn security, governance, and compliance needs 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 design, implementation patterns, and production deployments; mentor engineers; and establish engineering standards and practices.
• Ability to evaluate emerging Purview capabilities and recommend enterprise adoption approaches.
• Experience troubleshooting complex enterprise security or data-governance configurations.
• Understanding of data governance, privacy, security, and information lifecycle concepts.
• Strong analytical, documentation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to lead complex workstreams and coordinate delivery across application and platform teams.
• Demonstrated technical leadership across multidisciplinary teams.
• Preferred: Microsoft Purview implementation experience in a large global enterprise; Microsoft Entra ID and Azure security experience; PowerShell, APIs, scripting, and configuration automation experience; or experience with enterprise data catalogs, metadata management, lineage, and governance.
• Preferred: Experience with DLP, sensitivity labels, retention policies, eDiscovery, Insider Risk Management, Data Security Posture Management, or securing data used by generative AI, Microsoft 365 Copilot, retrieval-augmented generation applications, or enterprise AI agents.
• Preferred: Knowledge of cybersecurity frameworks and regulatory or compliance requirements relevant to large enterprises, and relevant Microsoft security, compliance, Azure, or data certifications.
• Preferred certifications include Microsoft Certified: Fabric Analytics Engineer Associate, Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator Associate, a Microsoft Azure certification, CISSP, CCSP, or CISM.
• Key competencies include Microsoft Purview engineering, Microsoft Fabric, data security and information protection, DLP, data governance and cataloging, sensitivity labeling and classification, Data Security Posture Management, Microsoft 365 security and compliance, Azure data and cloud security, eDiscovery and information lifecycle, AI and Copilot data security, automation, technical leadership, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities:

• Design, configure, deploy, and support Microsoft Purview capabilities across enterprise environments.
• Build solutions for information protection, sensitivity labeling, DLP, data classification, and Data Security Posture Management.
• Configure sensitive information types, classifiers, labels, policies, and related data-protection controls in Microsoft Fabric.
• Develop and maintain enterprise standards, configurations, operating procedures, and support documentation.
• Troubleshoot complex Purview configuration, policy, integration, and operational issues; automate repeatable administration, monitoring, and engineering work where appropriate.
• Design and implement DLP policies for Microsoft Fabric and other supported enterprise environments, and maintain enterprise sensitivity labels and information-protection policies in Fabric.
• Support identification and classification of sensitive information using sensitive information types and classifiers.
• Analyze policy matches, exceptions, false positives, and business impacts, then tune controls to improve effectiveness.
• Work with application owners, data owners, and data stewards to remediate identified data-protection risks.
• Implement and support Microsoft Purview Data Map and Unified Catalog capabilities, including scanning and metadata collection across supported enterprise data environments.
• Support cataloging, business metadata, classification, lineage, data domains, and governance processes; help data owners and stewards improve discoverability, ownership, quality, and governance.
• Implement role-based access in line with least-privilege principles 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.
• Support Insider Risk Management, Audit, and data-security investigations where applicable; develop monitoring and reporting on policy coverage, data exposure, control effectiveness, and remediation status.
• Partner with cybersecurity teams during investigations involving sensitive enterprise information.
• Configure and support Audit, Data Lifecycle Management, Records Management, and Compliance Manager based on organizational needs.
• Work with Legal, Cybersecurity, Privacy, Records Management, and Compliance teams to translate requirements into technical configurations; support retention, records, and information lifecycle needs.
• Produce technical documentation and evidence for governance, audit, and compliance processes.
• Support secure enterprise adoption of AI applications and agents through appropriate Purview data-security controls, identifying sensitive-data exposure and oversharing risks associated with enterprise AI use.
• Collaborate with AI, cybersecurity, identity, application, and data teams to establish reusable data-protection patterns for AI solutions.
• Evaluate evolving Purview capabilities applicable to AI data security and incorporate approved capabilities into enterprise architecture.

Technologies:

• AI
• AI Agents
• Azure
• Cloud
• Copilot
• Fabric
• Support
• Microsoft 365
• PowerShell
• SQL
• Security
• Office 365
• DevOps

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We are hiring an experienced Microsoft Purview Engineer at a pay range of $59.35–$77.03 per hour. The role partners with cybersecurity, data, cloud, Fabric, Microsoft 365, architecture, legal and compliance, application, and business teams to protect sensitive information while enabling secure data use, analytics, Microsoft Fabric, and enterprise AI adoption. We offer medical, dental, and vision insurance; a 401(k) plan; a Health Savings Account; short- and long-term disability insurance; life and AD&D insurance; paid sick leave where required by law; supplemental insurance; identity theft protection; pet insurance; wellness programs; an Employee Assistance Program; and career growth and professional development opportunities. Benefits eligibility and terms may vary by employment status, service length, and work location, and paid sick leave follows applicable state and local requirements. We are Cynet Systems Inc., a technology staffing and workforce solutions company founded in 2010 and headquartered in the Washington, DC metro area. We serve Fortune 500 companies, government agencies, and enterprise organizations across the United States and Canada, delivering staffing solutions across IT, engineering, life sciences, clinical, and professional fields through a recruitment operation spanning North America and Asia. As a certified Minority Business Enterprise, we support organizations in building high-performing teams and professionals in developing rewarding careers. Our certifications include ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 27001, and SOC 2 Type II.

last updated 43 week of 2026