Senior DLP Engineer for Microsoft Purview & 365 Security

Remotedxb; Dubai; On-site; AED 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

Agile Defense in the UAE seeks a senior information security specialist to implement and optimize DLP, Purview, and information protection across Microsoft 365, Defender for Endpoint, and Entra ID. You will tune data loss prevention rules, manage sensitivity labels, encryption, and content marking, and respond to incidents using Defender XDR and Sentinel.

This role documents processes in Jira/Confluence and partners with security and privacy teams to align with NIST, ISO 27001, and HIPAA

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in information security.
• 2+ years focused on data protection and DLP engineering.

Responsibilities

• Implement and maintain Microsoft Purview, DLP, Information Protection, and compliance policies
• Develop and tune DLP rules for endpoints to manage data flow
• Manage sensitivity labels, mandatory encryption, and content marking across Microsoft 365
• Investigate and respond to DLP incidents using Defender XDR and Sentinel
• Maintain DLP dashboards and reporting to track violations and policy effectiveness
• Serve as technical liaison for enterprise data protection initiatives involving Purview, Zscaler, and Qualys
• Document DLP processes, SOPs, and configuration baselines in Jira/Confluence

Skills

Information security

Data protection

DLP engineering

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity, Information Systems, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Microsoft 365 E5 Security

Defender for Endpoint

Entra ID

KQL queries

Microsoft Sentinel

Zscaler

Qualys

Job description

Agile Defense in the UAE seeks a senior information security specialist to implement and optimize DLP, Purview, and information protection across Microsoft 365, Defender for Endpoint, and Entra ID. You will tune data loss prevention rules, manage sensitivity labels, encryption, and content marking, and respond to incidents using Defender XDR and Sentinel.

This role documents processes in Jira/Confluence and partners with security and privacy teams to align with NIST, ISO 27001, and HIPAA