Data Protection & Governance Consultant (Purview & DLP)

Avanade Inc.; Toronto; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Avanade is seeking a Data Protection Consultant to lead delivery of data protection and governance solutions for clients in Canada. You will design Microsoft Purview-based architectures, conduct threat mapping, and guide junior team members through complex security and compliance initiatives.

You will facilitate workshops, own design decisions, and contribute to proposals and risk management while scaling secure, compliant data practices across engagements.

Qualifications

• Hands-on data protection and governance expertise.
• Experience leading client engagements in security/compliance.
• Mentoring Analysts and guiding delivery teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead or co-lead client engagements focused on data protection and data governance.
• Design and implement Purview solutions (sensitivity labeling, DLP, Purview DSPM, retention controls).
• Perform threat mapping and gap analysis across data types and environments.
• Facilitate workshops to translate requirements into secure Microsoft-based solutions.
• Own solution design decisions, configuration, and technical documentation.
• Provide technical mentorship to Analysts; lead workstreams or small teams.
• Contribute to estimations, delivery planning, and risk management.
• Support solutioning efforts, proposals, and internal capability development.
• Build awareness and controls.

Skills

Data protection

Data governance

Threat modeling

Client engagements

Mentorship

Project delivery

Risk management

Solution design

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Microsoft 365

Azure

Job description

Avanade is seeking a Data Protection Consultant to lead delivery of data protection and governance solutions for clients in Canada. You will design Microsoft Purview-based architectures, conduct threat mapping, and guide junior team members through complex security and compliance initiatives.

You will facilitate workshops, own design decisions, and contribute to proposals and risk management while scaling secure, compliant data practices across engagements.