DLP Strategy Architect

Look4IT; Schweiz; Remote; CHF 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Look4IT, a leading global IT consulting firm in Switzerland, is supporting a major Consumer Goods & Retail client in a large-scale Data Loss Prevention transformation. We are looking for an experienced DLP Strategy Consultant / Solution Architect to define the client's target-state DLP capability and ensure consistency across multiple parallel workstreams.

This strategic role focuses on architecture, governance, stakeholder management, and enterprise-wide design rather than day-to-day

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in DLP, data protection or information security consulting.
• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale DLP solutions from strategy through architecture.
• Strong knowledge of at least two: Microsoft Purview, Zscaler, or Symantec DLP.
• Excellent communication skills in English.

Responsibilities

• Design the target-state DLP architecture across endpoint, network, email, cloud and collaboration platforms.
• Define DLP policies, data classification strategy and operating model.
• Ensure alignment across security engineering, data governance, legal/compliance and business teams.
• Lead architecture workshops and facilitate design decisions.
• Advise on Purview, Zscaler, and Symantec DLP architecture and migration strategy.
• Produce architecture documentation, decision records and roadmaps.
• Act as trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders.

Skills

DLP strategy

Enterprise architecture

Stakeholder management

Security consulting

Data protection

Education

Certifications in security (e.g., CISSP/CCSP/CIPP/E)

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Zscaler

Symantec DLP

Job description

A leading global IT consulting firm is supporting a major Consumer Goods & Retail client in a large-scale Data Loss Prevention transformation programme. We are looking for an experienced DLP Strategy Consultant / Solution Architect to define the client's target-state DLP capability and ensure consistency across multiple parallel workstreams. This is a strategic consulting role focused on architecture, governance, stakeholder management, and enterprise-wide design rather than day-to-day implementation.

Responsibilities

• Design the target-state DLP architecture across endpoint, network, email, cloud and collaboration platforms
• Define DLP policies, data classification strategy, detection logic and operating model
• Ensure alignment across security engineering, infrastructure, data governance, legal/compliance and business teams
• Lead architecture workshops and facilitate technical and business design decisions
• Advise on Microsoft Purview, Zscaler and Symantec DLP architecture, coexistence and migration strategy
• Produce architecture documentation, decision records, reference designs and roadmaps
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, balancing security, compliance and business needs

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in Data Loss Prevention, data protection or information security consulting
• Proven experience designing enterprise-scale DLP solutions from strategy through architecture
• Strong hands-on knowledge of at least two of the following:
  • Microsoft Purview (Information Protection / DLP)
  • Zscaler (ZIA / ZPA / CASB)
  • Symantec DLP
• Strong understanding of data classification, sensitivity labelling and content inspection
• Experience designing DLP across endpoint, email, cloud, web and collaboration platforms
• Experience facilitating senior stakeholder workshops and driving architectural decisions
• Excellent communication skills in English

Nice to have

• Experience in Retail, Consumer Goods or FMCG
• Knowledge of GDPR and other data protection regulations
• Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CIPP/E, SC-400 or vendor certifications
• Experience with Insider Risk Management
• Exposure to Zero Trust and SASE programmes
• Enterprise data discovery and classification experience
• French language skills
• Previous consulting experience in large international programmes
• Project environment Platforms:
  • Microsoft Purview
  • Zscaler (ZIA, ZPA, CASB)
  • Symantec DLP
• Working model:
  • Remote-first
  • Occasional travel to client workshops in the Geneva region
  • International consulting environment
  • English-speaking project