MS Purview IRM Architect

Synapri; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid London

Salary up to £100,000

Benefits

Job summary

The Global Investment Bank in London is seeking a Senior MS Purview IRM Architect to drive the design and implementation of information protection capabilities in a major cyber security transformation. You will lead efforts across governance, security, and data teams to deliver scalable, compliant protections.

You will work closely with Security, Compliance, Architecture, Legal and Data Governance to establish effective policies, labelling, and migration strategies in a highly regulated

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on Purview IRM and information protection experience.
• Knowledge of M365 security and compliance: EOP, SPOnline, OneDrive, Teams.
• Experience designing taxonomies, auto-labelling, and protection policies.
• Understanding of DLP, sensitive information types, and lifecycle governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead architecture, design and implementation of Purview IRM capabilities.
• Define sensitivity labels, encryption policies and access control models.
• Design enterprise label taxonomies, auto-labelling and protection templates.
• Assess current capabilities; define target-state architectures and roadmaps.
• Provide SME on IRM, DLP, data classification and governance.
• Collaborate with Security, Compliance, Legal, Data Governance and Infra teams.
• Support pilots, rollouts, testing, and user adoption; produce runbooks.
• Ensure alignment with GDPR and enterprise security standards.
• Provide technical leadership throughout design, build, testing and deployment.

Skills

Purview IRM

Purview Information Protection

365 Security

DLP & Data

Policy enforcement

Stakeholder mgmt

HLD/LLD docs

Tools

Exchange Online

SharePoint Online

OneDrive

Teams

Entra ID

Job description

MS Purview IRM Architect

Location:London – Hybrid, 2 days per week in the office

Salary:Up to £100,000 + Benefits

Sector:Financial Services / Investment Banking

Employment Type:Permanent

Client:Global Investment Bank

The Opportunity

We are seeking an experiencedMS Purview IRM Architectto join a major cyber security and data protection transformation programme, working with aleading international investment bank in London.

This is a specialist architecture role focused on the design and implementation ofMicrosoft Purview Information Protection and Information Rights Management (IRM)capabilities, helping strengthen enterprise data protection, information governance and regulatory compliance.

You will work closely with Security, Compliance, Architecture, Infrastructure, Data Governance and Business stakeholders to deliver scalable, secure and effective information protection solutions across a highly regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the architecture, design and implementation ofMicrosoft Purview Information Protection and Information Rights Managementcapabilities.
• Define and configuresensitivity labels, encryption policies, data classification rules and access control models.
• Design enterpriselabel taxonomies, auto-labelling policies, protection templates and data handling controls.
• Assess existing information protection capabilities and definetarget-state architectures, implementation roadmaps and migration strategies.
• Provide subject matter expertise acrossIRM, DLP, data classification, sensitive information types and data lifecycle governance.
• Work closely withSecurity, Compliance, Legal, Data Governance, Infrastructure and Architectureteams.
• Supportpilot deployments, phased rollouts, testing, troubleshooting, user adoption and operational handover.
• Producearchitecture documentation, implementation runbooks, test plans and migration strategies.
• Ensure solutions align withsecurity standards, GDPR, privacy requirements and wider enterprise control frameworks.
• Provide technical leadership and guidance throughoutdesign, build, testing and deployment.

Key Requirements

• Strong hands-on experience withMicrosoft Purview Information Protection / Information Rights Management.
• Strong knowledge ofMicrosoft 365 security and compliance technologies, including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams and Endpoint DLP.
• Experience designingsensitivity label taxonomies, classification frameworks, auto-labelling and protection policies.
• Strong understanding ofData Loss Prevention (DLP), data discovery, sensitive information types and data lifecycle management.
• Experience withMicrosoft Entra ID, Conditional Access, RBAC and Privileged Access Management.
• Proven experience producingHLD/LLD documentation, implementation runbooks, test plans and migration strategies.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with experience working acrosssecurity, compliance, governance and business teams.
• Experience supportingpilots, phased rollouts, user adoption, troubleshooting and policy optimisation.
• Ability to translate regulatory, privacy and business requirements intopractical technical information protection solutions.
• Experience withinbanking, financial services or another highly regulated environmentwould be highly desirable.

What's on Offer

• Salary ofup to £100,000 + Benefits.
• Hybrid working in London, with2 days per week in the office.
• Opportunity to work on a majorMicrosoft Purview and enterprise data protection transformation.
• Exposure to complexcyber security, information governance and data protectionchallenges within a global investment banking environment.
• Opportunity to help shapeenterprise information protection and IRM capabilitiesacross a highly regulated organisation.
• Work alongside seniorCyber Security, Architecture, Compliance and Data Governancestakeholders.