Purview Data Governance Architect - Remote UK Contract

Square One Resources Limited; Greater London; Teletrabalho; GBP 92 000 - 101 000; Tempo parcial

Resumo da oferta

Square One Resources Limited is seeking an experienced Microsoft Purview Data Governance Consultant to support an enterprise-wide governance project within a complex Microsoft 365 environment. The role focuses on retention policy design, records declaration and defensible disposal using Purview.

You will collaborate with governance, legal, IT and business teams to translate regulatory requirements into practical, auditable controls across up to 20 apps.

Qualificações

• Proven track record delivering Purview Data Lifecycle Management in large Microsoft 365 environments.
• Hands-on expertise with retention labels, policies, auto-labeling and records declaration.
• Experience with disposition reviews, preservation lock and eDiscovery.
• Strong governance knowledge, including file-plan design and defensible disposal.
• Excellent workshop facilitation and stakeholder management.

Responsabilidades

• Plan and facilitate discovery workshops with information governance, legal, IT, application owners and relevant business stakeholders.
• Assess up to 20 enterprise applications against retention schedules, including personal data holdings, retention obligations, deletion capabilities, disposal evidence and integration options.
• Review existing data asset registers, records retention schedules, Microsoft 365 retention and labelling configurations, legal holds, Exchange MRM and backup arrangements.
• Produce a current-state assessment, gap analysis and prioritised risk register, identifying areas of non-compliance and opportunities for improvement.
• Design an information lifecycle operating model covering governance responsibilities, decision rights, disposition reviews, exceptions, legal holds and disposal suspension.
• Develop a file plan aligned with approved retention schedules and records management requirements.
• Produce a Microsoft Purview high-level design covering retention labels and policies, auto‑labeling, adaptive scopes, event‑based retention, record declaration, disposition review, preservation lock, monitoring and reporting.
• Configure and validate a controlled pilot across up to two business areas and 20-30 users, using simulation mode before enforcement.
• Lead functional validation and document end-to-end disposal processes, including evidence capture and auditability.
• Assess third‑party applications and backup platforms to identify retention and disposal control gaps, recommending appropriate technical, integrated or procedural solutions.
• Evaluate interactions between Microsoft 365 retention, eDiscovery, legal holds and existing information governance controls.
• Document configuration decisions, testing outcomes, risks, assumptions and implementation recommendations.
• Deliver knowledge transfer for administrators and reviewers, ensuring the solution can be supported and maintained effectively.
• Produce a roadmap for wider implementation across the enterprise estate and present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders.

Conhecimentos

Microsoft Purview

Data Governance

Retention policies

eDiscovery

Stakeholder management

Workshop facilitation

Ferramentas

Purview Console

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Square One Resources Limited is seeking an experienced Microsoft Purview Data Governance Consultant to support an enterprise-wide governance project within a complex Microsoft 365 environment. The role focuses on retention policy design, records declaration and defensible disposal using Purview.

You will collaborate with governance, legal, IT and business teams to translate regulatory requirements into practical, auditable controls across up to 20 apps.