Hands-on Purview Engineer: Data Protection & Compliance

RSI Security; United States; On-site; USD 165,000 - 248,000; Part time

Job summary

RSI Security seeks a hands-on Microsoft Purview Engineer to own Purview data protection engagements for clients. You will design data classification architectures, implement sensitivity labels, and build DLP policies across Microsoft 365 workloads, including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive.

This is an independent contractor seat; you will operate inside the client tenant, translate business requirements into Purview controls, test configurations, and deliver production-ready

Qualifications

• Strong hands-on Purview implementation experience in production environments.
• Experience with data discovery, classification, and labeling in Microsoft 365.
• Ability to design and implement DLP policies and retention controls.
• Knowledge of Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Ent ra ID and Defender for O365.
• Certification or demonstrable production experience in Microsoft security workloads.

Responsibilities

• Assess current Purview and 365 configurations, identify gaps against objectives.
• Develop roadmaps and phased deployment plans for Purview implementations.
• Design data classification and label structures with auto-labeling and encryption settings.
• Define, configure, test, and tune DLP policies across workloads.
• Configure information protection, retention, and insider risk management as needed.
• Facilitate workshops with client stakeholders to capture data handling needs.
• Translate requirements into Purview policy configurations and test in tenant.
• Provide remediation guidance and deliver production-ready documentation.
• Maintain time/activity records to support invoicing and deliverable verification.

Skills

Purview implementation

Data discovery

Classification framework

Sensitivity labels

DLP policy design

Microsoft 365 security

Exchange Online

SharePoint Online

OneDrive

Entra ID / Defender for O365

Policy automation (PowerShell)

Education

MS-500 / SC-400 / SC-401 / SC-200 / SC-300 / MS-102 certification or equivalent

Tools

PowerShell

Purview

Security & Compliance center

Microsoft Graph

Job description

RSI Security seeks a hands-on Microsoft Purview Engineer to own Purview data protection engagements for clients. You will design data classification architectures, implement sensitivity labels, and build DLP policies across Microsoft 365 workloads, including Exchange Online, Teams, SharePoint, and OneDrive.

This is an independent contractor seat; you will operate inside the client tenant, translate business requirements into Purview controls, test configurations, and deliver production-ready