Senior Data Security Engineer - Purview & AI Governance

ZipStaff Inc.; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 165,000 - 248,000; Part time

Job summary

ZipStaff is seeking a Senior Data Security Engineer with deep Microsoft Purview expertise to support a high-visibility security program in Washington, DC. This on-site role focuses on designing, deploying, and governing data protection, compliance, and AI governance controls across Microsoft 365, Azure, endpoints, and multi-cloud environments.

You will partner with Security Operations, Legal, Privacy, and executives to translate regulatory requirements into scalable controls, including Purview

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience in cybersecurity/CS.
• 5+ years of information security engineering experience.
• 3+ years hands-on Purview implementation and admin.
• Proven deployment of Purview DLP, SITs, EDM, and Insider Risk controls.
• Experience with Defender for Endpoint and Intune.
• Strong PowerShell for automation and admin tasks.
• Experience in GDPR/NIST/ISO27001 compliant environments.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize Purview across enterprise systems.
• Lead Purview DLP, Sensitivity Labels and Compliance Manager deployments.
• Drive data protection controls for AI workloads including M365 Copilot.
• Collaborate with Legal, Privacy, Security Operations, and executives.
• Map regulatory requirements into technical controls and governance.
• Automate administration with PowerShell and integrate with Defender XDR.
• Develop security posture dashboards in Power BI and report on findings.

Skills

InfoSec engineering

Microsoft Purview

PowerShell

Compliance standards

Microsoft 365 security

Defender XDR

SIEM

Education

Bachelor's degree in Cybersecurity/CS

Tools

Microsoft Purview

Microsoft Defender for Endpoint

Intune

Job description

ZipStaff is seeking a Senior Data Security Engineer with deep Microsoft Purview expertise to support a high-visibility security program in Washington, DC. This on-site role focuses on designing, deploying, and governing data protection, compliance, and AI governance controls across Microsoft 365, Azure, endpoints, and multi-cloud environments.

You will partner with Security Operations, Legal, Privacy, and executives to translate regulatory requirements into scalable controls, including Purview