Senior DLP Analytic Rule Developer

Peterson Technology Partners; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 82,656 - 103,320; Full time

Job summary

A leading IT staffing firm is hiring a Senior DLP Analytic Rule Developer to enhance their Microsoft Purview DLP program across a complex, multi-cloud retail enterprise. The successful candidate will design, develop, and tune policies to protect sensitive data, deploy DLP across various Microsoft 365 services, and translate compliance standards into enforceable controls. This contract role offers competitive pay of $60–75/hr, requiring 40 hours per week on a W2 basis.

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience building custom sensitive information types and EDM classifiers in Microsoft Purview.
• Experience in regulated environments including PCI DSS and SOX.
• Experience operating in multi-cloud environments.

Responsibilities

• Design and deploy baseline production DLP policies.
• Build and maintain custom sensitive information types.
• Develop advanced pattern matching and detection logic.
• Integrate DLP with Microsoft Defender.

Skills

Hands-on experience building custom sensitive information types

Experience developing and tuning trainable classifiers

Experience integrating DLP with Microsoft Defender

Experience with API integration and automation

Experience building dashboards in Power BI

Tools

Power BI

Microsoft Purview

Job description

Our Client is hiring a Senior DLP Analytic Rule Developer to build and mature our Microsoft Purview DLP program across a complex, multi-cloud retail enterprise. You will design, develop, and tune analytic rules that protect sensitive data at thousands of endpoints, spanning Microsoft 365, endpoint DLP, SaaS applications, and structured cloud data.

This role sits within Security Engineering and focuses on building production-grade DLP policies from the ground up. You will own analytic logic, reduce false positives, and translate regulatory requirements into precise technical controls aligned to PCI DSS, SOX, and state privacy laws.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deploy baseline production DLP policies across Copilot, Exchange Online, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, endpoint DLP, Defender for Cloud Apps, on-premises file shares, and SaaS platforms.
• Build and maintain custom sensitive information types, EDM classifiers, and trainable classifiers within Microsoft Purview.
• Develop advanced pattern matching and detection logic to minimize false positives while preserving coverage.
• Continuously tune policies based on alert telemetry, business workflows, and data usage patterns.
• Integrate DLP with Microsoft Defender and Insider Risk to improve detection context and risk scoring.
• Translate PCI DSS, SOX, and state privacy requirements into enforceable DLP controls.
• Build and formalize enterprise data classification taxonomy.
• Integrate Microsoft Purview DLP with adjacent security platforms using APIs and automation.
• Define and implement executive-level KPIs for DLP effectiveness.
• Build dashboards and reporting in Power BI or similar platforms.

Example of Expected Outcomes

• Deploy baseline production DLP policies across all Microsoft 365 workloads.
• Integrate DLP with Microsoft Defender to improve detection fidelity.
• Build enterprise data classification taxonomy aligned to regulatory requirements.
• Implement executive reporting with defined KPIs and operational metrics.
• Establish measurable reduction in false positives through tuning and classifier refinement.

Required Experience

• Hands‑on experience building custom sensitive information types and EDM classifiers in Microsoft Purview.
• Experience developing and tuning trainable classifiers.
• Experience integrating DLP with Microsoft Defender, third‑party apps.
• Experience with API integration and automation of security workflows.
• Experience building dashboards and metrics in Power BI or similar tools.
• Experience working in regulated environments including PCI DSS and SOX.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in retail or large distributed enterprise environments.
• Experience operating in multi‑cloud environments.

Rate: $60‑75/hr (depends on experience). This is a contract position with candidates expected to work 40 hours a week. Candidates willing to work on W2 only accepted for this role.

About The Company

Peterson Technology Partners (PTP) is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to creating a transparent, inclusive, and human‑centered hiring experience. For more than 28 years, PTP has operated as one of the top IT staffing and recruiting firms in the USA—built on trust, long‑term partnerships, and technical excellence. Based in the Chicago suburb of Park Ridge, IL, our team of more than 500 employees and consultants is dedicated to providing the best hiring decisions possible and matching professionals with the right IT jobs and career opportunities.

Peterson Technology Partners is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.