SharePoint Purview Engineer

Zenzero; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private health insurance

Generous holiday allowance + a day off

Flexible working patterns

Enhanced pension contributions

Regular social events

Job summary

Zenzero is seeking a hands-on Microsoft Purview specialist in Cape Town to deliver information protection controls across client SharePoint Online and OneDrive environments.

You will implement DLP, sensitivity labeling, and encryption controls, working from established designs and contributing to ongoing optimization. This role offers governance and data protection exposure at scale and progression toward technical leadership.

Qualifications

• Hands-on Purview experience in production environments.
• Experience implementing DLP and sensitivity labelling.
• Strong SharePoint Online and OneDrive administration capability.

Responsibilities

• Implement DLP policies across SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams and Exchange environments.
• Configure and manage sensitivity labels, label policies, auto-labelling and encryption controls.
• Build and refine sensitive information types and classifiers.
• Deliver retention, records management and audit configurations for data protection outcomes.
• Apply SharePoint governance controls including permissions and external sharing.
• Troubleshoot policy issues across multiple client tenants.
• Document configurations clearly to support handover and consistency.

Skills

Microsoft Purview

DLP and labelling

SharePoint Online admin

Microsoft 365 compliance

Policy tuning

Education

Relevant certifications (SC-400, SC-300, MS-102, AZ-500)

Tools

PowerShell

Microsoft Graph

Defender for Cloud Apps

Job description

About Zenzero

Zenzero is one of the UK's fastest-growing technology companies. Named a Top 8 Technology Company at the British Business Awards 2026, recognised by Deloitte as a Best Managed Company, and featured in the Sunday Times Hundred (an annual ranking of the UK's fastest-growing private companies) in both 2025 and 2026, we hold Microsoft Solutions Partner status across all six designations, putting us in the top tier of UK Microsoft partners. The accolades reflect something real: a business that is scaling fast, executing well, and building something that lasts. We're on a mission to make technology genuinely work for mid-market businesses, covering managed IT, cyber security, cloud, and AI solutions that actually move the needle. The demand is growing, and so are we. We're also a certified B Corp and Scale Up Award winner. That combination matters to us: high growth and high standards aren't in conflict here. Fast growth, high standards, real impact. If that sounds like your kind of place, keep reading.

About Zenzero

Zenzero is one of the UK's fastest-growing technology companies. Named a Top 8 Technology Company at the British Business Awards 2026, recognised by Deloitte as a Best Managed Company, and featured in the Sunday Times Hundred (an annual ranking of the UK's fastest-growing private companies) in both 2025 and 2026, we hold Microsoft Solutions Partner status across all six designations, putting us in the top tier of UK Microsoft partners. The accolades reflect something real: a business that is scaling fast, executing well, and building something that lasts. We're on a mission to make technology genuinely work for mid-market businesses, covering managed IT, cyber security, cloud, and AI solutions that actually move the needle. The demand is growing, and so are we. We're also a certified B Corp and Scale Up Award winner. That combination matters to us: high growth and high standards aren't in conflict here. Fast growth, high standards, real impact. If that sounds like your kind of place, keep reading.

About the Role

Join our consultancy delivery team implementing Microsoft Purview information protection controls across multiple client environments. This role focuses on hands‑on delivery, configuration, optimisation and ongoing management of Purview capabilities, particularly across SharePoint Online and OneDrive. You will work from established designs created by technical leads and, where required, scope implementation details to ensure successful outcomes. This is an opportunity to build deep expertise in Microsoft Purview while developing towards a future technical lead or solution design path.

Job Requirements

Essential

• Strong hands‑on Microsoft Purview experience in production environments.
• Experience implementing DLP and sensitivity labelling solutions.
• Strong SharePoint Online and OneDrive administration capability, including migration and information architecture experience.
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365 compliance, tenant administration and Entra ID fundamentals.
• Ability to work from defined designs and deliver consistently across multiple client environments.
• Experience with policy simulation, tuning and operational support.
• Strong documentation and written communication skills.

Desirable

• PowerShell experience across Microsoft Graph or Security & Compliance tooling.
• Experience with Defender for Cloud Apps, endpoint DLP or Insider Risk Management.
• Exposure to Microsoft Fabric or Copilot data protection considerations.
• Certifications such as SC-400, SC-300, MS-102 or AZ-500.
• Interest in progressing into a technical leadership or solution design role.

Job Responsibilities

• Implement DLP policies across SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Teams and Exchange environments.
• Configure and manage sensitivity labels, label policies, auto‑labelling and encryption controls.
• Build and refine sensitive information types and custom classifiers, balancing protection with usability.
• Deliver retention, records management and audit configurations where required for data protection outcomes.
• Apply SharePoint governance controls including permissions, external sharing and provisioning standards.
• Troubleshoot policy issues, simulations, alerts and configuration conflicts across multiple client tenants.
• Own policy health, reporting and continuous improvement activities.
• Document configurations clearly to support operational handover and service consistency.

Job Benefits

• Private health insurance
• Generous holiday allowance + a day off on your birthday
• Flexible working patterns
• Enhanced pension contributions
• Regular social events across all our offices