Position: Purview Lead Security Engineer

Job Description

We are looking for a Microsoft Purview Lead Security Engineer to implement, administer, troubleshoot, and optimise Microsoft Purview controls, support compliance investigations, mentor L1/L2 engineers, and assist with DPDP Act control mapping to strengthen data governance, regulatory compliance, access control, and Data Loss Prevention (DLP) initiatives.

The ideal candidate should have hands-on experience with:

- solution implementation, configuration, optimization, and operational support for Microsoft Purview.

- Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

- Endpoint DLP

- Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance and Microsoft Purview

- Data Classification and Sensitive Information Types

- Sensitivity Labels and Auto-labelling

- Data Lifecycle Management

- Insider Risk Management (IRM)

- eDiscovery (Standard & Premium)

- Compliance Manager

- Data Map & Unified Catalog

- L3 support

- Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Entra ID

- SC-400 or SC-401

Required Skills & Experience

- 6–10 years of experience in Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance and Microsoft Purview.

- Microsoft Purview Data Loss Prevention (DLP)

- Endpoint DLP

- Data Classification and Sensitive Information Types

- Sensitivity Labels and Auto-labeling

- Data Lifecycle Management (Retention Policies, Retention Labels, and Records Management)

- Insider Risk Management (IRM)

- eDiscovery (Standard & Premium), Audit, and Content Search

- Compliance Manager

- Data Map and Unified Catalog

- Solid understanding of data governance, information protection, privacy, and regulatory compliance frameworks.





- Familiarity with the Digital Personal Data Protection (DPDP) Act and experience in compliance control implementation and mapping.

- Experience in L3 support, handling complex incident troubleshooting, root cause analysis (RCA), and technical escalations for Microsoft Purview and Microsoft 365 Compliance solutions.

- Experience in solution implementation, configuration, optimization, and operational support for Microsoft Purview.

- Knowledge of Microsoft Defender, Microsoft Entra ID, and Microsoft 365 Security integrations is an added advantage.

- Strong analytical, troubleshooting, documentation, and communication skills with the ability to mentor junior engineers.

Key Responsibilities

- Manage L3 support activities for Microsoft Purview and Microsoft 365 Compliance solutions, serving as the technical escalation point for complex incidents and critical issues.

- Design, implement, administer, and optimize Microsoft Purview solutions across the organization.

- Configure, review, and optimize DLP policies, Sensitivity Labels, Retention Labels, and other compliance controls to align with business and regulatory requirements.

- Investigate and resolve complex incidents related to DLP, information protection, data classification, retention, audit,



and compliance events, performing root cause analysis (RCA) where required.

- Lead compliance investigations using Microsoft Purview Audit, Content Search, eDiscovery (Standard & Premium), and Compliance Manager.

- Implement and validate technical controls aligned with the DPDP Act and organisational compliance requirements.

- Collaborate with Security, Legal, Compliance, Risk, and IT teams to strengthen enterprise data governance and information protection.

- Develop and maintain SOPs, operational runbooks, architecture documents, troubleshooting guides, and knowledge base documentation.

- Ensure adherence to operational processes, SLAs, documentation, and security best practices.

- Mentor L1/L2 engineers, provide technical guidance, and support knowledge-sharing initiatives.

- Monitor compliance posture, policy effectiveness, and security alerts, recommending and implementing continuous improvements to enhance data protection and operational efficiency.

Preferred Certifications:

- Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator Associate (SC 401) – Preferred.

- Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator Associate (SC-400) – preferred.

- Microsoft Security Operations Analyst (SC-200)

- Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300)

. Skillset Required: L3 level, purview implementation, DLP policy, solution implementation, configuration, optimization, end to end implementation, Microsoft 365 Compliance, eDiscovery, eDiscovery, Insider Risk Management, Sensitivity Labels

📌 Purview Lead Security Engineer (India)
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