Job Description

Rate: 475 GBP
Location : Warwick
Job Description: Sensitivity Labelling & Security Architecture Specialist
Role Overview
We are seeking a highly skilled and security focused professional to architect and implement a comprehensive sensitivity labelling solution within a complex, multi-tenant Microsoft 365 environment. This role is pivotal in ensuring data protection, regulatory compliance, and secure collaboration across internal and external users.
Key Responsibilities
Architect and deploy a scalable Microsoft Purview Information Protection solution for sensitivity labelling in a multi-tenant environment with a high volume of external users (Members and Guests).
Design and enforce labelling policies, auto-labelling rules, and data classification strategies aligned with business and regulatory requirements.
Integrate Microsoft Entra ID for identity governance, access control, and conditional access policies tied to sensitivity labels.
Manage and secure Microsoft Entra ID tenants, ensuring robust configuration, role-based access control, and alignment with organisational security policies.
Implement security solutions based on Zero Trust principles, protecting identities, devices, and data across the enterprise.
Collaborate with stakeholders across security, compliance, and IT to define label taxonomy, hierarchy, and labelling workflows.
Ensure seamless integration of sensitivity labelling with Microsoft 365 services including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, and Teams.
Develop and maintain documentation, runbooks, and training materials to support label deployment and lifecycle management.
Provide technical leadership and best practice guidance on multi-tenant security architecture, Zero Trust, and data protection.
Conduct security assessments, gap analyses, and risk mitigation strategies related to sensitivity labelling.
Monitor and optimise label usage, policy effectiveness, and compliance posture using Microsoft Purview and Microsoft Defender tools.

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Required Skills & Experience

• Proven experience with Microsoft Purview Information Protection and Microsoft Entra ID.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft 365 security architecture and Zero Trust frameworks.
• Experience designing and implementing labelling and classification strategies in complex environments.
• Familiarity with regulatory compliance standards (e.g., GDPR, ISO 27001).
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong documentation and training development capabilities.

Desirable Qualifications

• Microsoft Certified: Information Protection Administrator Associate
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate
• Experience in multi-tenant or hybrid cloud environments