Data Protection and Microsoft Purview Consultant

Join a high-impact contract opportunity focused on strengthening Microsoft Purview data protection and governance. In this hands-on role, you will help optimize classification, labeling, DLP, and alerting processes while supporting incident review and evaluating complementary data protection tools.
Responsibilities

• Assess the current Microsoft Purview environment and identify opportunities to improve stability, governance, and effectiveness.
• Review and refine sensitive information types, labeling strategies, auto-labeling, and inheritance behavior.
• Tune DLP policies to help reduce false positives and improve detection accuracy.
• Analyze alert volume, interpret findings, and recommend practical improvements.
• Support investigations related to sensitive data handling and help interpret alerts and escalations.
• Lead hands-on evaluation and proof-of-concept testing of alternative or complementary data governance tools.
• Document the current configuration, key findings, and recommended next steps.
• Provide knowledge transfer, coaching, and training support to internal teams.

Skills

• 5+ years of experience in data protection, cloud security, or information security.
• Deep hands-on expertise with Microsoft Purview, including Information Protection, DLP, sensitive information types, eDiscovery, and Insider Risk.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft E5 security and compliance capabilities.
• Proven ability to improve data classification, labeling, and policy effectiveness.
• Experience reducing noise and false positives in security or compliance alerting.
• Ability to support compliance-focused initiatives and collaborate with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Clear communication skills and a practical, solution-oriented approach.

Preferred Skills

• Experience redesigning labeling taxonomies.
• Background evaluating or implementing data protection platforms and related tools.
• Experience working in compliance-driven environments.
• Ability to translate technical findings into actionable recommendations.

Horizontal is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and equitable workplace where people of all backgrounds can contribute and thrive. We value diverse perspectives and encourage candidates who bring a range of experiences and ideas to apply.
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Please apply through this online posting or by visiting our Job Board at Applications will be accepted for 4 weeks. For those that join the team, we offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement. Check out all we have to offer and how you can become part of the Horizontal Talent Team. The pay range for this role is $100 - $142 per hour based on qualifications and experience.