M365 Purview Compliance Design Architect

Job Title: M365 Purview Compliance Design Architect Location: Sheffield / Hybrid About the Client: Our client is a global IT, consulting, and business process services company, delivering innovative solutions to enterprise customers worldwide. They are seeking two experienced M365 Purview Compliance Design Architects to lead enterprise-scale compliance and data governance initiatives. Role Overview: You will define target-state architectures for Microsoft Purview, map regulatory obligations to enforceable policies, and deliver scalable, automated, enterprise-wide retention and records management solutions. Key Responsibilities: • Design and implement Purview retention, records management, and eDiscovery at enterprise scale. • Map regulatory obligations (MiFID II, SEC/FINRA, GDPR, UK DPA) to enforceable Purview policies. • Build event-based retention scenarios and integrate with data lifecycle and disposition workflows. • Define Mailbox/Teams, SharePoint/OneDrive retention strategies and litigation hold patterns. • Develop retention labels, auto-classification, trainable classifiers, adaptive scopes, and disposition reviews. • Integrate with Microsoft eDiscovery Premium, Audit, DLP, aligning with Legal Hold and case management. • Engineer tenant-wide scaling, performance optimization, and differential targeting by region/legal entity. • Automate via PowerShell/Microsoft Graph, and implement telemetry/alerting (Sentinel/KQL). • Create runbooks, controls, reporting, and contribute to RACI and data classification schemas. Required Skills & Experience: • 8–10+ years in Microsoft 365/Purview compliance at enterprise scale. • Hands-on experience with Purview Information Governance, Records Management, Retention Policies, eDiscovery Premium, Litigation Hold, and Audit. • Strong knowledge of Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams data architecture. • PowerShell/Microsoft Graph scripting and CI/CD experience for policy artifacts. • Regulatory knowledge: FCA/PRA, MiFID II, SEC/FINRA, GDPR/UK DPA. • Experience scaling tenants with 100k+ users in regulated environments. • Mandatory: Microsoft Exchange Server Administration Why Join: • Be part of a global IT and consulting leader, delivering large-scale compliance and governance solutions. • Work on cutting-edge M365/Purview implementations for enterprise clients. • Collaborate in a high-performing, innovative team focused on automation, compliance, and regulatory excellence. Apply Now to help shape enterprise data governance and compliance architecture for a global leader in IT and consulting services.