Overview 

Spyglass MTG is seeking a highly skilled Microsoft Purview Consultant to support end-to-end governance, security, and compliance initiatives across both structured data sources (SQL, Azure SQL, Synapse, Databricks, Power BI) and unstructured data (SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, Exchange, file shares, Azure Files/Blob). 

The ideal contractor will have handson experience deploying, configuring, and optimizing the full Purview suite including Data Map/Catalog, Information Protection, DLP, Records Management, Insider Risk, and eDiscovery while guiding customers through best practices, policies, and technical implementation. 

Responsibilities 

• Lead design and implementation of Microsoft Purview capabilities across enterprise data sources. 
• Configure Data Map & Unified Catalog, including data scanning, classifications, lineage, business glossary, and metadata management. 
• Create Custom Sensitive Information Types (SITs) including but not limited to RegEx, Fingerprinting, Exact Data Matching, and Trainable Classifiers. 
• Build and deploy sensitivity labels, auto labeling, and custom sensitive info types for both structured and unstructured content. 
• Implement Data Loss Prevention (DLP) policies across M365, endpoint, and cloud applications, with tuning, testing, and incident workflows. 
• Establish Records Management and retention policies, including regulatory records, retention labels, and disposition review. 
• Configure Insider Risk Management, including policies, indicators, roles, and investigation processes. 
• Deploy and manage eDiscovery (Standard & Premium), including case setup, holds, review sets, search, and exports. 
• Integrate Purview capabilities with Defender for Cloud Apps, Defender for Endpoint, and Entra ID P2 (PIM, Conditional Access, Identity Governance). 
• Automate and report using PowerShell, KQL, and Microsoft Graph. 
• Produce high-quality documentation, runbooks, and training for customer teams. 
• Provide advisory support and roadmap planning to help customers adopt and operationalize Purview capabilities. 

Qualifications 

Required: 

• 5+ years of experience with Microsoft 365 security & compliance tools. 
• 2+ years of hands-on Microsoft Purview deployment experience. 
• Strong understanding of both structured and unstructured data governance. 
• Proficiency with Data Map, Unified Catalog, Information Protection, DLP, Records Management, Insider Risk, and eDiscovery. 
• Experience connecting and scanning onprem, Azure, and M365 data sources. 
• Familiarity with integration across Entra ID P2 and Defender for Cloud Apps/Endpoint. 
• Strong skills in PowerShell, KQL, and general automation/reporting practices. 
• Excellent communication and client facing consulting skills. 

Preferred: 

• Microsoft certifications (SC401, SC300, SC200, SC100, MS102). 
• Experience with Azure analytics stack (Synapse, Databricks, Power BI governance). 
• Background supporting regulated industries (HIPAA, GLBA, PCI, SOX, etc.).