Job Title: M365 Purview Compliance Design Architect
Location: Sheffield/hybrid (3 days per week on site)
Contract: 12 months
Rate: £558 per day inside ir35
Role summary:
We are seeking a Senior Microsoft Purview Compliance Architect to design and deliver enterprise-scale retention, records management, and eDiscovery solutions in highly regulated environments. This role will lead the definition of target-state information governance architecture, translating complex regulatory obligations into enforceable Microsoft Purview policies across Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, and Teams.
Responsibilities:
Define target-state architecture for Purview retention, records management, and eDiscovery at enterprise scale.
Map regulatory obligations (e.g., MiFID II record-keeping, SEC/FINRA retention, GDPR lawful basis & deletion windows, UK DPA) to enforceable Purview policies.
Design event-based retention (e.g., contract execution, trade events) and immutable record scenarios; integrate with data lifecycle and disposition workflows.
Mailbox/Teams retention, SharePoint/OneDrive retention strategies, and litigation hold patterns with minimal blast radius.
Build and roll out retention labels/policies, auto-classification, trainable classifiers, adaptive scopes, and disposition reviews.
Integrate with Microsoft eDiscovery (Premium), Audit, and DLP; align with Legal Hold and case management processes.
Required Skills:
8-10+ years in Microsoft 365/Purview compliance, with proven delivery of retention and records management at enterprise scale.
Deep hands-on expertise in: Purview Information Governance, Records Management, Retention Labels/Policies, Event-based retention, Disposition reviews, eDiscovery (Premium), Litigation Hold, Audit.
Strong knowledge of Exchange/SharePoint/OneDrive/Teams data architecture and workloads
If you are interested in this role or wish to apply, please feel free to submit your CV.
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