Microsoft Purview Architect, Senior Manager

Protiviti • Toronto, ON

4d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Protiviti Career provides opportunity to learn, inspire, and advance within a collaborative and inclusive culture. We hire curious individuals for whom learning is a passion. We lean into our mission: We Care. We Collaborate. We Deliver. At every level, we champion leaders who live our values of integrity, inclusion, innovation, and commitment to success. Imagining our work as a journey, we believe integrity guides our way, inclusion moves us forward together, innovation creates new destinations, and our commitment to success empowers us to deliver on our vision to be the most trusted global consulting firm.

Protiviti is looking for a Technology Consulting Senior Manager to join our growing Microsoft team. As a Senior Manager, you’ll partner with our clients to architect and implement Microsoft technologies. You'll develop strategies to solve complex business problems using new ways of thinking, and devise solutions to support your clients' needs through using the latest tools and methods. You’ll develop lasting relationships with client personnel and further these relationships through quality product delivery. You’ll foster a network within the business community and serve as an ambassador of Protiviti in the market. You will also be a mentor and provide performance development to teams as you oversee the successful completion of project work plans.

The Protiviti Microsoft Services team provides services to Clients for the strategy, design, migration and implementation of a wide range of solutions utilizing Microsoft applications such as, but not limited to:
M365 Security & Compliance applications Planning, Configuring, & Deploying Purview, Defender, Intune, etc.
M365 Tenant and all-Inclusive Applications SharePoint, Teams, OneDrive, Exchange, M365 Apps, Engage, Viva, etc. Includes experience in Planning, Governance, Compliance, Security, Migrations, Deployments, etc.

Requirements

• Strong expertise with the Microsoft 365 suite from a technical administration standpoint.
• Specific focus on experience architecting and implementing Microsoft Purview (IP, DLP, DLM, eDiscovery) across the collaboration suite of SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, & Exchange.
• Delivering business solutions on Microsoft 365.
• Working with global and large M365 tenants.
• Entra PowerShell PnP Azure Microsoft Graph Microsoft Migration Manager 3rd party Migration Tools.
• Experience with implementation concepts (requirements management, development methodologies, testing and documentation of business processes) and in moving from solution envisioning to implementation to rollout.
• Working knowledge of the Microsoft technology stack.
• Evaluating, summarizing, organizing, and interpreting data.
• Establishing and cultivating business relationships and a professional network, including with senior executives.
• Successfully pursuing business development opportunities and identifying and implementing strategies to obtain new work or clientele.
• Ability to translate and communicate issues, risk, or challenges to client personnel, including executives.
• Leadership and direct supervisory experience of teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline (e.g. MIS, Engineering, Computer Science or related technical degree) required.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite applications with specific emphasis on Word, Excel and PowerPoint. Secondary emphasis on Visio and Access.
• 8+ years of experience with strong emphasis on architecture and implementation of Microsoft 365 Security and Modern Work technologies.

Nice To Haves

• Expertise related GCC and GCCH is desired but not required.
• Professional Certification such as Microsoft Certified: Cybersecurity Architect Expert, Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals (SC-900), CISSP, or similar strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients to architect and implement Microsoft technologies.
• Develop strategies to solve complex business problems using new ways of thinking.
• Devise solutions to support client needs using the latest tools and methods.
• Develop lasting relationships with client personnel and further these relationships through quality product delivery.
• Foster a network within the business community and serve as an ambassador of Protiviti in the market.
• Mentor and provide performance development to teams.
• Oversee the successful completion of project work plans.
• Provide services to Clients for the strategy, design, migration and implementation of a wide range of solutions utilizing Microsoft applications.
• Participate in the creation and rollout of training.
• Contribute to the preparation of client proposals and strategies to win new business.
• Identify opportunities to integrate product solutions and resources to improve client service capabilities.
• Conduct performance appraisals, mentoring and coaching, oversight and review of work, coordination across teams, and understanding how to motivate.

Benefits

• Protiviti practices a hybrid model, which is a combination of working in person with a purpose and working remotely. This model creates meaningful experiences for our people and our clients while offering a flexible environment.
• Named to the 2025 Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® list

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior