Microsoft Purview / Security Manager

Alpha Omega • Arlington, VA

21h • $130,000 - $170,000 • Remote

About The Position

Alpha Omega is seeking a highly skilled Microsoft Purview / Security Manager to support a major Federal program. This role requires deep hands‑on expertise across Microsoft Purview’s data security, data governance, and data compliance capabilities with proven experience designing, implementing, and operationalizing enterprise‑scale solutions. The ideal candidate can translate governance and security policies into scalable technical architectures, ensuring data protection, policy enforcement, and regulatory compliance across a complex federal data estate.

Requirements

• BA/BS in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field.
• U.S. Citizenship required by Federal client.
• Minimum 3–5 years of hands‑on experience implementing, configuring, and operating Microsoft Purview solutions across: Data Governance: Data Map, Data Catalog, Scanning, Classification, Lineage, Data Estate Insights. Data Security: DLP (all workloads), Sensitivity Labels & Policies, Insider Risk, Information Barriers, Data Security Posture Management, Data Access Governance. Data Compliance: eDiscovery Standard/Premium, Audit, Records Management, Retention/Deletion, Data Lifecycle Management, Communication Compliance, Compliance Manager.
• 5+ years delivering complex enterprise technology solutions including architecture design, configuration, testing, rollout, and operationalization.
• Strong understanding of Microsoft 365, Azure AD/Entra ID, Exchange Online, SharePoint/OneDrive, Teams, and Azure data services.
• Practical experience with enterprise metadata management, data classification design, scanning configurations, data mapping, and resolving governance/security issues across diverse data estates.
• Ability to design reusable Purview patterns and workflows that incorporate automation, compliance guardrails, and alignment with enterprise architecture standards.
• Proven ability to translate business, legal, and compliance requirements into technical policies and solutions.
• Strong documentation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• PL‑900 (required prior to start date).

Nice To Haves

• PL‑100, PL‑200, SC‑400, SC‑900, or Microsoft Copilot/Azure AI governance certifications preferred.
• Additional ideal certs: SC‑300 (Identity), MS‑700 (M365 Admin), AZ‑104/305 (Azure).
• Experience with power‑platform‑driven automations supporting governance (Power Apps, Power Automate, COE Starter Kit, Dataverse).
• Experience with Azure Data Lake, Power BI governance, and data security integrations.
• Experience with AI‑driven classification, machine learning classifiers, or sensitivity‑label automation patterns.
• Understanding of Zero Trust, NIST 800‑53, NIST 800‑171, and related federal compliance frameworks.
• Familiarity with Copilot governance, AI safety, and responsible AI configurations within M365/Purview.

Responsibilities

• Lead end‑to‑end architecture, configuration, and deployment of Microsoft Purview solutions across Data Governance, Data Security, and Data Compliance pillars.
• Facilitate requirements gathering sessions with business, legal, privacy, records, and security stakeholders to translate policy, regulatory, and operational needs into actionable Purview configurations.
• Architect and implement Purview‑based controls including: Data Loss Prevention (endpoint, email, SharePoint/OneDrive, Teams, cloud apps), Sensitivity labels, labeling policies, and encryption workflows, Insider Risk Management policies and analytics, Information Barriers and data segregation controls, Records Management, Retention/Deletion policies, File Plan mapping, eDiscovery Standard/Premium workflows, holds, collections, and review sets, Data Lifecycle Management and data residency enforcement.
• Establish and maintain the Microsoft Purview Data Map and Data Catalog, ensuring appropriate metadata harvesting, scanning rules, classification schemas, and lineage tracking across cloud and on‑premises data sources.
• Conduct data environment assessments, including ROT (redundant, obsolete, trivial) analysis, unclassified vs. controlled data assessments, and large‑scale mapping of file shares, repositories, and tenant‑wide content.
• Design and maintain Data Classification frameworks using custom and out‑of‑the‑box classifiers, machine learning classifiers, and sensitive information types.
• Implement governance guardrails, policy hierarchies, and compliance baselines to support federal mandates, OMB/NIST standards, agency‑specific directives, and Zero Trust requirements.
• Support and lead tenant‑wide migrations, environment consolidation activities, and data cleanup initiatives, including after-hours migration windows when required.
• Create technical documentation, architecture diagrams, SOPs, operational runbooks, and governance artifacts.
• Monitor and respond to compliance alerts, policy violations, and security incidents, recommending remediation actions and driving issue resolution.
• Partner with enterprise architecture, information security, data stewards, and M365 engineering to ensure alignment with broader data strategy and platform standards.
• Provide guidance and enablement to teams across the organization, including training, knowledge transfer, and best practices for Purview adoption.
• Continuously evaluate new Purview features, roadmap releases, and federal compliance requirements to optimize the agency’s data protection posture.

Benefits

• 15 days PTO including paid parental, military, and bereavement leave
• Eleven (11) paid Federal holidays, five of which are floating holidays (as designated by the company’s holiday schedule each year)
• Health and Dental Insurance (including 100% employer paid premiums for employee coverage under the HDHP health plan)
• Life Insurance, STD/LTD term disability coverage, with employer paid premiums
• 401 (k) plan with a match that is 100% vested after you complete two years of service
• FSA/DFSA/HSA flexible benefit plans
• Annual Tuition & Professional Development Reimbursement benefit

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees