Job Description
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:
1. Define target-state architecture for Purview retention, records management, and eDiscovery at enterprise scale.
2. Map regulatory obligations (e.g., MiFID II record-keeping, SEC/FINRA retention, GDPR lawful basis & deletion windows, UK DPA) to enforceable Purview policies.
3. Design event-based retention (e.g., contract execution, trade events) and immutable record scenarios; integrate with data lifecycle and disposition workflows.
4. Mailbox/Teams retention, SharePoint/OneDrive retention strategies, and litigation hold patterns with minimal blast radius.
5. Build and roll out retention labels/policies, auto-classification, trainable classifiers, adaptive scopes, and disposi...