Overview
We are seeking a Microsoft Purview Technical Specialist with hands‐on experience designing, configuring, and implementing Microsoft Purview capabilities within Victorian or Australian Government Microsoft 365 tenants. The successful candidate will have demonstrated expertise in Microsoft Purview Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention, Records and Data Lifecycle Management, and alignment of technical controls to the ACSC Essential Eight maturity model.
Responsibilities and Technical Capabilities
* Design, create, configure, and publish Sensitivity Labels to classify and protect information across Microsoft Office applications, SharePoint Online, Teams, and OneDrive for Business, applying encryption, content marking, access restrictions, and user experience controls aligned to government security requirements.
* Design and implement Microsoft Purview DLP policies for Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and Endpoint DLP for Windows devices, configure alerts, incident handling, and policy tuning to prevent accidental or unauthorised data disclosure.
* Implement auto‐labelling policies, including client‐side and service‐side auto‐labelling for data at rest, and configure conditions based on Sensitive Information Types, keywords, and trainable classifiers.
* Configure and manage Retention Labels and Retention Policies to support Public Records Office Victoria obligations and Australian Government record‐keeping requirements, implementing event‐based retention, disposition reviews, and defensible deletion.
* Design and create custom Sensitive Information Types (regular expressions, keyword dictionaries, document fingerprinting) and align them with organisational and regulatory data classifications.
* Map Microsoft Purview controls and configurations to ACSC Essential Eight, internal Information Security and Records Management frameworks, and support audit preparation and compliance assurance activities.
* Maintain working knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID (Azure AD) and authentication/authorisation considerations relevant to Purview, and a strong understanding of Microsoft 365 workloads including SharePoint, Exchange, OneDrive, and Teams.
* Demonstrate proficiency in PowerShell to automate the deployment of sensitivity labels, DLP, auto‐labelling, and other Purview settings, supporting repeatable and auditable configuration processes.
Qualifications
* Must demonstrate practical implementation experience of Microsoft Purview workloads in a Victorian or Australian Government tenant, including evidence of policy design, deployment, and operational use.
Desirable Attributes
* Experience working in Victorian State Government or Australian Government ICT environments.
* Familiarity with government security policies, data classification standards, and records legislation.
* Ability to translate governance, risk, and compliance requirements into effective technical controls.
* Strong documentation and stakeholder engagement skills.
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