[Hiring] Microsoft Purview Lead Consultant @Simpson Associates

Role Description

Microsoft Purview sits at the heart of how Simpson Associates helps clients understand, protect, and take control of their data – and we’re looking for the technical lead to own it. As our Microsoft Purview Lead Consultant, you’ll be the person clients turn to across Purview’s three pillars – Data Governance, Data Security, and Data Compliance – bringing deep, hands-on expertise in the data security and retention controls at the core of the work. You’ll lead engagements end to end, from discovery through design to delivery.

This is where data protection stops being a tooling exercise and becomes a business outcome. You won’t just configure sensitivity labels, DLP, DSPM, and retention – you’ll interpret what a client’s scan results actually mean, tell them in plain language where the real risk sits, and help them fix the right things first. Your work directly reduces the risk of the next breach or compliance failure for purpose-led organisations across the public and private sectors.

You’ll take the technical lead on client relationships, shape solutions alongside our pre-sales and data governance specialists, and help build Simpson’s Purview capability from the ground up – the delivery methods, the accelerators, and the people. Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric, Copilot readiness, and the supporting Azure platform is a real plus, but this role is first and foremost a Microsoft Purview specialism.

Qualifications

• Practical experience helping organisations use Microsoft Purview to protect and manage their data in real-world environments.
• A good understanding of how to identify sensitive information and improve how it is recognised and handled.
• Experience setting up labels and rules to help protect information, including testing these before they go live.
• Experience putting controls in place to help prevent sensitive information from being shared in the wrong way.
• Experience using Microsoft tools to spot risks, identify where data needs better protection, and act on recommended improvements across platforms such as SharePoint and OneDrive.
• Experience working with data protection settings and encryption options to help keep information secure.
• Experience setting up retention rules and timeframes and working with clients to agree how different types of data should be managed.
• A broad understanding of Microsoft Purview and how its different areas work together to support data protection, governance, and compliance.
• Confidence reviewing findings and advising clients on what they should focus on first.
• A working understanding of Microsoft Entra ID, particularly how access and permissions support secure administration.
• An understanding of UK and EU data protection requirements, such as UK GDPR, and how Microsoft Purview can help organisations meet them.

Requirements

• Strong stakeholder management skills, with the ability to engage and influence at both technical and senior business levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex data protection concepts – and scan results – into clear, prioritised guidance for clients.
• A natural problem solver with excellent analytical and troubleshooting skills.
• The ability to prioritise workload under pressure and deliver to tight deadlines.
• A collaborative team player who mentors others and contributes to a culture of knowledge sharing and continuous improvement.
• Enthusiastic, proactive, and confident in driving engagement progress without close day-to-day oversight.

Benefits

• Microsoft Certified: Information Security Administrator Associate (SC-401).
• Microsoft Certified: Identity and Access Administrator Associate (SC-300).
• Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate (AZ-500).
• Familiarity with Microsoft Fabric and OneLake, and an interest in how Purview governs and protects Fabric data.
• Experience with the supporting Azure platform – Entra ID, networking (private endpoints), and storage (ADLS Gen2) – that underpins Purview deployments.
• Experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud and its integration with Purview DSPM.
• Experience working with NHS, police, local government, or regulated private sector clients.
• PRINCE2 or Agile project delivery experience, and confidence presenting in front of an audience.
• Successful applicants will need to successfully complete the relevant security clearance.