Lead Security Architect (Project Manager)-Microsoft Defender XDR & Purview

• Lead end-to-end Microsoft Purview implementation activities aligned to Information Protection, Data Loss Prevention, Insider Risk Management, Communication Compliance, Data Lifecycle Management, Records Management, eDiscovery, and Audit.

• Implement sensitivity labels, label publishing, auto-labelling, DLP policies, Endpoint DLP controls, insider-risk policies, communication-compliance policies, retention controls, records management policies, eDiscovery cases, and audit requirements.

• Translate approved Purview architecture and detailed designs into configuration workbooks, implementation plans, build procedures, test cases, deployment activities, and technical documentation.

• Configure and validate Purview controls across Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 applications, and supported endpoints.

• Lead configuration walkthroughs, technical testing, policy validation, defect resolution, implementation-evidence review, and deployment-readiness activities.

• Coordinate with Compliance, Legal, Risk, Privacy, Identity, Endpoint, Messaging, SOC, IT Security, and client technology teams to manage prerequisites, dependencies, access, and implementation decisions.

• Maintain configuration records, test evidence, implementation trackers, RAID updates, policy inventories, technical runbooks, and knowledge-transfer materials. Skills and experiences Required technical skills

• Strong hands-on experience implementing Microsoft Purview in enterprise security, compliance, data protection, or information-governance environments. • Hands-on knowledge of Purview Information Protection, sensitivity labels, auto-labelling, Data Loss Prevention, Endpoint DLP, Insider Risk Management, Communication Compliance, Data Lifecycle Management, Records Management, eDiscovery, and Audit.

• Ability to implement approved Purview designs across Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, Microsoft 365 applications, and supported endpoints.

• Familiarity with built-in and custom Sensitive Information Types, Exact Data Match, trainable classifiers, retention controls, Purview role groups, Microsoft Entra ID, Microsoft Intune, and Microsoft Defender XDR integration points.

• Strong understanding of Purview configuration, testing, policy simulation, phased enforcement, implementation evidence, technical documentation, and end-to-end delivery. Consulting and delivery skills Able to lead Microsoft Purview implementation activities and technical conversations with Compliance, Legal, Risk, Privacy, Identity, Endpoint, Messaging, SOC, IT Security, and client stakeholders. Strong ownership, clear technical communication, structured delivery management, and practical judgement when translating approved designs into tested, production-ready configurations.

Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Cybersecurity, Computer Science, or a related field is preferred.

Desirable Microsoft certifications include: SC-401, SC-200, SC-100, SC-300, AZ-500. Preferred experience

• Experience leading end-to-end Microsoft Purview implementations in large enterprise or regulated environments.

• Exposure to Purview design handover, configuration, unit testing, integration testing, user acceptance testing, pilot deployment, phased enforcement, and production rollout activities. • Experience implementing Information Protection, DLP, Endpoint DLP, Insider Risk Management, Communication Compliance, Data Lifecycle Management, Records Management, eDiscovery, and Audit capabilities.

• Experience leading technical implementation teams and coordinating with Compliance, Legal, Risk, Privacy, Identity, Endpoint, Messaging, SOC, IT Security, and client delivery teams is beneficial. 

 10 to 12+ years of experience in cybersecurity architecture, Microsoft security consulting, solution

architecture, or enterprise security delivery.

• Strong hands-on experience with both Microsoft Defender and Microsoft Purview.

• Strong knowledge of Defender XDR, Defender for Endpoint, Defender for Cloud Apps, Microsft

Purview Specifically.

• Strong experience designing Microsoft Defender for Endpoint architecture, including endpoint

onboarding, endpoint security policies, endpoint detection and response, antivirus, attack surface

reduction, device control, web protection, and security settings management.

• Experience designing Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps architecture, including cloud discovery,

application governance, session controls, Conditional Access App Control, activity policies, and SaaS

application protection.

• Strong experience designing Microsoft Purview Information Protection solutions, including data

classification, sensitive information types, trainable classifiers, sensitivity labels, auto-labelling,

encryption, and content marking.

• Experience leading delivery from discovery and design through pilot, rollout, go-live.

• Strong understanding of Zero Trust architecture and its application across identities, endpoints, email,

applications, collaboration services, and enterprise data.

• Ability to evaluate technical decisions, platform limitations, security risks, compliance risks,

dependencies, and scope in complex enterprise environments.

Experience delivering large-scale Microsoft Defender XDR and Microsoft Purview products for

enterprise or regulated organisations.

• Experience designing integrated Defender XDR architectures across endpoints, identities, email,

collaboration services, cloud applications, and security operations.

• Experience deploying Microsoft Defender for Endpoint across large endpoint estates using pilot

groups, deployment rings, validation criteria, and phased rollouts.

• Experience designing Microsoft Purview controls across Exchange Online, SharePoint Online,

OneDrive, Microsoft Teams, supported endpoints, and supported cloud applications.

• Experience producing high-level designs, detailed designs, architecture diagrams, security standards,

configuration guides, policy mappings, and Architecture Decision Records.

• Experience working with Security, Compliance, Legal, Risk, Identity, Endpoint, Messaging, SOC, and

senior client stakeholders.

• Experience supporting design reviews, production readiness, go-live, and knowledge transfer.

• Experience delivering multi-country or multi-entity security-transformation programmes.

• Experience in banking, financial services or another regulated industry.

• Local experience and established stakeholder-engagement capability in Malaysia are preferred.

If you are interested to apply, please forward your latest resume to surekha.marappa@adecco.com AND staffing@adecco.com

Subject: Job Application – Lead MY Architect