Technical Analyst

Who You Will Be Working With

You will join the Data Trust Capability in Capgemini’s Insights and Data (I&D) business unit. Insights and Data is a global business unit covering Enterprise Data Management, Cloud Platforms, Enterprise Content Management, and AI & Analytics.

Our team is one of the largest and most successful Data Management teams in the UK, delivering innovative Data Management and Governance thought leadership to our clients.

The Enterprise Data Management provides services on Information Strategy, Data Governance, Master Data Management, Data Architecture, Data Migration, and Lifecycle Management.

We help our clients build an enterprise‑class data platform that allows them to move ahead in their journey of data and insights. Primarily working with leading software vendors like SAP, Informatica, IBM, Oracle, et al., the team are primarily consultants, putting client requirements and industry best practices at the heart of delivery.

The Microsoft Purview Technical Analyst supports the implementation, configuration, monitoring, and optimisation of Microsoft Purview solutions across data governance, information protection, data loss prevention, eDiscovery, and compliance capabilities. The role focuses on operational excellence, technical execution, and ensuring organisational policies are consistently enforced through Purview tooling.

• Configure and maintain Microsoft Purview features, including:
• Information Protection (sensitivity labels, auto‑labelling)
• Data Loss Prevention (M365, Endpoint, Cloud Apps)
• Data Governance (catalogue, scanning, classification)
• Records Management (retention labels & policies)
• Insider Risk Management
• eDiscovery (Standard & Premium)
• Manage scanning rules, data connectors, metadata sources, and catalog assets.
• Support integration with M365, Azure, Power Platform, and on‑premises data sources.
• Monitor Purview alerts, DLP incidents, policy matches, and governance activity logs.
• Perform investigation of policy violations, insider risk alerts, and data protection events.
• Track and escalated issues to engineering or architecture teams as required.
• Maintain audit trails, compliance dashboards, and monthly reporting.
• Assist with maintaining data classification schemas, taxonomy, and metadata models.
• Support data owners and stewards in cataloguing and tagging data assets.
• Run data scans, quality checks, and lineage validation tasks.
• Produce and maintain operational runbooks, configuration documentation, and governance processes.
• Create user guides for end users, compliance officers, and IT support teams.
• Document incident response processes related to Purview alerts.
• Work closely with Compliance, Security, Data Governance, and IT teams to implement policies into Purview.
• Support end users by troubleshooting classification, labelling, and access issues.
• Provide training sessions and knowledge transfer on Purview features.
• Identify gaps in data governance and compliance processes; recommend improvements.

You may also offer insights to the wider community through blogs, articles, and social media.

As a Technical Purview Analyst, you will have 7+ years of experience in data governance, security, compliance, or Microsoft 365 administration. You will have hands‑on experience with Microsoft Purview or related compliance/security platforms, with exposure to operational support, incident management, or compliance monitoring.

• Microsoft Purview Information Protection – labels, policies, auto‑labelling, encryption
• Data Loss Prevention – endpoint, SharePoint/One Drive/Teams, Exchange, cloud apps
• Purview Data Governance – cataloguing, scanning, metadata management
• Records Management & Retention Labelling
• eDiscovery workflows and case management
• Defender for Cloud Apps
• Wider integration with SharePoint, One Drive, Exchange, Azure Storage, SQL, Synapse, Data Factory, and Power BI
• Understanding of classification, metadata, and governance principles
• Knowledge of Microsoft 365 security & compliance capabilities
• Basic understanding of Azure Active Directory / Entra  and access concepts
• Familiarity with ITSM/incident management processes
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