SharePoint Purview Analyst

Role Description

Due to our growth, we are seeking a SharePoint & Purview Governance Analyst to gather and document business requirements, configure and implement solutions on SharePoint Online, and design and maintain information governance, security, and compliance frameworks across Microsoft 365 — with a focus on SharePoint Online and Microsoft Purview.

• Gather and analyze client business requirements, documenting required functionality and uncovering undocumented needs through gap analysis.
• Configure and implement SharePoint Online solutions — new site builds, hubs, Teams, Viva, Power Automate flows, and no-code Power Apps.
• Support SharePoint migrations, including on-premises to online, preserving metadata, permissions, and retention.
• Assess current-state SharePoint and Microsoft 365 environments and develop governance roadmaps, standards, and operating models.
• Design SharePoint information architecture — site/hub structures, navigation, metadata, and managed metadata (term store) taxonomies.
• Configure and manage Microsoft Purview: sensitivity and retention labels/policies, DLP, records management, and data lifecycle management.
• Implement Purview compliance solutions such as eDiscovery, Communication Compliance, Insider Risk Management, and Information Barriers.
• Establish governance controls for site provisioning, permissions, external sharing, and content lifecycle across SharePoint, Microsoft 365 Groups, and Teams.
• Automate governance and administrative tasks using PowerShell (PnP, SharePoint Online Management Shell) and Microsoft Graph.
• Monitor compliance posture via Purview dashboards, audit logs, Content Explorer, and Activity Explorer, and produce reports and remediation recommendations.
• Partner with security, legal, records, and compliance teams to translate policy and regulatory requirements into technical controls.
• Develop governance documentation, standards, and runbooks, and train administrators, site owners, and end users.
• Troubleshoot system issues through root-cause analysis and track assigned tasks and milestones using Azure DevOps or Jira.

Qualifications

• 5+ years with SharePoint (SharePoint Online and earlier versions) in administration, architecture, or governance — as both user and configurator.
• 3+ years hands-on with Microsoft Purview, including information protection, data lifecycle/retention, and DLP.
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 information governance: sensitivity labels, retention, records management, eDiscovery, and auditing.
• Experience designing SharePoint information architecture — managed metadata, content types, and site/hub structures.
• Proficiency with PowerShell (PnP, SharePoint Online Management Shell) and familiarity with Microsoft Graph for automation and reporting.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Entra ID (groups, conditional access, identity) as it relates to access governance.
• Understanding of regulatory frameworks (GDPR, HIPAA, CCPA/CPRA, SOX) and how they map to Microsoft 365 controls.
• Business Analyst experience across the SDLC, including testing and validating solutions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to lead governance workshops and drive consensus.
• Preferred: Microsoft Teams and Power Platform governance, migration tools (ShareGate/Metalogix), and certifications such as SC-400, SC-900, or MS-102.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Information Technology, Information Systems, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.