We are looking for an experienced specialist to support data discovery, classification and information protection work for enterprise and government clients. You will assess where sensitive information lives, how it is shared, and how it should be protected, and turn policy into practical handling rules and technical requirements.
Key Responsibilities
- Take part in discovery sessions and workshops with business stakeholders to identify information assets, owners and sharing practices.
- Inventory and assess structured, semi-structured and unstructured data sources, including systems, repositories, schemas and sensitive fields.
- Apply data classification policies, define handling rules and identify access and sharing gaps.
- Design sensitivity labelling and DLP use cases, and assess readiness for Microsoft Purview or similar platforms.
- Document technical findings, implementation guidance and protection requirements to feed data governance roadmaps.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Security, Computer Science, Information Systems or equivalent.
- 6+ years in data security, information protection, data governance or related technical roles.
- Hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview (Information Protection, DLP, Data Map) and Microsoft 365 compliance tooling.
- Experience with data classification or data discovery projects.
- Working knowledge of databases, metadata and data flow mapping.
- Clear technical documentation and stakeholder communication skills.
Preferred
- SC-400 or SC-401, CDMP, CISSP, CISM, CISA or DCAM.
- Familiarity with UAE and GCC regulations and standards (PDPL, ISO 27001, local government security standards).
- Government or semi-government experience.
- Arabic and English fluency.
