Lead Engineer (Contract)

Insider Threat Lead Engineer We are currently hiring for a Insider Threat Lead Engineer with DLP experience on behalf of one of our Insurance clients on a 6-month contract.
Hybrid- one day a week onsite
Accountability for the technical management and administration of the DLP platform.
Lead and manage the Insider Threat Engineering team aligned to DLP – a geographically and culturally diverse team of engineers, providing guidance, coaching and support to ensure the successful execution of their responsibilities, and the effective operation of our Insider Threat program.
Work closely with the L1 Insider Threat Manager, the L3 Insider Threat Engineering Lead – IRM, and Global Head of Insider Threat to develop, implement and refine strategies, rules, policies, and procedures to help prevent data loss and protect sensitive information across the organisation.
Ensure that DLP policies are fine-tuned and matured to reduce the number of false positives.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, Cyber Security, HR, legal, and compliance, to define and enforce data protection and insider risk requirements, policies and standards.
Conduct regular assessments of the Insider Threat Engineering – DLP function to identify areas for continuous improvement.
Provide regular reports and updates to senior management on the performance and effectiveness of the Insider Threat Engineering team.
Identify trends and drive requirements aimed at improving and enhancing existing DLP policies, and report this upward through the security management chain.
In-depth experience managing Insider Threat and DLP engineering teams in a global enterprise organisation.
A solid engineering knowledge of the Microsoft Security stack, in particular Purview DLP, but also IRM and Defender.
Relevant Microsoft qualifications in Purview DLP, IRM and Defender.
In-depth understanding of data protection laws, regulations, and compliance requirements (e.g., Previous experience of deploying or managing the Microsoft IRM module within a global enterprise organisation.-