Job Overview
All the relevant skills, qualifications and experience that a successful applicant will need are listed in the following description.
We are seeking an experienced Microsoft Data Protection and Secure Collaboration Architect to assess the organisation's current use of Echoworx BeSecure and design a more cost-effective future approach for secure customer and partner communications, leveraging existing Microsoft 365 capabilities wherever possible.
The successful candidate will evaluate current encrypted-email and large-file-transfer requirements, assess Microsoft-native solutions, identify any remaining capability gaps and recommend an appropriate target architecture. The role will involve designing and delivering a proof of concept (PoC), validating the proposed approach and developing a practical migration and implementation roadmap.
You will work closely with technical teams and business stakeholders to balance security, compliance, cost, usability and the customer and partner experience.
Key Responsibilities
- Assess the current use of Echoworx BeSecure, including secure email, encrypted communications and large-file-transfer use cases.
- Review existing customer and partner communication journeys, identifying business requirements, usability considerations, security controls and compliance needs.
- Design secure external-sharing solutions using Microsoft 365 capabilities, including SharePoint Online, OneDrive and Microsoft email encryption.
- Assess and recommend appropriate use of Microsoft Purview, Microsoft Information Protection, sensitivity labels and encryption.
- Evaluate Microsoft-native capabilities against existing requirements and identify where they can replace or reduce reliance on specialist solutions.
- Identify residual functional, security, compliance or usability gaps that may require a specialist secure-transfer solution.
- Compare solution options based on cost, risk, security, compliance, functionality and user experience.
- Design, configure and deliver a proof of concept to validate the recommended Microsoft-native secure collaboration approach.
- Test proposed solutions against agreed business scenarios, security controls and customer or partner communication requirements.
- Define the target architecture, including relevant information-protection, encryption and external-sharing controls.
- Develop a practical migration roadmap and implementation plan, including dependencies, risks, transition considerations and implementation priorities.
- Document findings, design decisions, PoC results, recommendations and implementation guidance. xgikmsk
- Engage technical teams and business stakeholders to validate requirements, communicate trade-offs and secure agreement on the recommended approach.
Essential Skills and Experience
- Strong hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview and...
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