DLP Strategy Architect

A leading global IT consulting firm is supporting a major Consumer Goods & Retail client in a large-scale Data Loss Prevention transformation programme.

We are looking for an experienced DLP Strategy Consultant / Solution Architect to define the client's target-state DLP capability and ensure consistency across multiple parallel workstreams. This is a strategic consulting role focused on architecture, governance, stakeholder management, and enterprise-wide design rather than day-to-day implementation.

Your responsibilities:

- Design the target-state DLP architecture across endpoint, network, email, cloud and collaboration platforms

- Define DLP policies, data classification strategy, detection logic and operating model

- Ensure alignment across security engineering, infrastructure, data governance, legal/compliance and business teams

- Lead architecture workshops and facilitate technical and business design decisions

- Advise on Microsoft Purview, Zscaler and Symantec DLP architecture, coexistence and migration strategy

- Produce architecture documentation, decision records, reference designs and roadmaps

- Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, balancing security, compliance and business needs

Requirements

- 10+ years of experience in Data Loss Prevention, data protection or information security consulting

- Proven experience designing enterprise-scale DLP solutions from strategy through architecture

- Strong hands-on knowledge of at least two of the following:

- Microsoft Purview (Information Protection / DLP)

- Zscaler (ZIA / ZPA / CASB)

- Symantec DLP

- Strong understanding of data classification, sensitivity labelling and content inspection

- Experience designing DLP across endpoint, email, cloud, web and collaboration platforms

- Experience facilitating senior stakeholder workshops and driving architectural decisions

- Excellent communication skills in English

Nice to have:

- Experience in Retail, Consumer Goods or FMCG

- Knowledge of GDPR and other data protection regulations

- Certifications such as CISSP, CCSP, CIPP/E, SC-400 or vendor certifications

- Experience with Insider Risk Management

- Exposure to Zero Trust and SASE programmes

- Enterprise data discovery and classification experience

- French language skills

- Previous consulting experience in large international programmes

- Project environment

Platforms:

- Microsoft Purview

- Zscaler (ZIA, ZPA, CASB)

- Symantec DLP

Working model:

- Remote-first

- Occasional travel to client workshops in the Geneva region

- International consulting environment

- English-speaking project

Originally posted on Himalayas