As a Data Protection Consultant, you’ll lead the delivery of data protection and data governance solutions for Avanade clients. You’ll bring hands-on technical expertise, own project outcomes, and guide clients and junior team members through complex security and compliance initiatives. 

What you’ll do

· Lead or co-lead client engagements focused on data protection and data governance. 

· Design and implement Microsoft Purview solutions (e.g., sensitivity labeling strategies, advanced DLP policies/integrations, Purview DSPM, data lifecycle/retention controls). 

· Perform threat mapping and gap analysis across structured, unstructured, cloud, and on-premises data. 

· Facilitate client workshops and stakeholder discussions to translate requirements into scalable, secure Microsoft-based solutions. 

· Own solution design decisions, configuration, and technical documentation. 

· Provide technical mentorship to Analysts and Senior Analysts; lead workstreams or small teams. 

· Contribute to estimations, delivery planning, and risk management. 

· Support solutioning efforts, proposals, and internal capability development. 

· Build awareness and controls 

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Skills & Experience:

· 4+ years of relevant professional experience. 

· Proven experience delivering security or compliance solutions in a consulting or enterprise environment. 

· Experience leading workstreams or small teams on client projects. 

· Microsoft security-related certifications strongly preferred (e.g., SC-401, SC-300, SC-200, AZ-500, MS-102, SC-100). 

This is a hybrid role based in Canada and may require periodic travel to client sites for workshops, project delivery, and stakeholder engagements. Candidates must be comfortable working in both remote and client-facing environments.

To be considered for this position, candidates must:

• Be legally authorized to work in Canada without current or future employer sponsorship.
• Be eligible to obtain and maintain a Government of Canada Reliability Status (Reliability Clearance).
• Be willing to travel as required to support client engagements across Canada.

Compensation at Avanade varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Avanade provides a reasonable range of compensation, based on full-time employment, for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

The recruiting efforts for this position are intended to fill a brand new position.

The base pay range shown below is intended as a guideline to reflect the majority of offers for this role.

It does not represent a maximum limit — in some cases, actual compensation may exceed the range where appropriate.

See more information on our benefits here: Canada Employee Benefits | Avanade

Role Location                                    Annual Salary Range

British Columbia/Ontario              $88,800 to $105,4500

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