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 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