Microsoft purview engineer

Dates: —

Arrangements: Hybrid; part-time 2/5 (40%); two days per week on site. Estimated effort: 50 working days over a stated six-month period. The vacancy does not clarify how the two on-site days relate to the part-time schedule.

NGI-IGN seeks a senior consultant to protect its data using Microsoft Purview. Protection must follow the classifications assigned by data owners. The implementation must comply with the Federal Information Security Policy (FISP). Strictly confidential data must, for example, be prevented from leaving the institute.

The consultant will set up Microsoft Purview and obtain the required security levels from the institute’s data manager. The scope covers Teams, traditional file directories and databases. The profile requires Microsoft M365 E5 administration expertise and hands-on Purview implementation experience. The structured skills section also requests expert Microsoft Defender, Microsoft E5 administration and Purview information protection, DLP and auto-labelling.

The hybrid assignment is located at Kortenberglaan 115 in Brussels and ends on 30 April 2027. The vacancy states six months, part-time 2/5, an estimated 50 working days and two days per week on site. Candidates need at least a graduate qualification in IT, three years with the stated Microsoft technologies, active Dutch or French, and active English. SC-400 certification or Purview DLP Applied Skills is preferred, and an additional document describing recent Purview experience and achievements must accompany the application.

Top Reasons to Apply

Hands-on Purview implementation

Federal security policy

Part-time hybrid assignment

Public-sector mission

Responsibilities

Secure institute data according to data-owner security labels and FISP.

Implement Microsoft Purview.

Collect security classifications from the NGI-IGN data manager for all datasets, including Teams, file directories and databases.

Configure Purview protections to match the security levels expected by data owners, including preventing strictly confidential data from leaving the institute.

Must Have

M365 E5 administration

Three years Microsoft experience

Hands-on Purview experience

Confirmed security specialist experience

Nice to Have

SC-400 certification preference

Purview DLP Applied Skills

Strong analytical skills

Detailed Responsibilities and Skills

• Senior consultant expertise in the stated Microsoft technologies.
• At least a graduate-level qualification in IT.
• At least three years of experience with the Microsoft technologies mentioned in the profile; no separate minimum is stated for each product.
• Confirmed IT Security Specialist experience, practised this year (2026). The narrative separately requests a senior consultant.
• Active knowledge of either Dutch or French.
• Active knowledge of English.
• Provide an additional document describing recent Purview experience and achievements.
• Communicative qualities are an advantage in the Dutch profile; the French profile lists these as qualities without a priority.
• Analytical qualities are an advantage in the Dutch profile; the French profile lists these as qualities without a priority.

Technical skills

• Experience implementing Microsoft Purview.
• Hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview.
• Information Protection Administrator (SC-400) certification is preferred as an alternative to Microsoft Purview DLP Applied Skills.
• Microsoft Purview DLP Applied Skills is preferred as an alternative to SC-400 certification; no specific credential title is supplied.

Tools

• Expert-level Microsoft Defender skills; experience may be from any time.
• Expert-level Microsoft E5 administration; experience may be from any time.
• Expert-level Microsoft Purview covering information protection, DLP and auto-labelling; experience may be from any time.