Senior AI Security and Governance Consultant

🔥 13 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

👮‍♂️ Cybersecurity / Security Engineer

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Thrive

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1001 - 5000 employees

Founded 2000

🔒 Cybersecurity

💼 Consulting

Cybersecurity • Consulting

Thrive is a B2B technology services firm that provides managed IT, cloud, and cybersecurity solutions for mid-market and enterprise clients. Its offerings include managed detection and response (MDR), EDR/NDR, vulnerability management, autonomous penetration testing, patching, managed firewalls, dark web monitoring, email/DNS security, security awareness training, incident response and remediation, and specialized security for Microsoft 365 and Azure. Thrive also delivers managed cloud services, disaster recovery, colocation, ServiceNow-based ITSM (TransformIT), managed network services, vCISO/vCIO advisory, and compliance support for standards such as HIPAA, GLBA, CMMC, GDPR and others. The company targets industries including financial services, healthcare, government, education, life sciences, and professional services, positioning itself as a consultancy and managed services provider that combines security, cloud, and digital transformation capabilities.

📋 Description

• Serve as Thrive’s technical subject matter expert for Microsoft Purview architecture, implementation, testing, and validation within AI Services • Assess client compliance, governance-control, data protection, and information protection requirements from a technical security perspective • Design, configure, implement, and validate Microsoft Purview solutions including Information Protection, Sensitivity Labels, DLP, Data Lifecycle Management, AI-DSPM, Records Management, eDiscovery, Communication Compliance, Insider Risk Management, and Compliance Manager • Lead Purview technical workshops, architecture reviews, implementation planning sessions, and technical findings readouts • Evaluate technical security readiness for Microsoft 365 Copilot, Copilot Chat, Copilot Studio, ChatGPT, Claude, Snowflake Cortex, third-party AI platforms, AI agents, and emerging enterprise AI technologies • Conduct AI security assessments, technical governance-control maturity reviews, data exposure analysis, privacy and compliance reviews, AI risk assessments, vendor security evaluations, and policy/control recommendations • Lead Microsoft 365 security posture, data exposure, permissions, identity controls, and AI-related risk validation engagements • Perform tenant security assessments, SharePoint permissions reviews, OneDrive data exposure analysis, Teams governance reviews, Entra ID security assessments, Conditional Access reviews, sensitive data discovery, IAM reviews, external sharing assessments, and security control gap analysis • Partner with Microsoft Advisory and client leadership on technical security, risk, privacy, and governance-control expertise for AI governance strategies and roadmaps • Act as the primary technical security and governance-control architect during AI Services engagements • Facilitate workshops, conduct stakeholder interviews, present findings, and manage complex client discussions with executives and technical stakeholders • Collaborate with Microsoft Advisory, AI Governance, Cloud Security, SOC, AI Services, and Microsoft Engineering Services teams • Produce AI security and technical readiness assessments, Microsoft 365 AI security and data exposure findings, Purview assessments and implementation plans, control reviews, data exposure reports, technical risk registers, policy recommendations, findings readouts, and remediation recommendations

🎯 Requirements

• 5+ years of cybersecurity, governance, compliance, Microsoft Purview, or Microsoft security consulting experience • Experience leading customer-facing technical security, compliance, or implementation engagements • Hands-on experience with Microsoft Purview assessment, architecture, configuration, implementation, testing, and validation • Strong knowledge of Microsoft 365 security, compliance, identity, access, information protection, and data governance capabilities • Experience assessing identity, access management, permissions, data exposure, and AI-related security controls • Excellent executive communication and presentation skills • Ability to translate technical findings into business-focused risk, control, and remediation recommendations • Experience creating technical assessment reports, control recommendations, implementation plans, and remediation plans • Preferred: Microsoft Purview certifications • Preferred: Microsoft Security certifications • Preferred: Experience with Microsoft 365 Copilot deployments • Preferred: Experience with Microsoft Defender technologies • Preferred: Understanding of AI governance frameworks and responsible AI principles • Preferred: Knowledge of NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF) • Preferred: Experience supporting regulated industries including healthcare, financial services, and legal organizations • Preferred: Familiarity with ChatGPT Enterprise, Claude Business, Snowflake Cortex, and other enterprise AI platforms • Preferred: Experience developing AI usage policies and governance standards