Staff Engineer II- Purview Admin Engineer

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What you'll do:

• Design, deploy, and manage Microsoft Purview environment including data catalog, classification, and governance policies.
• Develop and maintain data classification and labeling strategies using Microsoft Purview to ensure regulatory compliance (e.g., GDPR, HIPAA).
• Integrate Microsoft Purview with Azure services, data lakes, and enterprise data sources.
• Collaborate with data owners, security teams, and compliance officers to define and enforce data governance policies.
• Automate metadata ingestion and data lineage tracking workflows.
• Monitor Purview health, troubleshooting, and optimizing performance.
• Provide training and documentation for data governance best practices and Purview usage.
• Stay current with Microsoft Purview updates and cloud data governance trends.

What you'll need:

• Minimum 7 years overall IT experience with 4-7 years of experience working with Microsoft Identity technologies
• Experience with other data catalog and governance tools (Collibra, Alation, Informatica).
• Knowledge of cloud security best practices and identity/access management.
• Experience with compliance standards such as GDPR, HIPAA, and CCPA.
• Previous leadership experience preferred.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of general Financial Services or Banking is preferred.
• Advanced knowledge of applicable regulatory and legal compliance obligations, rules and regulations, industry standards, and practices.
• Advanced proven experience in leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple projects simultaneously. Additional experience with pipeline development and leveraging Azure DevOps while working on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Advanced ability to see the big picture and align projects with organizational goals. Capable of leading and motivating cross-functional teams. Expertise in resolving conflicts and addressing challenges as well as skilled at identifying and mitigating risks at the project level. Proficient in governance patterns tied to intake, technical reviews, and architectural compliance.
• Advanced speaking and writing communication skills.
• Microsoft Azure certifications (e.g., Azure Data Engineer Associate, Microsoft Purview certifications).
• May require up to 25% travel.

Benefits you'll love:
We offer all the important things you'd want - like competitive salaries, an ownership stake in the company, medical and dental insurance, time off, a great 401k matching program, tuition assistance program, an employee volunteer program, and a wellness program. In addition, you'll have the opportunity to bolster your business knowledge, learning the ins and outs of how successful companies operate and manage their finances, giving you invaluable hands-on experience to help grow your career!

About the company:

Western Alliance Bank is a wholly owned subsidiary of Western Alliance Bancorporation. Alliance Bank of Arizona, Alliance Association Bank, Bank of Nevada, Bridge Bank, First Independent Bank, and Torrey Pines Bank are divisions of Western Alliance Bank; Member FDIC. AmeriHome Mortgage is a Western Alliance Bank company.

Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to equal employment and will consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, sex, color, religion, age, nation origin, marital status, disability, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or genetic information. Western Alliance Bancorporation is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to complete any part of the application process and/or need an alternative method of applying, please email HR@westernalliancebank.com or call 602-386-2488. When contacting us, please provide your contact information and state the nature of your accessibility issue. We will only respond to inquiries concerning requests that involve a reasonable accommodation in the application process.

Western Alliance Bancorporation