Information Security Analyst II
Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals
June 25, 2026
Remote friendly (San Diego, CA)
United States
IT
The Information Security Systems Analyst is responsible for the day-to-day administration, operation, and continuous improvement of the organization’s Microsoft Purview platform, serving as the primary subject matter expert for data governance, data loss prevention (DLP), and information protection. Responsibilities:
- Hands-on operational ownership of Microsoft Purview; manage the platform daily across core functional areas
- Information Protection & Data Classification: administer/maintain sensitivity labels, label policies, and auto-labeling; develop/refine pharmaceutical data classification taxonomies; tune auto-classification rules to minimize false positives
- Data Loss Prevention: build/maintain/tune DLP policies across Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and endpoints; investigate matches/alerts; document and escalate confirmed incidents
- eDiscovery & Content Search: support legal holds and eDiscovery collections; work with Legal and HR to execute/export content searches with chain-of-custody
- Insider Risk Management: administer Purview Insider Risk policies; review alerts; coordinate with HR/Legal/Security; maintain confidentiality
- Audit & Reporting: generate/interpret audit logs and compliance reports; report on DLP incidents, label adoption, policy effectiveness, and compliance posture; identify trends and recommend adjustments
- Platform Administration & Health Monitoring: monitor Purview health/performance; apply changes/updates; manage connector integrations
- Maintain documentation; contribute to knowledge base; triage security alerts and escalate
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Security/IT/Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
- 3+ years in information security, IT compliance, or data governance
- Hands-on experience administering Microsoft Purview (or Microsoft 365 Compliance Center), including at least two of: sensitivity labels, DLP, retention policies, eDiscovery, Insider Risk Management
- Experience in a regulated industry
- Strong analytical/problem-solving; ability to investigate alerts and interpret audit logs
- Effective written/verbal communication with non-technical stakeholders
Preferred:
- Microsoft certifications (e.g., SC-401)
- Experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps (MCAS) and integration with Purview
- Pharmaceutical/biotech/life sciences experience
- eDiscovery/legal hold workflow experience with Legal
- Exposure to SIEM/EDR/identity & access management
Pay ranges: Wisconsin $85,000–$100,000; California $95,000–$110,000. Candidates must have current, valid authorization to work in the country where the role is located.
- Hands-on operational ownership of Microsoft Purview; manage the platform daily across core functional areas
- Information Protection & Data Classification: administer/maintain sensitivity labels, label policies, and auto-labeling; develop/refine pharmaceutical data classification taxonomies; tune auto-classification rules to minimize false positives
- Data Loss Prevention: build/maintain/tune DLP policies across Exchange, SharePoint, OneDrive, Teams, and endpoints; investigate matches/alerts; document and escalate confirmed incidents
- eDiscovery & Content Search: support legal holds and eDiscovery collections; work with Legal and HR to execute/export content searches with chain-of-custody
- Insider Risk Management: administer Purview Insider Risk policies; review alerts; coordinate with HR/Legal/Security; maintain confidentiality
- Audit & Reporting: generate/interpret audit logs and compliance reports; report on DLP incidents, label adoption, policy effectiveness, and compliance posture; identify trends and recommend adjustments
- Platform Administration & Health Monitoring: monitor Purview health/performance; apply changes/updates; manage connector integrations
- Maintain documentation; contribute to knowledge base; triage security alerts and escalate
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Information Security/IT/Computer Science or related field, or equivalent experience
- 3+ years in information security, IT compliance, or data governance
- Hands-on experience administering Microsoft Purview (or Microsoft 365 Compliance Center), including at least two of: sensitivity labels, DLP, retention policies, eDiscovery, Insider Risk Management
- Experience in a regulated industry
- Strong analytical/problem-solving; ability to investigate alerts and interpret audit logs
- Effective written/verbal communication with non-technical stakeholders
Preferred:
- Microsoft certifications (e.g., SC-401)
- Experience with Microsoft Defender for Cloud Apps (MCAS) and integration with Purview
- Pharmaceutical/biotech/life sciences experience
- eDiscovery/legal hold workflow experience with Legal
- Exposure to SIEM/EDR/identity & access management
Pay ranges: Wisconsin $85,000–$100,000; California $95,000–$110,000. Candidates must have current, valid authorization to work in the country where the role is located.