W2 contract || Data Governance Consultant

Job Title: Data & Governance Consultant

Job Location: Milpitas, CA (Onsite from day one)

Job Duration: 12+ months

Minimum Years Of Experience Required

Type of Hire: w2 contract

Job Details

Data & Governance Consultant Data Security & Governance POC

The consultant will support the evaluation of enterprise Data Security Posture Management (DSPM), Data Governance, Classification, Access Governance, and AI Data Risk Governance solutions. The role involves coordinating with customers, OEM vendors, and internal stakeholders to execute a Proof of Concept (POC) comparing Microsoft Purview, Varonis, and BigID platforms and providing technical assessments and recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

POC Planning & Requirements Gathering

• Participate in project kickoff and planning activities.
• Conduct stakeholder interviews (up to 15 stakeholders).
• Identify data assets, repositories, and governance use cases.
• Define test datasets and document current-state governance controls.

Data Classification & Governance Evaluation

• Assess data discovery, classification, and labelling capabilities.
• Evaluate custom classifiers, sensitive information types (SITs), and auto-labelling policies.
• Test governance capabilities across:
• SharePoint Online
• OneDrive for Business
• Exchange Online
• On-premises File Shares (CIFS/NFS)

Access Governance & DSPM Assessment

• Evaluate permission analytics and entitlement visibility.
• Assess excessive access detection and data ownership capabilities.
• Review governance controls and remediation workflows.
• Analyze policy enforcement mechanisms and DLP controls.

AI Data Risk Governance

• Evaluate DSPM for AI capabilities.
• Assess governance controls for Microsoft Copilot, ChatGPT, and enterprise AI applications.
• Review AI policy enforcement, monitoring, and reporting functions.
• Evaluate AI data exposure and risk management capabilities.

Vendor & Technical Coordination

• Coordinate with Microsoft, Varonis, and BigID teams.
• Review platform configurations and deployment approaches.
• Validate use cases and technical outcomes across vendors.
• Support environment readiness and testing activities.

Reporting & Recommendations

• Consolidate findings from all governance pillars.
• Develop comparative scoring and assessment reports.
• Document platform strengths, weaknesses, and trade-offs.
• Contribute to architecture recommendations (single vendor, hybrid, or best-of-breed approach).
• Support executive presentations and knowledge transfer sessions.

Technical Skills

Required Skills & Experience

Microsoft Purview

Information Protection

Data Classification & Labeling

DSPM

DLP

Compliance Reporting

Varonis

DatAdvantage

Permission Analytics

Data Governance

Access Management

• BigID
• Data Intelligence
• Data Discovery
• Data Classification
• AI Governance
• Microsoft 365 Security & Compliance
• Data Governance Frameworks
• Data Security Posture Management (DSPM)
• Access Governance & Identity Concepts
• AI/GenAI Risk Governance
• Compliance & Audit Reporting
• Functional Skills

• Stakeholder management
• Requirements gathering
• Technical evaluation and analysis
• Comparative product assessments
• Executive reporting
• Documentation and presentation skills
• Vendor management and coordination

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Microsoft Security & Compliance solutions.
• Knowledge of data classification, data protection, and governance programs.
• Experience evaluating enterprise security platforms.
• Understanding of AI governance and Copilot security controls.
• Familiarity with hybrid cloud and Microsoft 365 environments.

Education

• Bachelor s degree in computer science, Information Technology, Cyber Security, or related discipline.
• Relevant certifications (preferred):
• Microsoft Purview / Security Certifications
• Data Governance Certifications
• Information Security Certifications (CISSP, CISM, etc.)