BigID Platform Administrator (Onsite)

Responsible for the deployment, configuration, maintenance, and operational health of the enterprise BigID data intelligence, privacy, and security platform. The administrator oversees automated data discovery, classification policies, scanner performance, and integrations with enterprise data catalogs and compliance workflows.

Responsibilities

• Deploy, configure, and maintain BigID core services, scanner nodes, and orchestrators across on‑premises, cloud, and containerized environments (Kubernetes/Docker, Linux).
• Configure and maintain connections/credentials to structured, unstructured, and semi‑structured data sources (Snowflake, Databricks, AWS S3/Azure Data Lake, Oracle, Hive, SharePoint, APIs).
• Design, optimize, and schedule discovery scans, deep scans, and metadata profiling; manage classifier policies, regular expressions, NLP/ML classification models, and correlation sets.
• Implement role‑based access control (RBAC), integrate SSO/SAML/OAuth authentication, and ensure least‑privilege administrative controls.
• Build and maintain REST API integrations to sync catalog/metadata assets with downstream governance platforms (Collibra, ServiceNow, Snowflake tag policies, Microsoft Purview).
• Monitor scanner throughput, memory/CPU usage, and job queue latency; manage version upgrades, security patching, and vulnerability remediation.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in BigID administration, deployment, and scanning mechanics.
• Strong knowledge of container orchestration (Kubernetes, Docker) and Linux system administration.
• Solid understanding of data governance, data classification (PII, PHI, PCI), and privacy frameworks (GDPR, CCPA).
• Proficiency in SQL, Python, REST APIs, and enterprise cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP).

Please note this role is not able to offer visa transfer or sponsorship now or in the future.

Pay

The annual salary for this position is between $90,000 – $150,000 depending on experience and other qualifications of the successful candidate. This position is also eligible for Cognizant’s discretionary annual incentive program, based on performance and subject to the terms of Cognizant’s applicable plans.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life Insurance
• Paid holidays plus Paid Time Off
• 401(k) plan and contributions
• Long‑term and Short‑term Disability
• Paid Parental Leave
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan